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@starbuxman.joshlong.com@starbuxman.joshlong.comSpring fans: I talked with legendary Java developer Kohsuke Kawaguchi about Java, Jenkins, cycling, AI, CI, and the future of software. Great stories, sharp ideas, and where open ecosystems go next. Listen: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-zw857-543663
@starbuxman.joshlong.comHi, Spring fans! Legendary Java dev Kohsuke Kawaguchi joins me for a wide-ranging chat on Java, XML, Jenkins, cycling, AI, and the future of software. Great stories, sharp insights, and fresh takes on CI, open ecosystems, and what’s next. Listen here: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-zw857-543663
@starbuxman.joshlong.com@starbuxman.joshlong.com🚀 Hi, Spring fans! I’m writing from legendary Devoxx Belgium in Antwerp. Plus: Spring AI modular RAG, TypeSafe Jev, OneLens, podcasts, best practices, and more! Let’s go! #SpringBoot #SpringAI #DevoxxBelgium
https://spring.io/blog/2026/10/06/this-week-in-spring-october-6th-2026
@jfxcentral.comReposted by @starbuxman.joshlong.comHere's the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek 🎉
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Have a lovely #Java weekend!
@starbuxman.joshlong.comamazing post by Spring AI lead Christian Tsolov on using Jev for modular RAG
https://spring.io/blog/2026/10/02/spring-ai-modular-rag-typesafe-jev
@starbuxman.joshlong.comMerci corrige
@starbuxman.joshlong.comJ’ai du le regarder trois fois pour tout noter! Session Incroyable et grand merci @yodamad03.bsky.social !
@yodamad03.bsky.socialReposted by @starbuxman.joshlong.com@starbuxman.joshlong.com : here you go 😉
@starbuxman.joshlong.comKotlin has come a long way in 15 years! The new State of Kotlin report is a good read.
@starbuxman.joshlong.comA high-energy chat with Andres Almiray on the future of desktop Java, Electron vs. JavaFX, and tools that make shipping easier. Also: env/dependency workflows and JReleaser for releases, installers, bundles, signatures, and multi-platform publishing. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-uv35s-1b73a7f
@starbuxman.joshlong.comHoney, wake up! JobRunr 9’s here: durable job execution now has a timeline view of every step, including skipped retries of completed steps. Spring Boot 4-ready, the free starter includes the timeline
@starbuxman.joshlong.com🚀 Spring fans, this week’s roundup is packed: release practice updates, fresh Spring Boot 4.2.0 M2 goodies, new Spring AI, Data, Security, Cloud, Batch, Integration, AMQP, Web Services, and more. This is the thread to read https://spring.io/blog/2026/09/29/this-week-in-spring-september-29th-2026
@starbuxman.joshlong.comI don’t involve AI until I already know what I want. At that point, it mostly becomes a typing exercise, and the AI just helps me get there a little faster. How about you?
@starbuxman.joshlong.comSo my view is this: the AI model is like a get-out-of-jail-free card. If I don’t know the answer, I don’t have to go wandering through Stack Overflow hoping to find someone who does (or did).
@starbuxman.joshlong.comAlibaba did a study [1] on using AI agents to maintain a codebase, and within less than a year, the codebase had become unmaintainable.
I should write a book: "The Mythical Agent-Month."
@starbuxman.joshlong.comI’m definitely not at the point some vibe coders seem to be at, w/ endless agents working concurrently. The code gets too messy too quickly. Having too many people work on the same codebase at once has never really worked well, so why would adding speed and taking time away make it better?
@starbuxman.joshlong.comI mainly use these tools to organize my thoughts and keep a history of my interactions with agents, not to spin up lots of them all at once.
@starbuxman.joshlong.comJetBrains AIR + Claude seems like it may end up being my favorite, mostly because it fits so well with IntelliJ IDEA. That said, it’s hard to beat the price of Goose/OpenCode + Ollama. (Ollama even lets you use “Claude Code” backed by Ollama models, which is pretty cool.)