Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming - Podcasts

00:38:16

We Left WordPress: CMS vs Static Sites, Hugo vs...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/10/03

Foojay.io quietly moved off WordPress and onto Hugo. No more CMS login, no database, no admin panel — just Markdown and AsciiDoc files, built and deployed straight from GitHub. So is a traditional CMS still the right way to run a content site in 2026, or has static tooling caught up?In this episode, Andy Damevin and Holly Cummins from the Red Hat Quarkus team join to talk through it. Andy created code.quarkus.io and Roq, Quarkus's own Java-based static site framework; Holly led the migration of

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00:57:38

Java 27 in Practice: Smaller Heaps, Smarter Defaults,...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/09/12

Episode 101 of the Foojay Podcast.JDK 27 arrives on 15 September 2026 without finalising a single new piece of language syntax. It is still worth the upgrade: object headers shrink from 64 bits to 32, which the JEP measures at 22% less heap and 8% less CPU on SPECjbb2015, and G1 becomes the default garbage collector on every machine. Both changes live inside the JVM, so an application you compiled years ago picks them up with no code change at all.Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO at Azul and Java Champion,

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00:50:15

Foojay Podcast #100: Java Podcasters on Why They...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/07/11

Episode 100 of the Foojay Podcast. No grand plan. It just happened.To mark the milestone, Frank turned the microphone around and invited other podcasters: Adam Bien (airhacks.fm), Jennifer Reif (Breaktime Tech Talks), Kadi McKean and Steve Pool (10xInsights), and Oumaima Zerouali (JCast). Same questions for each: why did you start, what broke, and what did you learn?Along the way: why a no-prep podcast works when you have 20 years of experience, the difference between writing a blog and recording a

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00:41:45

Testing the Untestable: LLM Security for Java...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/06/20

Your Java AI application is live in production. But have you tested whether it can be jailbroken, manipulated into revealing its system prompt, or tricked into printing content it should never output?In this episode, Iryna Dohndorf, Software Engineer at Karakun Group and creator of Tiberius, explains how to bring security testing to LLM-powered Java applications. We cover why traditional unit tests break down with non-deterministic systems, how the Scan-Fixture-Validate workflow works, what buff

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00:44:22

The End of JNI Pain: How WebAssembly Is Quietly...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/06/13

WebAssembly is already running inside Java applications, but most developers just don't know it yet.In this episode, Andrea Peruffo walks us through how WebAssembly is becoming the modern, safe alternative to JNI. Run Rust, C, and other native libraries directly on the JVM, without the crash risks, per-platform packaging headaches, or the observability blackhole that JNI creates.From JRuby's Prism parser to SQLite and full Postgres running as pure Java bytecode, the use cases are real. And

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00:49:05

From Scripting Language to AI Powerhouse: How BoxLang...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/05/30

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language built for rapid application development. It's 100% Java-interoperable, compiles to JVM bytecode, and deployable anywhere from OS to AWS Lambda to Spring Boot. In this episode, we sit down with Luis Majano (CEO of Ortus Solutions and creator of BoxLang) and Cristobal Escobar (BoxLang community manager) to dig into the wave of innovation that has hit the platform over the past few months.We cover the BoxLang AI v3 release, a major overhaul that ships

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00:36:12

Run 35 AWS Services Locally FREE: Floci, Quarkus and...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/05/23

What if you could run 35 AWS services locally in under 25 milliseconds, using just 13 megabytes of memory, with a single Docker command and no cloud bill? That's exactly what Floci does.In this episode, Frank Delporte talks with Hector Ventura, the creator of Floci, a free and open-source cloud emulator built with Quarkus and GraalVM native compilation. Hector walks us through why he built it when LocalStack dropped its open-source community edition, how AI tooling helped him accelerate

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01:05:55

Is Your Java App Actually Secure, Or Does It Just...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/05/09

Is your Java application actually secure, or does it just look that way? In this episode of the Foojay Podcast, Frank is joined by Steve Poole and Dave Welles, both from HeroDevs, to dig deep into the state of Java security in 2025 and beyond.Steve introduces the concept of zombie dependencies: end-of-life libraries that appear safely dormant but are quietly accumulating vulnerabilities waiting to bite you. Dave, a co-chair of the CVE Automation Working Group, explains what a CVE actually is, how

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00:59:42

More Than a Blog: How Foojay Connects, Sustains, and...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/05/02

Foojay.io, the website for the Friends of OpenJDK, is turning six years old. To celebrate, Frank Delporte headed to JCON in Cologne, Germany, and sat down with twelve members of the Java community to talk about what Foojay means to them, what they learn from each other, and how the community is evolving.Foojay is more than a blog. It is a Mastodon server, a Slack community, the Disco API, a book on sustainability, a podcast, and now an education catalog. Six years in, it is still growing, still

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01:09:23

Update Your JDK, Read More Code, and Talk to Your...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/04/11

In this episode of the Foojay Podcast, we're bringing you something special: a full batch of hallway-track conversations recorded live at VoxxedDays Amsterdam.Fifteen guests, one conference, and one theme that kept coming back, whether we planned it or not: Java has grown up quietly, steadily, and in ways that still surprise people who haven't looked lately. We talked about migrating between versions, new features in the latest Java releases, authorization done right, AI-assisted coding,

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00:50:17

25 Years of IntelliJ IDEA: The IDE That Grew Up With...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/02/28

In this Foojay Podcast, we're celebrating a major milestone in Java development history: 25 years of IntelliJ IDEA.Think about it: IntelliJ IDEA launched in 2000, and since then, it has become the go-to IDE for millions of Java developers worldwide. From its revolutionary code completion and refactoring tools to AI-powered features and the recent unified Community and Ultimate release, IntelliJ has shaped how we write Java, and keeps reinventing itself to stay ahead.For this episode, I'm

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01:03:55

From Java 21 to 25: The Features That Changed...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/02/14

Every six months, we get a new version of Java. Java 26 is just around the corner and will be released soon. But most companies stick to LTS (Long-Term Support) versions, which are maintained and receive security updates for many more years. Versions 8, 11, 17, 21, and 25 are such LTS versions. Hopefully, most of your systems are already on the latest versions and you are not stuck on 8 or earlier. As a reminder, 8 was released in 2014, so much has changed since then.If you are doubting moving from

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00:47:55

A look into Quarkus and Agentic Commerce with Holly...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2026/01/24

For this episode of the Foojay Podcast, we invited the author of three recent posts published on Foojay. And he brought a colleague to get even more expert knowledge in this podcast! We talk about Quarkus, how it is "cloud-native", how it compares to other frameworks, the advantages for developers and managers, etc. We also discussed nano businesses and how they can serve as a model for paying creators of digital content, thanks to x402 and ERC-8004. Michal

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00:42:25

From Code to Stage: Organizing Conferences and...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2025/12/27

What turns a nervous first-timer into a confident conference speaker? Let's find out.This the last Foojay Podcast of 2025 and also the last one with interviews recorded at the Devoxx and JFall conferences. Maybe you're already thinking about your goals for 2026: organizing a meetup, submitting your first conference talk, or taking a bigger role in the Java community. If that sounds like you, this episode is for you.I talked with the people behind these conferences and developers at different

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00:31:31

The Human Side of Development: Career Growth, Staying...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2025/12/20

What if work-life balance is a myth, and the real secret is just... life?In this Foojay Podcast we're stepping away from pure code and diving into something equally important: how we live our lives as developers. Because let's be honest, being a great programmer isn't just about mastering Java or the latest framework. It's about managing your career, your health, your family, and finding purpose in all of it.Four incredible guests are all tackling different pieces of this puzzle

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01:03:35

Agents, MCP, and Graph Databases: Java Developers...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2025/12/13

The AI revolution isn't replacing Java developers. No, it's forcing us to think harder.Welcome to another episode of the Foojay Podcast! Today, we're talking about AI and Java, how it's changing the way we work, what we need to watch out for, and why understanding what's really happening matters more than ever.I recorded interviews at Devoxx and JFall and spoke with people who build and use this technology every day.Marianne Hoornenborg opened my eyes to something important:

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00:56:52

Code, Community, and Opportunity: Making Tech...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2025/12/06

Episode 85 of the Foojay Podcast. All info, show notes, and links are available at https://foojay.io/today/category/podcast/.What if the future of Java depends on who we invite to learn it today?In this Foojay Podcast, we're diving into something that affects all of us in the Java community: How can we inspire the next generation of developers, and how do we make the developer world more inclusive?You'll hear four incredible guests who are actively working to make tech more accessible and inclusive

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00:46:06

Sustainable Engineering (#84)

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2025/11/29

In this Foojay Podcast, we're exploring a critical topic that's becoming increasingly important in our industry: developing sustainable software that is both performant and environmentally friendly.At the Devoxx and JFall conferences, I had fascinating conversations about how we as Java developers can make a real impact on both our cloud costs and our carbon footprint. And it's interesting to learn how these two goals are often perfectly aligned: what's good for your budget is

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00:47:12

OpenJDK Evolutions plus Tips and Tricks (#83)

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2025/11/22

Welcome to another episode of the Foojay Podcast! Just like in the previous episode, I bring you conversations from two of Europe's premier Java conferences - Devoxx in Belgium and JFall in the Netherlands.At these conferences, I had the opportunity to speak with members of the Java community about topics ranging from the evolution of Java itself to mobile development, performance optimization, and even automotive security.My first guest is Johan Vos, a Java Champion who takes us on a journey

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00:34:48

OpenJDK Projects (Leyden, Babylon, Panama) and...

Foojay.io | Friends of OpenJDK and Java Programming ·

2025/11/15

In this Foojay Podcast, we're diving deep into some of the most exciting developments happening within the OpenJDK and TornadoVM projects.At the Devoxx and JFall conferences, we spoke with several speakers and visitors about some of the major themes that are shaping the future of Java development. The first guest is Moritz Halbritter from the Spring Engineering team. He provides us with more insights into Project Leyden and how it's improving Java startup times through ahead-of-time compilation and

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