Sharat (Shar) Chander - 🟦🌊
@sharatchander.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇨🇦🇮🇳🇺🇦 #DemocracyMatters | #Java #DevRel at #Oracle | Previously at Sun Microsystems, Verizon, & Bell Atlantic | University of Maryland (Undergrad) and Loyola University, Baltimore (MBA) | 70s rock and R&B, 80s alternative and Rap lover | Views mine
G’nite, y’all.
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 AM
G’nite, y’all.
“Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and a lifetime to repair.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:08 AM
“Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and a lifetime to repair.”
I can’t believe this song came out 30 years ago. What a banger!
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The Prodigy - Breathe (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Prodigy
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January 23, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I can’t believe this song came out 30 years ago. What a banger!
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On behalf of the #Java DevRel Team at #Oracle, congratulations to @jetbrains.com for 25 years of @intellijidea.com, which has helped drive greater java adoption across the global developer ecosystem! Here's to 25 more years and beyond!
January 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
On behalf of the #Java DevRel Team at #Oracle, congratulations to @jetbrains.com for 25 years of @intellijidea.com, which has helped drive greater java adoption across the global developer ecosystem! Here's to 25 more years and beyond!
January 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Ignoring history repeats history.
January 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Ignoring history repeats history.
#Java peers…
I was reminded that on January 8th I celebrated 25 combined years at #SunMicrosystems and @Oracle focusing on multiple Java projects, many of which address the community.
Thx to everyone who’ve supported me all these years
I was reminded that on January 8th I celebrated 25 combined years at #SunMicrosystems and @Oracle focusing on multiple Java projects, many of which address the community.
Thx to everyone who’ve supported me all these years
a man with a mustache wearing a cowboy hat and vest is sitting in a bowling alley .
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January 16, 2026 at 6:32 AM
#Java peers…
I was reminded that on January 8th I celebrated 25 combined years at #SunMicrosystems and @Oracle focusing on multiple Java projects, many of which address the community.
Thx to everyone who’ve supported me all these years
I was reminded that on January 8th I celebrated 25 combined years at #SunMicrosystems and @Oracle focusing on multiple Java projects, many of which address the community.
Thx to everyone who’ve supported me all these years
#Java peers...great news!
@eosterlund.bsky.social is publishing a #ZGC book, now's the time to pre-order!
Details below!
@eosterlund.bsky.social is publishing a #ZGC book, now's the time to pre-order!
Details below!
After working on ZGC for a decade, I’m happy to announce that I’m publishing a book about ZGC in JDK 25. It ships 22 May (www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...) and is being published by Taylor & Francis. You should get a copy if you want to learn more about ZGC. It’s available for pre-order now.
The Z Garbage Collector | In JDK 25 | Erik Österlund | Taylor & Franci
This book explains how the Z Garbage Collector was designed, why it was designed this way, the common pitfalls to avoid when using ZGC in JDK 25 and how to get
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781003595366/garbage-collector-erik-österlund
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
#Java peers...great news!
@eosterlund.bsky.social is publishing a #ZGC book, now's the time to pre-order!
Details below!
@eosterlund.bsky.social is publishing a #ZGC book, now's the time to pre-order!
Details below!
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Th original iPad
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January 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Th original iPad
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My sincerest thanks to the entire #Java community for making 2025 so memorable. Your participation ensured that Java remained vibrant. Here's to an even more vivid 2026!
Please read my article of appreciation: www.linkedin.com/pulse/farewe...
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My sincerest thanks to the entire #Java community for making 2025 so memorable. Your participation ensured that Java remained vibrant. Here's to an even more vivid 2026!
Please read my article of appreciation: www.linkedin.com/pulse/farewe...
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Farewell 2025; Welcome 2026!
Thank you to the global Java developer community for making 2025 such a remarkably successful year. Your passion for learning, sharing, and cooperating together continued to strengthen the ecosystem a...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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My sincerest thanks to the entire #Java community for making 2025 so memorable. Your participation ensured that Java remained vibrant. Here's to an even more vivid 2026!
Please read my article of appreciation: www.linkedin.com/pulse/farewe...
☕️☕️🥳🥳🎉🎉🥳🥳☕️☕️
My sincerest thanks to the entire #Java community for making 2025 so memorable. Your participation ensured that Java remained vibrant. Here's to an even more vivid 2026!
Please read my article of appreciation: www.linkedin.com/pulse/farewe...
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Farewell to the mathematical year of 2025:
-2025, itself is a square: 45 x 45 = 2025
-It's a product of two squares: 9² x 5² = 2025
-It’s the sum of three squares: 40²+ 20²+5²= 2025
-It's the sum of of all the single digits to the power of 3: 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+
6³+7³+8³+9³= 2025
-2025, itself is a square: 45 x 45 = 2025
-It's a product of two squares: 9² x 5² = 2025
-It’s the sum of three squares: 40²+ 20²+5²= 2025
-It's the sum of of all the single digits to the power of 3: 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+
6³+7³+8³+9³= 2025
December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Farewell to the mathematical year of 2025:
-2025, itself is a square: 45 x 45 = 2025
-It's a product of two squares: 9² x 5² = 2025
-It’s the sum of three squares: 40²+ 20²+5²= 2025
-It's the sum of of all the single digits to the power of 3: 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+
6³+7³+8³+9³= 2025
-2025, itself is a square: 45 x 45 = 2025
-It's a product of two squares: 9² x 5² = 2025
-It’s the sum of three squares: 40²+ 20²+5²= 2025
-It's the sum of of all the single digits to the power of 3: 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+
6³+7³+8³+9³= 2025
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Thank you @sharatchander.bsky.social, Jim, and the Java Devrel Team! :)
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Thank you @sharatchander.bsky.social, Jim, and the Java Devrel Team! :)
If you raved like me in the 90s, this was our anthem. Still hits hard…30 years strong today! #RaveOn
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Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx)
YouTube video by Underworld
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December 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
If you raved like me in the 90s, this was our anthem. Still hits hard…30 years strong today! #RaveOn
youtu.be/XiMrrleH_hI?...
youtu.be/XiMrrleH_hI?...
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🎵Splish splash, I was takin’ a bath…🎵
December 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
🎵Splish splash, I was takin’ a bath…🎵
Where am I?
December 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Where am I?
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Parels voor de zwijnen werpen 🇳🇱
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Parels voor de zwijnen werpen 🇳🇱
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Donner de la confiture aux cochons 🇫🇷
Jam, not pearls.
Jam, not pearls.
December 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Donner de la confiture aux cochons 🇫🇷
Jam, not pearls.
Jam, not pearls.
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Perlen vor die Säue werfen.
December 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Perlen vor die Säue werfen.
Ok, folks…
Time to share what’s on your 2026 bingo cards…GO!
Time to share what’s on your 2026 bingo cards…GO!
December 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Ok, folks…
Time to share what’s on your 2026 bingo cards…GO!
Time to share what’s on your 2026 bingo cards…GO!
I learned a Polish 🇵🇱 saying today from my good friend @piotrprz.bsky.social…
“There's no point in throwing pearls to pigs."
I think I found my new 2026 mantra.
“There's no point in throwing pearls to pigs."
I think I found my new 2026 mantra.
December 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I learned a Polish 🇵🇱 saying today from my good friend @piotrprz.bsky.social…
“There's no point in throwing pearls to pigs."
I think I found my new 2026 mantra.
“There's no point in throwing pearls to pigs."
I think I found my new 2026 mantra.
“You’re stealing my prompts!”
Oh…the irony. No honor amongst thieves, I suppose.
(Original post on Twitter by <at>kmcnam1)
Oh…the irony. No honor amongst thieves, I suppose.
(Original post on Twitter by <at>kmcnam1)
December 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“You’re stealing my prompts!”
Oh…the irony. No honor amongst thieves, I suppose.
(Original post on Twitter by <at>kmcnam1)
Oh…the irony. No honor amongst thieves, I suppose.
(Original post on Twitter by <at>kmcnam1)
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Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🫶
December 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄🫶