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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · 2d

Primary reason for visiting #Devoxx whenever I can: Ask The Architects. Rarely enter with a specific question. Always walk out with tons of new insights. #askarch

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · 2d

You know @devoxx.com has started when you're having Koffiekoeken in the morning.
#Devoxx

A table filled with trays of all different kinds of Belgian Koffiekoeken.

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Ko Turk @koturk.nl · 3d

The Call for Papers for Voxxed Days Amsterdam 2026 is officially OPEN! 😎

Do you have the the knowledge, experience or have an idea to share to the #Java community?

This is your chance!

📅 Date: April 1–2, 2026

📌 Submit your proposal:
vdams26.cfp.dev

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NLJUG - Dutch Java User Group @nljug.bsky.social · 17d

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐉-𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 2025 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 25𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 12:00

Better set your alarms, because these early tickets are always gone in a flash.

Claim your ticket www.eventbrite.nl/e/j-fall-202...

#NLJUG #Java #Jfall #Tickets

www.eventbrite.nl

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Brabant JUG @brabantjug.nl · 24d

After some drinks and good conversation we continue the evening with @davidvlijmincx.com speaking about Async IO with Java and C.

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Brabant JUG @brabantjug.nl · 24d

First up tonight is @balarawool.bsky.social, telling us about the secrets of Vector Databases.

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Brabant JUG @brabantjug.nl · 24d

@remcoder.bsky.social and Joep Weijers kicking of the gezelligste JUG of the Netherlands at TOPdesk!

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Aug 29

Come for the content, stay for the Brabantse gezelligheid!

Brabant JUG @brabantjug.nl · Aug 29

Now the summer holiday is over, it's time for a great new BrabantJUG Meetup!

On 16 September TOPdesk will be hosting us in #Tilburg.

We have 2 great speakers:
@balarawool.bsky.social: Making Sense of Vector Databases
@davidvlijmincx.com: Async IO with Java and C

www.meetup.com/brabant-jug/...

BrabantJUG @ TOPDesk, Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup

## Details On 16 September, BrabantJUG will be hosting our next meetup at TOPdesk! We have 2 great speakers lined up for you. **David Vlijmincx** will speak about **Async

www.meetup.com

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Brabant JUG @brabantjug.nl · Aug 29

Now the summer holiday is over, it's time for a great new BrabantJUG Meetup!

On 16 September TOPdesk will be hosting us in #Tilburg.

We have 2 great speakers:
@balarawool.bsky.social: Making Sense of Vector Databases
@davidvlijmincx.com: Async IO with Java and C

www.meetup.com/brabant-jug/...

BrabantJUG @ TOPDesk, Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 5:00 PM | Meetup

## Details On 16 September, BrabantJUG will be hosting our next meetup at TOPdesk! We have 2 great speakers lined up for you. **David Vlijmincx** will speak about **Async

www.meetup.com

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Jul 20

They're not wrong though...
If you'd apply you'd be the top applicant

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Daniel Kocot @danielkocot.bsky.social · Apr 2

JavaLand 2025 was a blast! 🚀 Miriam & I talked OpenAPI & RESTful APIs. Shout-out to @jaapcoomans.nl for a great talk on contract-first API testing with Quarkus – awesome demo of real dev enablement! 💥

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Apr 2

Thanks to those at @javaland.bsky.social who attended my session.

The demo code and the slides are on github: github.com/jaapcoomans/...

GitHub - jaapcoomans/contract-first-api-testing: Demo project for Contract-first API Testing

Demo project for Contract-first API Testing. Contribute to jaapcoomans/contract-first-api-testing development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Apr 2

Good morning @javaland.bsky.social
Ready for some early morning testing? I will be speaking about contract-first API testing with Quarkus in room Bergwerk at 09:00. See you there?

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Apr 1

Nice passionate story about the Lukashian Calendar by Gert-Jan Schouten.
Nice to be in a room full of calendar geeks. #JavaLand

Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Apr 1

Nice to be back at #JavaLand. First time for me at the Nürburgring. #Jatumba

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Mar 20

Had a blast at mini.CONF Episode X tonight. Fun topics, great conversations and good food.
#KENNIS #group9

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Mar 20

Waiting for the mini.CONF keynote to start.

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Mar 20

Need to pick a fight with the program comittee that they planned your session parallel to mine...

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Mar 20

Getting ready for mini.CONF, our yearly #group9 conference. This year marks the 10th edition 🎉 with some great external speakers!
@jqno.nl, @timtebeek.github.io and @rijosam.com will be speaking tonight.

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Mar 5

That's a first...

Received an email with a PowerPoint attached with a single slide in A4 paper size that contains a letter.

If only a tool existed for sending digital letters...

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Feb 25

Pretty brave that @jagovreede.bsky.social presented that with you on first row... 🙈

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Jago de Vreede @jagovreede.bsky.social · Feb 24

Tomorrow I'll give a sneak preview of my #javaone talk about native multiplatform in Java at the @brabantjug.nl also @andresalmiray.com will be there taking about Going beyond ORMs www.meetup.com/nl-NL/braban...

BrabantJUG @ WAES Eindhoven, di 25 feb 2025, 17:00 | Meetup

On 25 February, BrabantJUG will be hosting our 11th meetup! We have 2 great speakers lined up for you. **Andres Almiray** will speak about **Going beyond ORMs** and **Jago

www.meetup.com

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Brian Vermeer @brianvermeer.nl · Feb 3

We are making some changes to our @nljug.bsky.social J-Spring conference.
For starters, the CFP is open. Read the instructions and submit your talk.

J-Spring 2025: Call for Papers

Thursday June 5th, 2025 | Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The NetherlandsJ-Spring is the Java Spring conference organized by the NLJUG for the Java community. ...

buff.ly

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Brabant JUG @brabantjug.nl · Feb 3

Our next meetup will be on 25 February at the WAES office in Eindhoven.

We have 2 great speakers with awesome stories:

@andresalmiray.com Going Beyond ORMs
@jagovreede.bsky.social Building a multiplatform SDKMAN in JavaFX

Register now to join
www.meetup.com/nl-NL/braban...

BrabantJUG @ WAES Eindhoven, di 25 feb 2025, 17:00 | Meetup

On 25 February, BrabantJUG will be hosting our 11th meetup! We have 2 great speakers lined up for you. **Andres Almiray** will speak about **Going beyond ORMs** and **Jago

www.meetup.com

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Jaap Coomans @jaapcoomans.nl · Dec 23

Congratulations! 🎉
In the category "Huh, you weren't already?"

Another @brabantjug.nl speaker joins the ranks 😉

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