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@java-champions.bsky.social | Sr. Principal Software Engineer (@quarkus.io) @IBM | speaker | author | @bostonjavausers.bsky.social Vice Chair & board member | tinkerer | boater | black belt in martial arts | Opinions are my own
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Want to know all about @langchain4j.dev and how easy it is to build AI-infused #Java applications? Learn from one of the @langchain4j.dev committers at #DevoxxMA at 1630 in Imlil for a 2-hour #deepdive!

m.devoxx.com/events/dvma2...

@quarkus.io #Java #AI
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Want to learn how easy #TestDrivenDevelopment can be? Join me at #DevoxxMA at 10:30 in Dhalia to learn how!

m.devoxx.com/events/dvma2...

@quarkus.io #TDD #DevoxxMA
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
ericdeandrea.dev
Thanks to everyone who attended my talk Like #Spring but #faster - the new #Java #Jedi at #DevoxxMA ! I hope you learned something new!

The slides from the session are at speakerdeck.com/edeandrea/de...

@quarkus.io
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
At #DevoxxMA and looking for your next session? Know #Spring #SpringBoot and want to learn something new? Come to Mimosa 2 at 1500 to learn about #Quarkus, the new #Java #Jedi!

m.devoxx.com/events/dvma2...
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Can't wait for #DevoxxMA! Super excited to be in Marrakech for the first time! I have 3 (yes, 3!!) talks this week!

I'll be talking about @quarkus.io #SpringBoot @langchain4j.dev #TestDrivenDevelopment

Come find me and say hello!
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
ericdeandrea.dev
Want to learn more about @langchain4j.dev and #ai? Join me virtually for part 2 with the #RiyadhJUG later today, 8pm KSA time/1pm EDT.

www.meetup.com/riyadh-java-...
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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quarkus.io
We are launching Quarkus public community calls! The first one will be on November 4th and we will talk about how to better support developing large applications with Quarkus. github.com/quarkusio/qu... .
Launching Quarkus Community Calls · quarkusio quarkus · Discussion #50682
Hi everyone, We’re excited to announce the launch of the public Quarkus Community Calls, a new way for the community to connect directly with the Quarkus contributors and discuss what’s next. Caden...
github.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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brunobat.bsky.social
Just finished #Observability basics part II at @quarkus.io Insights. Cats included. 😸
Hosting @ericdeandrea.dev and @hollycummins.com.
Here's the recording!
www.youtube.com/live/83D3fDk...
Quarkus Insights #221: Back to basics with Observability Part 2
YouTube video by Quarkusio
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Thanks @dev2next.bsky.social for a great conference. Lots of fantastic speakers and talks. Always nice seeing old friends and making new ones.

See you next year!
October 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
ericdeandrea.dev
Thank you to everyone who attended my talk @quarkus.io for #spring developers today at @dev2next.bsky.social!

The slides are available at speakerdeck.com/edeandrea/de...
speakerdeck.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Thanks @jbaru.ch for having me live on #VerboseMode at @dev2next.bsky.social yesterday to talk about @quarkus.io and #spring!

www.youtube.com/live/8wM4uiS...
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Thank you to everyone who attended my talk today #TestDrivenDevelopment - It's easier than you think at @dev2next.bsky.social!

The slides are available at speakerdeck.com/edeandrea/de...
speakerdeck.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
At @dev2next.bsky.social this week and looking for some great sessions? Well, I have 2!

Tuesday September 30 @ 9am MDT: #TestDrivenDevelopment - It's easier than you think!

Wednesday October 1 @ 2:15pm MDT: @quarkus.io for #Spring developers

www.dev2next.com/schedule
dev2next Conference
The conference to learn, apply, and improve our craft.
www.dev2next.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
@dev2next.bsky.social here I come!
September 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
There's a new experimental observability feature in there done by yours truly!

docs.langchain4j.dev/tutorials/ob...
September 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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langchain4j.dev
#LangChain4j 1.6.0 is out! 🎉

There are many #Agentic features in this release! 🤖

github.com/langchain4j/...
Release 1.6.0 and 1.6.0-beta12 · langchain4j/langchain4j
Notable Changes Agentic Ensure that all pending async agent invocations are completed before ending the root call by @mariofusco in #3695 Call output function when a loop terminates with the exit...
github.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Woot woot! Look what I found waiting for me in my inbox! @jfokus.se 2026 here I come!
September 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Planning on attending the free #OpenSource conference DevConf.us September 19 & 20 at @bostonu.bsky.social?

If so, come to room 101 so I can teach you a bit about #TestDrivenDevelopment!

pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-us-2...

#DevConf #Java @quarkus.io
DevConf.US | Boston, USA
DevConf are free and open, annual, open-source community conferences for community contributors, sponsored by Red Hat.
DevConf.us
September 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Wish I could be there for this one!
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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thomaswue.dev
For my keynote with @sannegrinovero.bsky.social from at www.redhat.com/en/events/de..., I am experimenting with @graalvm.org native image, @kotlinlang.org, and @quarkus.io and it works great! Instant startup, low memory footprint, and high throughput. Check it out here: github.com/thomaswue/na...
September 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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devnexus.bsky.social
🛠 Better code starts with better tests. @ericdeandrea.dev's #Devnexus session showed why Test-Driven Development is easier (and more powerful) than you think.

Catch the recap ⤵️
devnexus.com/posts/test-d...

🌟 Want to learn from experts live? See you at Devnexus 2026!
September 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Eric Deandrea
bostonjavausers.bsky.social
Thanks to @java-champions.bsky.social @jeanneboyarsky.bsky.social for last night's presentation "#Java Does What Now?" hosted by #Oracle. The recording is available at

youtu.be/AtjGrQAXPbk
September 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
Looking to do #AI and think you have to use #python? Think again! #Java is here to stay!

medium.com/spring-boot/...
From Python to Kotlin: How JetBrains Revolutionized AI Agent Development
The unexpected journey of building production-ready AI agents in a language no one thought was suited for AI
medium.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
ericdeandrea.dev
@danieloh30.bsky.social talking about @quarkus.io awesomeness at @javazone.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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@kevindubois.com talking about how to leverage #AI while doing local development at @javazone.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM