Josh Long 🍃
@starbuxman.joshlong.com
Spring Developer Advocate
Java Champion
Kotlin Google Dev Expert
https://YouTube.com/@coffeesoftware
https://github.com/joshlong
Java Champion
Kotlin Google Dev Expert
https://YouTube.com/@coffeesoftware
https://github.com/joshlong
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Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to the legendary cofounder of Spring itself, Juergen Hoeller, about the awesome new Spring Framework 7 release.
Happy holidays, one and all!
Happy holidays, one and all!
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to the legendary cofounder of Spring itself, Juergen Hoeller, about the awesome new Spring Framework 7 release.
Happy holidays, one and all!
Happy holidays, one and all!
I really enjoyed getting a chance to sit down and talk to the legendary Spring Framework web-ninja extraordinairre Rossen Stoyanchev in the latest installment of a Bootiful Podcast! https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i3bei-19eaedb
The legendary Rossen Stoyanchev on API versioning, declarative interface clients, RestTestClients, and more
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of a Bootiful Podcast! In this installment I talk to the legendary Rossen Stoyanchev on API versioning, declarative interface clients, RestTestClients, and more!
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December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I really enjoyed getting a chance to sit down and talk to the legendary Spring Framework web-ninja extraordinairre Rossen Stoyanchev in the latest installment of a Bootiful Podcast! https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i3bei-19eaedb
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Spring Boot 4 was recently released, and it’s a meaningful update for anyone building with Spring. On December 12 at 12 PM PST, @cat-edelveis.bsky.social will join @starbuxman.joshlong.com to explore what this milestone means and where Spring is heading next. 🔔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8q8...
What's New in Spring Boot 4?
YouTube video by CyberJAR
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December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Spring Boot 4 was recently released, and it’s a meaningful update for anyone building with Spring. On December 12 at 12 PM PST, @cat-edelveis.bsky.social will join @starbuxman.joshlong.com to explore what this milestone means and where Spring is heading next. 🔔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8q8...
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Goodbye Spring Fu, the experimental project I created several years ago to explore more efficient Spring applications configured with DSLs has been archived. We learnt a lot from it and it has contributed to the introduction of multiple Spring features. 🧵 github.com/spring-attic...
GitHub - spring-attic/spring-fu: Configuration DSLs for Spring Boot
Configuration DSLs for Spring Boot. Contribute to spring-attic/spring-fu development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Goodbye Spring Fu, the experimental project I created several years ago to explore more efficient Spring applications configured with DSLs has been archived. We learnt a lot from it and it has contributed to the introduction of multiple Spring features. 🧵 github.com/spring-attic...
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🚀 Spring AI 1.1.1 is out! Includes OpenAI Java SDK integration, native chat client structured output support, Claude Skills API integration, Google Gemini integration improvements, MCP improvements, other bug fixes and enhancements: spring.io/blog/2025/12...
Spring AI 1.1.1 Available Now
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚀 Spring AI 1.1.1 is out! Includes OpenAI Java SDK integration, native chat client structured output support, Claude Skills API integration, Google Gemini integration improvements, MCP improvements, other bug fixes and enhancements: spring.io/blog/2025/12...
i loved chatting with @danvega.dev about his first and very awesome book, "The Fundamentals of Software Engineering." https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-nupdq-19dfdb5
Dan Vega on the fundamentals of software engineering
Hi, Spring fans! I'm so excited to chat with fellow Spring developer advocate Dan Vega about his new book, "Fundamentals of Software Engineering"
https://www.danvega.dev/books/fundamentals-of-software-engineering
www.podbean.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i loved chatting with @danvega.dev about his first and very awesome book, "The Fundamentals of Software Engineering." https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-nupdq-19dfdb5
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I don't have any skin in the game on this, but if anyone is using the OTel Zipkin exporter and you would like to continue using it, you should let the OTel folks know: github.com/open-telemet...
Deprecate Zipkin exporter by lmolkova · Pull Request #4715 · open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification
This PR intends to gather feedback on Zipkin exporter usage and possible deprecation.
What inspired it:
The transformations documented in zipkin exporter are not followed in practice (e.g. otel-j...
github.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I don't have any skin in the game on this, but if anyone is using the OTel Zipkin exporter and you would like to continue using it, you should let the OTel folks know: github.com/open-telemet...
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💥 Build, deploy & scale AI agents!
Join @jamesward.com & @starbuxman.joshlong.com at #Devnexus for a full-day, hands-on workshop using Spring AI, MCP, Java, & Amazon Bedrock.
devnexus.com/events/hands...
Learn RAG, chat memory, & multi-agent systems — all in one session.
🎟️ devnexus.com
Join @jamesward.com & @starbuxman.joshlong.com at #Devnexus for a full-day, hands-on workshop using Spring AI, MCP, Java, & Amazon Bedrock.
devnexus.com/events/hands...
Learn RAG, chat memory, & multi-agent systems — all in one session.
🎟️ devnexus.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
💥 Build, deploy & scale AI agents!
Join @jamesward.com & @starbuxman.joshlong.com at #Devnexus for a full-day, hands-on workshop using Spring AI, MCP, Java, & Amazon Bedrock.
devnexus.com/events/hands...
Learn RAG, chat memory, & multi-agent systems — all in one session.
🎟️ devnexus.com
Join @jamesward.com & @starbuxman.joshlong.com at #Devnexus for a full-day, hands-on workshop using Spring AI, MCP, Java, & Amazon Bedrock.
devnexus.com/events/hands...
Learn RAG, chat memory, & multi-agent systems — all in one session.
🎟️ devnexus.com
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We've published a new installment of our "Road to GA" blog series. This time it's about the huge modularization effort the Spring Boot team has done and which is coming in Spring Boot 4: spring.io/blog/2025/10...
#java #spring #springboot
#java #spring #springboot
Modularizing Spring Boot
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We've published a new installment of our "Road to GA" blog series. This time it's about the huge modularization effort the Spring Boot team has done and which is coming in Spring Boot 4: spring.io/blog/2025/10...
#java #spring #springboot
#java #spring #springboot
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You've got data, your leadership wants to get more value from it, so they ask you to "add AI" to it.
Now what do you do?
@spring-ai.bsky.social makes that easy!
@starbuxman.joshlong.com is showing just how easy it can be!
#SpringAI #SpringOneTour
Now what do you do?
@spring-ai.bsky.social makes that easy!
@starbuxman.joshlong.com is showing just how easy it can be!
#SpringAI #SpringOneTour
October 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
You've got data, your leadership wants to get more value from it, so they ask you to "add AI" to it.
Now what do you do?
@spring-ai.bsky.social makes that easy!
@starbuxman.joshlong.com is showing just how easy it can be!
#SpringAI #SpringOneTour
Now what do you do?
@spring-ai.bsky.social makes that easy!
@starbuxman.joshlong.com is showing just how easy it can be!
#SpringAI #SpringOneTour
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For the first time ever: @venkats.bsky.social, @jamesward.com & @starbuxman.joshlong.com (from left to right in the picture) share the stage at Voxxed Days Amsterdam 2026!
100+ mins of Java brilliance. �
What should they talk about?
amsterdam.voxxeddays.com
#Java #Spring #CleanCode #Kotlin
100+ mins of Java brilliance. �
What should they talk about?
amsterdam.voxxeddays.com
#Java #Spring #CleanCode #Kotlin
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
For the first time ever: @venkats.bsky.social, @jamesward.com & @starbuxman.joshlong.com (from left to right in the picture) share the stage at Voxxed Days Amsterdam 2026!
100+ mins of Java brilliance. �
What should they talk about?
amsterdam.voxxeddays.com
#Java #Spring #CleanCode #Kotlin
100+ mins of Java brilliance. �
What should they talk about?
amsterdam.voxxeddays.com
#Java #Spring #CleanCode #Kotlin
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Recording of my talk at @devoxx.com 2025 with @starbuxman.joshlong.com is now online! Watch for 50 minutes live (pair)coding entertainment showing GraalVM performance 🚀 for Spring apps, how you can mix in Python 🐍, and some more crazy demos 👀. Let me know your comments! m.youtube.com/watch?v=YlMi...
Bootiful GraalVM by Thomas Wuerthinger, Josh Long
YouTube video by Devoxx
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October 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Recording of my talk at @devoxx.com 2025 with @starbuxman.joshlong.com is now online! Watch for 50 minutes live (pair)coding entertainment showing GraalVM performance 🚀 for Spring apps, how you can mix in Python 🐍, and some more crazy demos 👀. Let me know your comments! m.youtube.com/watch?v=YlMi...
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Oh yeah, a new video of one of my favorite Springfluencers!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8I...
@starbuxman.joshlong.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8I...
@starbuxman.joshlong.com
Resilience Features in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4
YouTube video by Coffee + Software
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September 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Oh yeah, a new video of one of my favorite Springfluencers!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8I...
@starbuxman.joshlong.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep8I...
@starbuxman.joshlong.com
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My good friends at @pragprog.com #pragprog are running a sale on almost all titles.
Been waiting to grab a few books? Please see the details below:
When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
Promo code: flashsale
Link: pragprog.com
Been waiting to grab a few books? Please see the details below:
When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
Promo code: flashsale
Link: pragprog.com
Pragmatic Bookshelf: By Developers, For Developers
We improve the lives of professional developers. We create timely, practical books on classic and cutting-edge topics to help you learn and practice your craft, and accelerate your career. Come learn ...
pragprog.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My good friends at @pragprog.com #pragprog are running a sale on almost all titles.
Been waiting to grab a few books? Please see the details below:
When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
Promo code: flashsale
Link: pragprog.com
Been waiting to grab a few books? Please see the details below:
When: Sept 18, 9am CT – Sept 20, 9am CT
Discount: 45% off (PP excluded)
Promo code: flashsale
Link: pragprog.com
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The long national nightmare is over!
sdk install java 25-graalce
sdk install java 25-graalce
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The long national nightmare is over!
sdk install java 25-graalce
sdk install java 25-graalce
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🍃 From Beans to Boot, Aspects to AI by Rod Johnson / Juergen Hoeller / @starbuxman.joshlong.com @ Spring I/O 2025
▶️ Video: youtu.be/i_fiHmg1qM0 #springio25
▶️ Video: youtu.be/i_fiHmg1qM0 #springio25
From Beans to Boot, Aspects to AI by Rod Johnson / Juergen Hoeller / Josh Long @ Spring I/O 2025
YouTube video by Spring I/O
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🍃 From Beans to Boot, Aspects to AI by Rod Johnson / Juergen Hoeller / @starbuxman.joshlong.com @ Spring I/O 2025
▶️ Video: youtu.be/i_fiHmg1qM0 #springio25
▶️ Video: youtu.be/i_fiHmg1qM0 #springio25
The long national nightmare is over!
sdk install java 25-graalce
sdk install java 25-graalce
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The long national nightmare is over!
sdk install java 25-graalce
sdk install java 25-graalce
do i know anybody on the @sdkman.io team who can tell me where Java 25 and GraalVM 25 are? :) Im hoping they're in some CI pipeline or something
September 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
do i know anybody on the @sdkman.io team who can tell me where Java 25 and GraalVM 25 are? :) Im hoping they're in some CI pipeline or something
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This week @starbuxman.joshlong.com and I made two videos on building AI Agents with the latest milestone of Spring AI (Java or Kotlin) and Embabel, using Amazon Bedrock for inference:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmEV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmEV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeY...
September 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This week @starbuxman.joshlong.com and I made two videos on building AI Agents with the latest milestone of Spring AI (Java or Kotlin) and Embabel, using Amazon Bedrock for inference:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmEV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmEV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeY...
Reposted by Josh Long 🍃
☕☕☕🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕☕☕
Happy Birthday
@trishagee.bsky.social
☕☕☕🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕☕☕
Truly, you're one of the most giving and supportive contributors in the hashtag#Java community! Thank you for lifting others up so humbly. Enjoy your cake day!
Happy Birthday
@trishagee.bsky.social
☕☕☕🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕☕☕
Truly, you're one of the most giving and supportive contributors in the hashtag#Java community! Thank you for lifting others up so humbly. Enjoy your cake day!
September 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
☕☕☕🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕☕☕
Happy Birthday
@trishagee.bsky.social
☕☕☕🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕☕☕
Truly, you're one of the most giving and supportive contributors in the hashtag#Java community! Thank you for lifting others up so humbly. Enjoy your cake day!
Happy Birthday
@trishagee.bsky.social
☕☕☕🥳🥳🎂🎂🥳🥳☕☕☕
Truly, you're one of the most giving and supportive contributors in the hashtag#Java community! Thank you for lifting others up so humbly. Enjoy your cake day!
Reposted by Josh Long 🍃
Ever wanted to be able to change how the built in #SpringSecurity hasRole hasAuthority, etc methods work but continue to use the existing DSL? Enter AuthorizationManagerFactory.... docs.spring.io/spring-secur...
Thanks x.com/sjohnr for your PR github.com/spring-proje...
Thanks x.com/sjohnr for your PR github.com/spring-proje...
Authorization Architecture :: Spring Security
docs.spring.io
September 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Ever wanted to be able to change how the built in #SpringSecurity hasRole hasAuthority, etc methods work but continue to use the existing DSL? Enter AuthorizationManagerFactory.... docs.spring.io/spring-secur...
Thanks x.com/sjohnr for your PR github.com/spring-proje...
Thanks x.com/sjohnr for your PR github.com/spring-proje...
Reposted by Josh Long 🍃
Spring AI 1.1.0-M1 is here! Featuring:
• Comprehensive MCP integration including the support for Streamable HTTP client & server transports
• New MCP annotations framework
• Google GenAI SDK integration
• Anthropic Claude prompt caching and more
spring.io/blog/2025/09...
• Comprehensive MCP integration including the support for Streamable HTTP client & server transports
• New MCP annotations framework
• Google GenAI SDK integration
• Anthropic Claude prompt caching and more
spring.io/blog/2025/09...
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Spring AI 1.1.0-M1 is here! Featuring:
• Comprehensive MCP integration including the support for Streamable HTTP client & server transports
• New MCP annotations framework
• Google GenAI SDK integration
• Anthropic Claude prompt caching and more
spring.io/blog/2025/09...
• Comprehensive MCP integration including the support for Streamable HTTP client & server transports
• New MCP annotations framework
• Google GenAI SDK integration
• Anthropic Claude prompt caching and more
spring.io/blog/2025/09...
Reposted by Josh Long 🍃
#java JEP 401 on value classes is submitted : openjdk.org/jeps/401
JEP 401: Value Classes and Objects (Preview)
openjdk.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#java JEP 401 on value classes is submitted : openjdk.org/jeps/401