Description

A packed week of travel, debugging, writing, and reading. I share what I learned and ran into this week as a developer.

Highlights:

• 🗣️ Spoke at the JavaMUG (Java Metroplex User Group) meetup in Dallas — highly recommended for Dallas-area developers!
• 🐛 Discovered a bug in Spring AI's Neo4j chat memory integration with the latest Spring Boot — workaround is to use in-memory storage for now.
• 📖 Working on a Java book chapter covering OOP concepts (abstraction, encapsulation, polymorphism) with a focus on practical, use-case-driven learning
• Event updates:
  • 📅 Session from the AI Agents conference is now on YouTube
  • GraphRAG Fundamentals O'Reilly course rescheduled to June in APAC timezone
  • NODES CFP open until June 15th
• 📝 Two recommended reads:
  • "MCP, Skills, and Agents" by David Cramer
  • "LLMs and Your Career" by Phil Eaton