Maarten Mulders 💙💛
@mthmulders.bsky.social
Architect, developer, trainer & speaker @ Info Support. Also Java Champion and Oracle ACE Pro. Other: food, music & photography. Views are my own; interpretations are yours.
Looks like I'm well prepared for Dutch winters, courtesy of @oracleace.bsky.social. Thanks for having me in the program for another year!
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Looks like I'm well prepared for Dutch winters, courtesy of @oracleace.bsky.social. Thanks for having me in the program for another year!
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
#jfmt v0.1.0-rc1 - the very first release - is out! It's a CLI based #java code formatter, made with GraalVM, #Eclipse JDT and PicoCLI
github.com/bmarwell/jfm...
Let me know what you think of the general approach!
github.com/bmarwell/jfm...
Let me know what you think of the general approach!
Release Release v0.1.0-rc1 · bmarwell/jfmt
Changelog
🔀 Merge
e2b6aa3 Merge pull request #147 from bmarwell/release_fix_2, closes #147
9ee18fd Merge pull request #146 from bmarwell/fix_release_update_readme, closes #146
3e60e0c Merge pull r...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#jfmt v0.1.0-rc1 - the very first release - is out! It's a CLI based #java code formatter, made with GraalVM, #Eclipse JDT and PicoCLI
github.com/bmarwell/jfm...
Let me know what you think of the general approach!
github.com/bmarwell/jfm...
Let me know what you think of the general approach!
Thank you for joining me @nljug.bsky.social #jfall to learn about improving your Maven build. Ironically, I ran a bit out of time - let's blame that on my age today 🥳.
Anyway, you can review the slides (including references and links) at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/a.... Enjoy!
Anyway, you can review the slides (including references and links) at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/a.... Enjoy!
Accelerating Maven Builds: From Snail's Pace 🐌 to Rocket Speed 🚀 (J-Fall)
Are you tired of watching Maven builds crawl at a snail’s pace, wasting precious development time? Spending too much time at the coffee machine, or figh…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Thank you for joining me @nljug.bsky.social #jfall to learn about improving your Maven build. Ironically, I ran a bit out of time - let's blame that on my age today 🥳.
Anyway, you can review the slides (including references and links) at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/a.... Enjoy!
Anyway, you can review the slides (including references and links) at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/a.... Enjoy!
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
☕️ J-Fall 2025 is back on Nov 6 in the Netherlands!
The biggest Java conference brings together #OracleACE speakers and the global Java community for inspiring talks, networking, and innovation.
Join the action and don’t miss out!
More info 👉 jfall.nl
#OracleACE #JFall2025
The biggest Java conference brings together #OracleACE speakers and the global Java community for inspiring talks, networking, and innovation.
Join the action and don’t miss out!
More info 👉 jfall.nl
#OracleACE #JFall2025
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
☕️ J-Fall 2025 is back on Nov 6 in the Netherlands!
The biggest Java conference brings together #OracleACE speakers and the global Java community for inspiring talks, networking, and innovation.
Join the action and don’t miss out!
More info 👉 jfall.nl
#OracleACE #JFall2025
The biggest Java conference brings together #OracleACE speakers and the global Java community for inspiring talks, networking, and innovation.
Join the action and don’t miss out!
More info 👉 jfall.nl
#OracleACE #JFall2025
Curious about the upcoming 4.0 release of @maven.apache.org? Join Hervé, Guillaume, Frank and myself @foojay.io to learn more!
#Maven 4 will bring many improvements to the build tool powering millions of Java projects. Learn more about what's new in this @foojay.io podcast with Hervé Boutemy, Guillaume Nodet, and Maarten Mulders. On YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qiX... and in your favorite #podcast app.
Maven 4 - The Future of Java Build Automation (#81)
YouTube video by Frank Delporte
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Curious about the upcoming 4.0 release of @maven.apache.org? Join Hervé, Guillaume, Frank and myself @foojay.io to learn more!
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
#Maven 4 will bring many improvements to the build tool powering millions of Java projects. Learn more about what's new in this @foojay.io podcast with Hervé Boutemy, Guillaume Nodet, and Maarten Mulders. On YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qiX... and in your favorite #podcast app.
Maven 4 - The Future of Java Build Automation (#81)
YouTube video by Frank Delporte
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
#Maven 4 will bring many improvements to the build tool powering millions of Java projects. Learn more about what's new in this @foojay.io podcast with Hervé Boutemy, Guillaume Nodet, and Maarten Mulders. On YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qiX... and in your favorite #podcast app.
To all my Dutch followers & friends: make sure to have your voice heard today!
October 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM
To all my Dutch followers & friends: make sure to have your voice heard today!
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Enjoyed watching @mthmulders.bsky.social 's concise talk at @devoxx.com "Why I Am Not Afraid AI Will Take My Job". Available on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-TX... #AI #Java
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-TX... #AI #Java
October 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Enjoyed watching @mthmulders.bsky.social 's concise talk at @devoxx.com "Why I Am Not Afraid AI Will Take My Job". Available on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-TX... #AI #Java
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-TX... #AI #Java
🚀 mcs 0.9.1 has just been released! Check https://github.com/mthmulders/mcs/releases/tag/v0.9.1 for the details.
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🚀 mcs 0.9.1 has just been released! Check https://github.com/mthmulders/mcs/releases/tag/v0.9.1 for the details.
At least, this year we had some properly-sized #DevoxxFish again! Thank you @ddoutsiopoulos.bsky.social for capturing the moment!
October 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
At least, this year we had some properly-sized #DevoxxFish again! Thank you @ddoutsiopoulos.bsky.social for capturing the moment!
Will AI take my job? I don't think so, and in my second talk at @devoxx.com yesterday, I explained why. The slides are in the companion app and also at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/w.... Enjoy!
Why I am not afraid AI will take my job (Devoxx BE)
Large language models (LLMs) are here to stay. So is their impact on many professions. Our work in IT is no exception to that rule. Some doomsayers pred…
speakerdeck.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Will AI take my job? I don't think so, and in my second talk at @devoxx.com yesterday, I explained why. The slides are in the companion app and also at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/w.... Enjoy!
Slides should be visible in the Devoxx app. They're also available at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/a.... Enjoy! #snail2rocket
October 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Slides should be visible in the Devoxx app. They're also available at speakerdeck.com/mthmulders/a.... Enjoy! #snail2rocket
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
Why MCP
Fun at Devoxx with Lize, Dimitris, @glaforge.dev and @jdubois.bsky.social
@devoxx.com @langchain4j.dev
Fun at Devoxx with Lize, Dimitris, @glaforge.dev and @jdubois.bsky.social
@devoxx.com @langchain4j.dev
October 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Why MCP
Fun at Devoxx with Lize, Dimitris, @glaforge.dev and @jdubois.bsky.social
@devoxx.com @langchain4j.dev
Fun at Devoxx with Lize, Dimitris, @glaforge.dev and @jdubois.bsky.social
@devoxx.com @langchain4j.dev
1 down, 1 still to go #Devoxx #speaking
Thanks, everyone, for joining early Thursday morning to learn about speeding up your @maven.apache.org builds. Remember: there is no silver bullet. Apply common engineering practice: measure, analyse, improve.
Slides to follow soon!
Thanks, everyone, for joining early Thursday morning to learn about speeding up your @maven.apache.org builds. Remember: there is no silver bullet. Apply common engineering practice: measure, analyse, improve.
Slides to follow soon!
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
1 down, 1 still to go #Devoxx #speaking
Thanks, everyone, for joining early Thursday morning to learn about speeding up your @maven.apache.org builds. Remember: there is no silver bullet. Apply common engineering practice: measure, analyse, improve.
Slides to follow soon!
Thanks, everyone, for joining early Thursday morning to learn about speeding up your @maven.apache.org builds. Remember: there is no silver bullet. Apply common engineering practice: measure, analyse, improve.
Slides to follow soon!
One doesn't simply attend (or speak) @devoxx.com without posting this picture
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
One doesn't simply attend (or speak) @devoxx.com without posting this picture
This also affects my personal website & blog. As of this weekend, please refer to mthmulders.nl.
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This also affects my personal website & blog. As of this weekend, please refer to mthmulders.nl.
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
There’s no magic 8-ball behind Generative AI. It’s transformer architecture. It can do lots of things, but intelligent or sentient it is not.
October 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There’s no magic 8-ball behind Generative AI. It’s transformer architecture. It can do lots of things, but intelligent or sentient it is not.
If you're trying to reach me over email and getting delivery failures, thank Italian bureaucracy. They've decided to cancel my domain name. Reach out in DM for alternative means of getting into touch.
October 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
If you're trying to reach me over email and getting delivery failures, thank Italian bureaucracy. They've decided to cancel my domain name. Reach out in DM for alternative means of getting into touch.
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Exciting news! 🎉 Oracle ACEs will be presenting at #Devoxx Belgium 2025 from October 6–10, sharing their latest insights and expertise with the developer community. 🌍✨
Check out the full lineup and register to be part of one of Europe’s leading tech conferences!
🔗 devoxx.com/events/dvbe25
#OracleACE
Check out the full lineup and register to be part of one of Europe’s leading tech conferences!
🔗 devoxx.com/events/dvbe25
#OracleACE
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 Oracle ACEs will be presenting at #Devoxx Belgium 2025 from October 6–10, sharing their latest insights and expertise with the developer community. 🌍✨
Check out the full lineup and register to be part of one of Europe’s leading tech conferences!
🔗 devoxx.com/events/dvbe25
#OracleACE
Check out the full lineup and register to be part of one of Europe’s leading tech conferences!
🔗 devoxx.com/events/dvbe25
#OracleACE
🚀 mcs 0.9.0 has just been released! Check https://github.com/mthmulders/mcs/releases/tag/v0.9.0 for the details.
September 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🚀 mcs 0.9.0 has just been released! Check https://github.com/mthmulders/mcs/releases/tag/v0.9.0 for the details.
#ThrowbackThursday Can't believe it's already been two weeks since I was on stage with @bmarwell.de at @javazone.bsky.social. We've discussed a structural approach to speeding up your #Maven builds. Missed it? See vimeo.com/1115842570.
Thanks to @maritvandijk.bsky.social for capturing the moment!
Thanks to @maritvandijk.bsky.social for capturing the moment!
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#ThrowbackThursday Can't believe it's already been two weeks since I was on stage with @bmarwell.de at @javazone.bsky.social. We've discussed a structural approach to speeding up your #Maven builds. Missed it? See vimeo.com/1115842570.
Thanks to @maritvandijk.bsky.social for capturing the moment!
Thanks to @maritvandijk.bsky.social for capturing the moment!
Reposted by Maarten Mulders 💙💛
Ever wondered what a dependency update brings in? Use latest Toolbox to figure out.
#maven #java #maveniverse
#maven #java #maveniverse
September 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ever wondered what a dependency update brings in? Use latest Toolbox to figure out.
#maven #java #maveniverse
#maven #java #maveniverse