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Spring Developer Advocate
Java Champion
Kotlin Google Dev Expert
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https://github.com/joshlong
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Hi, Spring fans! This week we catch up with the observably awesome Jonatan Ivanov on how to measure all the things with Micrometer

https://bootifulpodcast.podbean.com/e/jonatan-ivanov-on-how-to-measure-all-the-things-with-micrometer/
Jonatan Ivanov on how to measure all the things with Micrometer | A Bootiful Podcast
Hi, Spring fans! This week we catch up with the observably awesome Jonatan Ivanov on how to measure all the things with Micrometer
bootifulpodcast.podbean.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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4/5 ➡️ Spring AI 1.0 Delivers Easy AI Systems and Services by Josh Long
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Spring AI 1.0 Delivers Easy AI Systems and Services
AI is here to stay, and it represents a unique and wonderful opportunity for Java and Spring developers. For most people, “AI engineering” simply means calling an LLM-based service over HTTP. In this ...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I had the privilege of sitting down and chatting with Rob Winch, lead of Spring Security, Spring Session, and Spring Testjars, about the amazing new Spring Security 7 release

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hx4yh-1a11693
Spring Security lead Rob Winch
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I have the privilege of sitting down and talking to the legendary Rob Winch, lead of Spring Security, Spring Session, and the amazing Testjars project.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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🎥 Building AI Agents with Spring AI + Amazon Bedrock
Curious about how Spring AI and Amazon Bedrock come together to build the next generation of AI agents?

👉 Watch the video announcement from
@starbuxman.joshlong.com and @jamesward.com to get a taste of what’s coming.

youtube.com/shorts/_4IZi...
Speaker announcement: Josh Long & James Ward about Spring AI and Amazon Bedrock
YouTube video by Voxxed Days Amsterdam
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December 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
it was awesome having the chance to sit and talk with super prolific Apache Tomcat contributor Mark Thomas in this week's episode of A Bootiful Podcast! Happy new year! https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-439xu-1a079ea
Apache Tomcat legend Mark Thomas (Happy new year!)
In this episode, I talk with Mark Thomas, the legendary and highly prolific committer to Apache Tomcat. Happy New Year!
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January 1, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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!
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 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
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
good mornin’!
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Josh Long 🍃
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
what a wonderful week in Spring it's been!

spring.io/blog/2025/12...
This Week in Spring - December 9th, 2025
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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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
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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
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
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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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
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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
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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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
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
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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
October 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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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
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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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
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Oh yeah, a new video of one of my favorite Springfluencers!

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
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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
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 ...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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The long national nightmare is over!

sdk install java 25-graalce
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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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
From Beans to Boot, Aspects to AI by Rod Johnson / Juergen Hoeller / Josh Long @ Spring I/O 2025
YouTube video by Spring I/O
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September 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The long national nightmare is over!

sdk install java 25-graalce
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 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
September 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM