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Duke's CornerChris Hermansen: Don't be Afraid to CreateChris Hermansen: Don't be Afraid to Create Summary Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Chris Hermansen, a Java developer, consultant, and data analyst from Canada. Chris discovered Java in the 1990s and was drawn to its free accessibility and object-oriented design. He particularly appreciated Java's straightforward single inheritance model over C++'s complexity. But Chris's path to technology came through mathematics rather than computer science. He identifies streams as Java's most transformative feature for data analysis work and praises how it improved code readability and maintainability. On consulting, Chris cautions against Silicon Valley...
2025-12-1658 min
Duke's CornerBarry Burd: Teaching Java as an Art FormJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Barry Burd, a computer science teacher, an author, and the co-leader for two Java User Groups (JUGs). Barry is based in New Jersey and he's taught at the undergraduate level for decades. His journey with Java began in 2004 when he attended small user group meetings of just five or six people. Those gatherings, once part of the Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey, have evolved into the Garden State Java User Group and the New York Java SIG, which now regularly feature Java Champions and prominent speakers from the Java development...
2025-12-021h 12
Duke's CornerMattias Karlsson: I think it's BrilliantJim Grisanzio from Oracle Java Developer Relations talks with Mattias Karlsson, Java Champion and prominent developer in the Java community who was also honored with the Java Community Lifetime Achievement recognition at Jfokus in February 2024. "I was shocked and honored — very humbled!" Mattias said about being recognized for his lifetime of achievements in the Java community by Sharat Chander of Oracle's Java Developer Relations Team. Mattias, a Stockholm-based engineer and long-time leader of the Stockholm Java User Group, shares his journey with Java, from its early days to its current role in modern tech ecosystems. He...
2025-09-1542 min
Duke's CornerVenkat Subramaniam: I Teach Because I LearnJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Venkat Subramaniam who was recognized with the Java Community Lifetime Achievement honors by Oracle's Sharat Chander at Devoxx UK in May 2024. Venkat is a Java Champion, author, speaker, founder of Agile Developer, co-founder of the dev2next conference, and teacher at the University of Houston. In this conversation, which is part of an ongoing series honoring Java pioneers, Venkat expresses profound humility about his accomplishments and credits industry giants and his passion for learning and sharing technical knowledge. He reflects on leaving his own company years ago to focus...
2025-09-0541 min
Duke's CornerBruno Souza: My Greatest Pride is the CommunityJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Bruno Souza, who is a Java Champion, leader of the SouJava User Group in Brazil, and a member of the JCP Executive Committee. Bruno received the first Java Community Lifetime Achievement recognition in October 2022 at JavaOne in Las Vegas. "I was totally surprised! I was jumping up and down! I was so honored! It's an honor to be a member of that group." he said. Bruno Souza is known as the "JavaMan" from Brazil and that nickname started back at Sun when Java was announced and Bruno started evangelizing...
2025-08-3140 min
Duke's CornerTrisha Gee: It's all about Relationships and PeopleJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Trisha Gee, an author, a Java Champion, and a Developer Advocate at Gradle. In February 2025 at Jfokus in Stockholm Trisha received the Java Community Lifetime Achievement honor from Sharat Chander from Oracle Java Developer Relations. Trisha has been a Java developer for 25 years, and since 2011 she's been actively blogging, presenting technical sessions at conferences, and evangelizing Java globally. Recently, Trisha has moved from a traditional developer advocate role to more of a facilitator of developer advocacy internally at her company as well as externally. She works with engineering teams, marketing, teams...
2025-08-1839 min
Duke's CornerCay Horstmann: Java Still Vibrant After 30 YearsJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Cay Horstmann, a professor, author, and Java Champion. In April in Cologne, Germany at JCON Cay received the Java Community Lifetime Achievement recognition from Sharat Chander on the Oracle Java Developer Relations Team. This conversation covers the evolution of Java, the constant polishing of the library, the upcoming Java 25 release, the six-month release cycle, improvements in the Java language to make the technology more beginner friendly, teaching methodologies, conferences vs unconferences, and also timeless task-driven learning methods for students and developers to keep their skills sharp. Also, Cay has...
2025-08-0833 min
Duke's CornerHeinz Kabutz: Really Life Changing!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Heinz Kabutz from the Island of Crete in Greece. Heinz has a PhD in Computer Science, publishes the The JavaSpecialists' Newsletter, and runs the JCrete Unconference. Heinz is also a Java Champion and a teacher, and he cares deeply about the technology and the community. Recently, Heinz was recognized for his Lifetime Achievement by Sharat Chander from Oracle Java Developer Relations. "I was on cloud nine! I was so honored," Heinz said. In this conversation Heinz previews some JEPs in the upcoming Java 25 release, he comments on the value...
2025-07-311h 00
Duke's CornerNate Schutta: I Just Love to Learn!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Nate Schutta, an author, a teacher, a software architect, and Java Champion. Nate lives in the United States and teaches computer science to university students. He loves teaching and he loves learning, and he specializes in exploring the big picture of complicated systems in his career as a software architect. The conversation covers the Java community, the value for developers if they contribute to Java User Groups (JUGs), the benefits and some possible drawbacks of AI, and the engineering feat that is the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Nate has...
2025-07-1755 min
Duke's CornerFrancisco Contreras: I Felt Like I Could do Anything! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Francisco Contreras, who is a Java developer and a co-organizer at Nicaragua JUG. Francisco has been a Java developer for over 15 years and he runs his own consulting business with customers around the world. He's passionate about Java the technology and also Java the community. "When I learned Java at university I felt like I could do anything with that," he said, talking about how Java enables him to engage developers, write really great software, and also grow a business. But Java goes well beyond just technology. When Francisco had some personal...
2025-06-2832 min
Duke's CornerIvar Grimstad: Java for Everything Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Ivar Grimstad, who is a Java Champion, a JCP Executive Committee Member, and a Jakarta EE Developer Advocate. Ivar is based in Sweden but travels to over 40 events a year talking about Java and Open Source with thousands of developers. He feels passionately about contributing to Java projects as the best way for young developers to learn Java and connect with the community, especially at Java conferences. Ivar has been working with Java professionally since 2000, but he's been solving problems with code since he was a little kid around 12 or 13 years old. "...
2025-05-2041 min
Duke's CornerDuke's Corner Live at JavaOne! The Duke's Corner Java Podcast contributed an 11 minute segment to the Community Keynote at JavaOne 2025 in California in March. Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Java Developer Relations hosted the program with special guests Cay Horstmann, Marit van Dijk, and Lize Raes. The panel covered the latest bits in Java, how to contribute to the community, and the best bits from JavaOne. Everyone had a great time! Here's the full Community Keynote session from JavaOne in March 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwR7Gvi80Xo&t=1838s Here's the 11 minute segment in video: https://x.com/jimgris/stat...
2025-04-0611 min
Duke's CornerTom Cools: My Mission to Spread Java Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Tom Cools, an engineer from Belgium, a conference speaker, a Java Champion, and the leader of the Belgian Java User Group. "I make it my mission to spread Java all over Belgium," says Tom as he describes how he runs the BeJUG as an Open Source project that takes contributions from the community. Here in this conversation Tom also talks about how the recent evolution of Java with rapid release cycles and new innovations attracted him to the language he loves. Tom is also a certified teacher so we discussed learning strategies...
2025-03-0948 min
Duke's CornerFrançois Martin: Teaching Java, Contributing to Java Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with François Martin, a full stack developer from Switzerland who loves teaching Java to students and contributing to the Java community. This conversation ranges from teaching students Java from scratch, the value of test driven development, the lessons from NASA's Apollo project, the benefits — and surprises — of contributing to open source projects, and so much more. Even open source marketing and The Cluetrain Manifesto came up! François is passionate about coding in Java and sharing his experiences with other developers at JUG meetings and conferences. Java was the first language he learne...
2025-02-281h 01
Duke's CornerMarit van Dijk Previews JavaOne 2025! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Marit van Dijk, a Java Champion and also a Java Developer Advocate at JetBrains. Marit will present on developer productivity with IntelliJ IDEA at JavaOne March 18-20 in California. Go to javaone.com and register and we'll see you there! Marit van Dijk https://x.com/MaritvanDijk77 JavaOne 2025 https://javaone.com Duke's Corner https://dukescorner.libsyn.com Jim Grisanzio https://x.com/jimgris
2025-02-1701 min
Duke's CornerVenkat Subramaniam: Be Agile about Being Agile! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Venkat Subramaniam, who is a Java Champion, professor, programmer, and a conference organizer. The conversation ranges from the upcoming JavaOne conference in California in March 2025 to building the Java community, engaging the next generation of Java developers, the importance of going to Java user groups, career building, the evolution of Java technology, agile development, release models, and his upcoming book — Cruising Along with Java. This is a jam packed episode that has something for everyone. Here's quick bit from the interview from Venkat: "One of the biggest contributions Java has mad...
2025-02-0448 min
Duke's CornerRichard Fichtner Previews JavaOne 2025! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Richard Fichtner as he previews his upcoming session at JavaOne in March and offers his perspective on what makes JavaOne special! Go to javaone.com and register and we'll see you there! Richard Fichtner https://x.com/RichardFichtner JavaOne 2025 https://javaone.com Duke's Corner https://dukescorner.libsyn.com Jim Grisanzio https://x.com/jimgris
2025-01-3001 min
Duke's CornerVenkat Subramaniam Previews JavaOne 2025! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Venkat Subramaniam as he previews his upcoming session at JavaOne in March and offers his perspective on what makes JavaOne special! Go to javaone.com and register and we'll see you there! This is just a short JavaOne preview with Venkat. Later this week we'll release the full podcast where we cover many topics about software development — and more JavaOne too! Venkat Subramaniam https://x.com/venkat_s JavaOne 2025 https://javaone.com Duke's Corner https://dukescorner.libsyn.com Jim Gri...
2025-01-2602 min
Duke's CornerSharat Chander: Celebrating the Java Community Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sharat Chander, Senior Director, Java Product Management and Community Engagement. Shar and Jim summarized some community development achievements for 2024 and gave a peek into what's coming for 2025 — JavaOne! That's right, JavaOne 2025 will be held in March 18-20 in California and you can register right now at https://javaone.com. Sharat Chander https://x.com/sharat_chander https://bsky.app/profile/sharatchander.bsky.social Oracle Java Developer Relations Team https://x.com/i/lists/1613949551718862848 JavaOne 2025: Registration now Open! https://inside.java/2024/12/11/javaone-2025/
2024-12-1928 min
Duke's CornerTed M. Young: Java has been my Career! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Ted M. Young from the San Francisco Bay Area about all things Java and test driven development. Ted streams his coding sessions and builds community around his passion for excellence in software development. His first JavaOne was the first JavaOne! And he's been coding in Java ever since. His mantra is to "reduce the suffering and increase the joy of software development" and he's made Java his career. Ted also deeply appreciates the JVM: "It's one of the wonders of the software world." Can't beat that. Ted M. Young h...
2024-12-161h 04
Duke's CornerDonald Raab: Unlimited, Untapped Resources Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Donald Raab, a Java Champion, the founder of the Eclipse Collections project, and a perfectionist who always seeks the best quality code. The conversation ran wild around all things Java and Donald's experiences with the technology for decades. He spoke in detail about the twenty year history of the Eclipse Collections project, his interactions with engineers on OpenJDK, the OpenJDK Quality Outreach Project, and the benefits for everyone being involved with not only Java but the greater FOSS community. In fact, when talking about the community, Donald said that working with the...
2024-11-2957 min
Duke's CornerPiotr Przybyl: The Creativity is Amazing Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Piotr Przybyl, a Java Champion and developer advocate in Poland who realized at a young age that "given enough time I could write literally everything! The creativity is amazing! I love it!" Piotr is hard core about coding and his passion for technology comes thorough in this conversation, which ranges from how Piotr embraced Java in school, how he learned more Java on his own, and how he always gives back to the Java community around the world. Piotr Przybyl https://x.com/piotrprz Jim Grisanzio https://x.com/j...
2024-11-1846 min
Duke's CornerCesar Hernandez: Sharing with the Community Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Cesar Hernandez, a Java Champion, a teacher, and long time contributor to multiple Open Source projects from Guatemala. The conversation ranged from how Cesar blew up his dad's computer to start his computer science career, teaching Java to university students, the benefits of Java technology, and participating at Java User Groups and conferences. And most importantly, Cesar talked about his passion for sharing everything he knows with the community. Cesar Hernandez https://x.com/CesarHgt Jim Grisanzio https://x.com/jimgris Duke's Corner Java Podcast https://dukescorner...
2024-10-2145 min
Duke's CornerHanno Embregts: Making the World a Better Place Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Hanno Embregts, a Java Champion and an Oracle ACE Pro from The Netherlands who loves contributing to the Java community and presenting technical and musical sessions at developer conferences. And Hanno is especially passionate about making the world a better place thorough software. In fact, he's been driven by that idea for as long as he can remember! He goes into detail about how the Java community is so innovative, why Java is so technically advanced, and how both can be leveraged to help us all live in a more environmentally sustainable...
2024-10-0342 min
Duke's CornerCay Horstmann at JavaZone 2024 Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with author and Java Champion Cay Horstmann at JavaZone Oslo 2024. The conversation covered Java for small tasks, teaching Java to thousands of students for decades, and the thriving Java conferences around the world. Cay Horstmann https://horstmann.com/ Jim Grisanzio https://jimgrisanzio.wordpress.com/
2024-09-1713 min
Duke's CornerJavaZone: Everything is Possible Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Dervis Mansuroglu and Marek Machnik last week from JavaZone 2024 in Oslo. Dervis and Marek are two of the organizers from the Norwegian Java User Group who helped lead this year's JavaZone event. The discussion covered the speakers, the venue, the volunteers, the content, and the community that participated at the conference. Summarizing the overall event, Dervis said, "Whatever you can dream of, it's possible. Nothing is impossible." That sentiment was shared by many of the thousands of developers who contributed to make JavaZone an innovative and unique experience. Dervis o...
2024-09-1124 min
Duke's CornerElias Nogueira: Share Everything you Know! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Elias Nogueira, a Java Champion and an Oracle ACE Pro from The Netherlands who loves the Java community and sharing everything he's learned. The conversation ranges from Elias's early experience learning Java and many other programming languages, his desire to improve his career opportunities, moving from Brazil to The Netherlands, learning a new language, and contributing to Java user groups around the world. There are so many beautiful things about the Java community, he says. Yep, we agree. Elias on X https://x.com/eliasnogueira Jim on X https://t...
2024-08-2235 min
Duke's CornerSimon Martinelli: Trains, Code, Community, and Teaching!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Simon Martinelli, a Java Champion and an Oracle ACE Pro from Switzerland who loves contributing to FOSS projects and teaching students all about Java. The conversation ranges from Simon's early experience learning Java, working for the Swiss Railway, engaging multiple Java User Groups, and teaching students. Simon also gets into the benefits of modern Java and some of the best features the technology offers for developers. Simon: https://x.com/simas_ch Jim: https://x.com/jimgris
2024-07-0447 min
Duke's CornerPraveen Mohan: Quality in Java and the CommunityJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Praveen Mohan, Director of Java Quality and Infrastructure at the Oracle India Development Center in Bangalore, which is part of the Java Platform Group. The conversation covers the technical details of the quality engineering operation in Bangalore where 40 developers ensure that Java is tested to the highest standards possible before release. Also discussed is how much the team engages the Bangalore Java User Group to build close development relationships with the community. Jim: https://twitter.com/jimgris Praveen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohanpraveen/
2024-06-2025 min
Duke's CornerBert Jan Schrijver: Java is a Marvel of EngineeringJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Bert Jan Schrijver from The Netherlands. Bert is a Java Champion, a leader of the Dutch Java User Group, and the CTO and co-founder of OpenValue that he started in 2017. The conversation spans all of Bert's experiences as a software developer, including hacking and gaming as a six-year old, contributing to the computer lab fire in school, blowing out the family's phone bill with his first modem, getting an advanced CS education at university, engaging the Java community globally, and building his own software company. Bert also offers some...
2024-05-0245 min
Duke's CornerRichard Fichtner: JCON 2024 PreviewJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Richard Fichtner, a Java developer from Germany who is also a JUG leader and an Oracle ACE Pro. The conversation previews the upcoming JCON Europe 2024 Conference in Cologne, which will have 100 sessions of core Java technologies and a thousand Java developers from around the world. Richard and the JCON organizing team will be trying some new things this year to facilitate community engagement at JCON so if you are around Germany May 13-16 you are encouraged to stop by and participate. Oracle will be sponsoring the event and will send three...
2024-04-2425 min
Duke's CornerMohammed Aboullaite: With Java it was Love at First SightJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Mohammed Aboullaite, a Java developer from Morocco who is now based on Stockholm, Sweden. The conversation covers how Mohammed first fell in love with Java in college, and he's been contributing to the community ever since. Mohammed says it's "mind blowing" what happens when you get a bunch of Java developers in the same room because they are so passionate about the technology and the capabilities that it offers. Even after all these years, Java developers are still pushing the limits and innovating. So, get involved! Mohammed on Twitter h...
2024-04-0332 min
Duke's CornerMarit van Dijk: The Java Community is Awesome!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Marit van Dijk, a Java Champion and Developer Advocate at JetBrains based in The Netherlands. The conversation covers all things Java — the growing community, the latest features to enable developer productivity, contributing to Open Source, advice for students, and Marit's unique background in Social Science Informatics that combines computer science and social science. Marit on Twitter https://twitter.com/MaritvanDijk77 Marit on the Web https://maritvandijk.com/ Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris
2024-03-1544 min
Duke's CornerJonathan Vila: Everything Changed! Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Jonathan Vila, a Java engineer and Java Champion based in Barcelona, Spain. The conversation covers Jonathan's long career in software development, his love/hate relationship with various languages, his passion for Java, the benefits of contributing to Open Source, and why he loves the Java community. After Jonathan's first experience with the local Java User Group in Barcelona, Jonathan said that everything changed in his professional life completely. He was a coder who loved technology before Java, but after experiencing Java and the Java community he developed an entirely new appreciation for...
2024-02-2829 min
Duke's CornerDervis Mansuroglu: Dreaming Big with Java!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Dervis Mansuroglu, a Java engineer and Java Champion based in Oslo, Norway. The conversation covers coding for massively scalable systems, managing engineering teams, running the JavaBin User Group and the JavaZone conference, building the House of Technology, and listening to Pink Floyd while writing your thesis. Dervis is passionate about Java technology and building the Java community. Oh, and try the Pink Floyd bit. It works! Dervis on Twitter https://twitter.com/dervismn Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris
2024-02-1346 min
Duke's CornerMary Grygleski: Community is Innate!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Mary Grygleski, a Java developer and Java Champion based in Chicago. The conversation covers Java's longevity, building the Java community, running the Chicago Java User Group, and the constant need to keep learning. Mary embraces the concept of always becoming a beginner whenever there is a need to learn something new. During the interview Mary and Jim also discovered a common background they have with Sun Microsystems and Solaris! Mary on Twitter https://twitter.com/mgrygles Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris
2024-01-3036 min
Duke's CornerJeanne Boyarsky on Java, Learning, and ContributingJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Jeanne Boyarsky, a Java developer and Java Champion based in New York City. The conversation covers the evolution of Java, some of the core features of the language and platform, contributing to the Open Source community, and how developers learn and keep up with the technology. Jeanne knew she wanted to do something with computers when she first visited the computer museum — at age five! Check out her story right here. She'll inspire you to focus and learn what you love. Jeanne on Twitter: @jeanneboyarsky Jim on Twitter: @jim...
2024-01-1732 min
Duke's CornerSharat Chander: Tis the season of thanks!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sharat Chander, Sr. Director, Java Product Management & Community Engagement, about the Java community. The conversation explores Shar's beautiful summary of his experiences with the Java community in 2023 that he published on Inside Java: https://inside.java/2023/12/21/seasons-thanks/ Shar on Twitter: @Sharat_Chander Jim on Twitter: @jimgris
2023-12-3014 min
Duke's CornerStéphane Nicoll on Contributing to and Growing CommunitiesJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Stéphane Nicoll, a software engineer based in Belgium working on the Spring team. Stéphane talks about his experience becoming a Java developer, his observations seeing Java evolve and improve, and the importance of contributing to Java and Open Source generally. He's keen on building community by directly engaging engineers at events as well as mentoring contributors through the development process for issue reports and code changes. He said that "building our community is super important for us" as he outlined the process that he and his team uses to we...
2023-11-2233 min
Duke's CornerSam Brannen: Hard Core Software DeveloperJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sam Brannen, a Java engineer from Switzerland who loves math and puzzles and solving complex problems in code. He's passionate about his craft and he loves diving deep into the details. He works on the Spring Framework and JUnit 5. Get him on Twitter @sam_brannen and get Jim on Twitter @jimgris.
2023-09-2922 min
Duke's CornerJosiah Davisson: Learning Java in High SchoolJim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Josiah Davisson, a teacher from A-TECH (Advanced Technologies Academy) in Las Vegas, Nevada, about his experiences teaching Java to high school students. Josiah is passionate about learning technology himself and also teaching Java to his students so they are fully empowered to enter the software industry directly or go on to seek further computer science education in college. If you'd like to contact Josiah, ping him at Davisjm4@nv.ccsd.net. You can find Jim @jimgris on Twitter or at jim.grisanzio@oracle.com
2023-08-2839 min
Duke's CornerSirisha Pratha: Java is my Superpower!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sirisha Pratha, a Java developer from the Pittsburgh Java User Group, about software development, the benefits of using Java, the dynamics of the Java community, and contributing to Open Source projects. Find Sirisha on Twitter @sirishapratha and Jim @jimgris on Twitter as well.
2023-07-0631 min
Duke's CornerProfessor Isidro: Software is about People!Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Francisco Isidro from the Federal University of ABC in Sao Paulo, Brazil about teach Java to computer science students. You can find Professor Isidro on Twitter @prof_isidro. You can find Jim @jimgris on Twitter.
2023-05-1854 min
Duke's CornerRafael Winterhalter on Moving from Economics to Software and the Benefits of Java Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Rafael Winterhalter about his experiences moving from economics to software development and the benefits of using Java technology. The conversation also covers advice for students and value of interacting with the Java community. Rafael is a software consultant in Oslo, Norway, he's a Java Champion, and he's a Duke's Award winner. You can find Rafael on Twitter @rafaelcodes. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.
2023-04-1231 min
Duke's CornerHolly Cummins in the Engine Room of JavaIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Holly Cummins about her passion for being "in the engine room of Java" in that she's trying to build tools and frameworks to reduce complexity for developers and increasing their productivity. The conversation also touches on the Java community, Open Source, and various software development practices. Holly is a Sr. Principle Software Engineer at Red Hat in the UK. You can find her on Twitter @holly_cummins. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.
2023-04-0231 min
Duke's CornerNeha Sardana and her "aha" Moments with JavaIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Neha Sardana about her "aha" moment when she first came across Java and transitioned to software from mechanical engineering. Java changed her life and led to interesting new experiences with the Java community around the world. Neha is a senior engineer in the financial services industry and contributes the Garden State JUG and NY Java Sig. You can find her on Twitter @nehasardana09. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.
2023-03-1730 min
Duke's CornerGrace Jansen on her Passion for Java and Developer DiversityIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Grace Jansen about her passion for science, problem solving, Java, and getting more women into technology around the world. Grace is a Java Champion and developer advocate at IBM. You can find her on Twitter @gracejansen27. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.
2023-03-0628 min
Duke's CornerMonica Beckwith on her passion for the JVMIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Monica Beckwith about her love for the JVM, the importance of STEM education for women, and her experiences with the Java community around the world. Monica is a Java Champion and she's a Java performance architect at Microsoft. She's also worked at AMD and Sun Microsystems. You can find her on Twitter @mon_beck. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.
2023-02-2231 min
Duke's CornerKaya Weers at JavaOne Las Vegas on Remote Pair ProgrammingIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer Kaya Weers at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 on remote pair programming from the IDE. Kaya also talked about her experiences at JavaOne and as a speaker at community events around the world this year. Kaya Weers, Java Developer https://twitter.com/KayaWeers Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris
2022-12-1513 min
Duke's CornerBrian Vermeer at JavaOne on Keeping the Community ThrivingIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java Champion Brian Vermeer at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 about the thriving Java community in The Netherlands, how to keep the Java community growing globally, and his thoughts on becoming a developer. Brian Vermeer, Java Championhttps://twitter.com/BrianVerm Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relationshttps://twitter.com/jimgris Images from JavaOne Las Vegas 2022https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAdP6P Podcast Videohttps://youtu.be/Jlk6Dq9dB2c Dev Javahttps://dev.java/ Inside...
2022-12-0810 min
Duke's CornerMiro Wengner at JavaOne on OpenJDK and the Java CommunityIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Miro Wengner at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 about his experiences with Java the technology, and why he loves Java the community. Miro serves on the JCP Executive Committee, he's a Java Champion, and he's a contributor to OpenJDK. He's also a friend I met back on the OpenSolaris project at Sun in 2008! Miro Wengner, Java Championhttps://twitter.com/miragemiko Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relationshttps://twitter.com/jimgris Images from JavaOne Las Vegas 2022https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAdP6P Podcast...
2022-12-0212 min
Duke's CornerRodrigo Graciano and his first Experience at JavaOneIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer Rodrigo Graciano at JavaOne Las Vegas in October 2022. Rodrigo talks about his first experience at JavaOne, building the Java community in New York, and also why he became a Java Developer. Rodrigo Gracianohttps://twitter.com/rodrigograciano Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relationshttps://twitter.com/jimgris Podcast Videohttps://youtu.be/SaJ2Lk7euPQ Dev Javahttps://dev.java/ Inside Javahttps://inside.java/
2022-11-2208 min
Duke's CornerMala Gupta at JavaOne Las Vegas on Developer SuperherosIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with engineer and Java Champion Mala Gupta at JavaOne Las Vegas in October 2022. In her session at the conference Mala used stories and fables as a way to help developers learn the new language features in Java 19. Mala talks passionately about how developers have superpowers since they create innovative technologies that are used all over the world. Mala Gupta, Java Championhttps://twitter.com/eMalaGupta Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relationshttps://twitter.com/jimgris Podcast Videohttps://youtu.be/GBBoeoiMUFQ Dev...
2022-11-1607 min
Duke's CornerRichard Fichtner at JavaOne Las Vegas on Building the Java CommunityIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer Richard Fichtner at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022 about building the Java community and what Richard loves about Java. Richard Fichtner, CEO, XDEV Softwarehttps://twitter.com/RichardFichtner Jim Grisanzio, Duke's Corner Podcast Hosthttps://twitter.com/jimgris Podcast Videohttps://youtu.be/Icf8AbfMAVw Dev Javahttps://dev.java/ Inside Javahttps://inside.java/
2022-11-1105 min
Duke's CornerChris Bensen with a Massive Raspberry Pi ClusterIn this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Oracle engineer Chris Bensen about the massive Raspberry Pi cluster he was showing at JavaOne & Oracle CloudWorld in Las Vegas. The cluster was connected to Oracle Cloud and ran a variety of technologies, such as Java, Linux, Database, and more. Chris Bensen, Oracle Developer Relationshttps://twitter.com/chrisbensen Jim Grisanzio, Duke's Corner Podcast Hosthttps://twitter.com/jimgris Podcast Videohttps://youtu.be/gNkSQIJfxjw Dev Javahttps://dev.java/ Inside Javahttps://inside.java/
2022-11-0715 min
Duke's CornerBruno Souza Live at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Bruno Souza about his Lifetime Achievement Award for 25 years of building the Java community in Brazil and around the world. The award was presented during the keynote at JavaOne Las Vegas 2022. Bruno Souza, Brazilian JavaManhttps://twitter.com/brjavaman Jim Grisanzio, Duke's Corner Podcast Hosthttps://twitter.com/jimgris Podcast Videohttps://youtu.be/3XDgaxx6iu0 Award Presentation at JavaOnehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g59PMSk1oAE&t=2534s Dev Javahttps://dev.java/
2022-10-2608 min
Duke's CornerMatt Raible on Micro Frontends for Java DevelopersJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Matt Raible from Colorado. Matt is a Java Champion, a Duke's Choice Award winner, and Open Source developer, and a developer advocate. He previews his session at JavaOne on Micro Frontends for Java Developers. The conversation also gets into the Java community, how Matt got into development, and his contributions to the Open Source community. JavaOne 2022 October 17-20 in Las Vegas JavaOne 2022: Registration and Sessions JavaOne 2022: News Updates at Inside Java Matt Raible, Java Champion, Open Source Developer a...
2022-10-0324 min
Duke's CornerJosh Long on Fast, Scalable, Cloud Native Services in JavaJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Josh Long from San Francisco. Josh is a Java Champion and a Spring Developer Advocate. In this conversation he previews upcoming session on Kubernetes Native Java. He also talks about his experiences becoming a developer and working with the Java community around the world. JavaOne 2022 October 17-20 in Las Vegas JavaOne 2022: Registration and Sessions JavaOne 2022: News Updates at Inside Java Josh Long, Java Champion & Spring Developer Advocate @starbuxman Java Development and Community OpenJDK Inside Java De...
2022-09-2119 min
Duke's CornerBuilding Cloud Native Applications with Rustam MehmandarovJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Rustam Mehmandarov from Oslo, Norway. Rustam is a Java Champion and also Chief Engineer at Computas AS in Oslo. In this conversation he previews his three upcoming sessions at JavaOne, which explore building cloud native apps in Java. The discussion also covers Rustam's experiences in the Java community and at various conferences around the world. JavaOne 2022 October 17-20 in Las Vegas JavaOne 2022: Registration and Sessions JavaOne 2022: News Updates at Inside Java Rustam Mehmandarov, Java Champion, Chief Engineer at Co...
2022-09-1324 min
Duke's CornerSander Mak on Streamlining Large-Scale Java DevelopmentJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with JavaOne 2022 speaker Sander Mak from The Netherlands. Sander is a Java Champion, an author, and an engineer at Picnic. In this conversation he previews his upcoming session at JavaOne — Streamlining Large-Scale Java Development Using Error Prone. He also talks about the Java community and his experiences becoming a developer. JavaOne 2022 October 17-20 in Las Vegas JavaOne 2022: Registration and Sessions JavaOne 2022: News Updates at Inside Java Sander Mak, Java Champion, Author, Developer at Picnic @sander_mak Java Development and Comm...
2022-09-0618 min
Duke's CornerEmily Jiang Rethinks Microservices and Builds Cloud Native AppsJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Emily Jiang from the UK. Emily is a Java Champion and Developer Advocate. She's doing three sessions at JavaOne in October on microservices and cloud native development and she previews them in this discussion. She also talks about her experiences with the Java community and JavaOne. JavaOne 2022 from October 17-20 in Las Vegas JavaOne 2022: Registration and Sessions JavaOne 2022 Updates at Inside Java Emily Jiang, Developer Advocate, IBM @emilyfhjiang Java Development and Community Op...
2022-09-0121 min
Duke's CornerDelightful Integration Testing with Oleg ŠelajevJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Oleg Šelajev from Tartu, Estonia. Oleg works in developer relations at AtomicJar. He's also a Java Champion and a regular conference speaker. In this conversation Oleg previews his upcoming session at JavaOne — Delightful Integration Tests with Testcontainers. JavaOne 2022 from October 17-20 in Las Vegas JavaOne 2022: Registration and Sessions JavaOne 2022 Updates at Inside Java Oleg Šelajev, Developer Relations at AtomicJar @shelajev Java Development and Community OpenJDK Inside Java Dev.Java @java on Twitter Java o...
2022-08-3022 min
Duke's CornerThe Lost Art of Debugging with Mark HecklerJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Mark Heckler from St. Louis. Missouri in the United States. Mark is a software developer and developer advocate at Microsoft, a Java Champion, a conference speaker, and an author. Check out his book Spring Boot: Up and Running. In this conversation Mark previews his session at JavaOne — Das Boot: Diving into Debugging Spring Boot Applications. Mark also talks about the value of technical conferences and the community. JavaOne 2022 from October 17-20 in Las Vegas JavaOne 2022: Registration and...
2022-08-2222 min
Duke's CornerBruno Souza on Building your Java CareerJavaOne 2022 Speaker Preview In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Java developer and JavaOne 2022 speaker Bruno Souza from Brazil. Bruno is a Java Champion, he's been a board member of the Open Source Initiative, he's on the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process, and he leads the SouJava community in Brazil. Bruno has been building Java communities for decades, and in recent years he's been helping Java developers build their careers. That's the topic of this podcast and also Bruno's session at JavaOne in October in Las Vegas. JavaOne 2022 f...
2022-08-1334 min
Duke's CornerOracleDevLive Preview: Birds-of-a-feather: Code Katas for Java by Chandra GunturJava Champion Chandra Guntur previews his Birds-of-a-Feather session — Code Katas for Java — for the upcoming Oracle Developer Live Java Innovations conference on March 22nd and 24th. This conversation was recorded via Zoom on Thursday February 24, 2022. Chandra Guntur, Distinguished Engineer, Technical Fellow, BNY Mellon @cguntur on Twitter https://twitter.com/CGuntur Java Development & Community OpenJDK https://openjdk.java.net/ Inside Java https://inside.java/ Dev.Java https://dev.java/ @java Twitter https://twitter.com/java Duke's Corner Podcast Jim Grisanzio, Host, Java Developer Relations @jimgris on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris
2022-03-1411 min
Duke's CornerOracleDevLive Preview: Venkat Subramaniam on The Elegance of Pattern Matching in Modern JavaVenkat Subramaniam previews his upcoming session at Oracle Developer Live Java Innovations — The Elegance of Pattern Matching in Modern Java. The conversation was recorded via Zoom on Tuesday February 15, 2022. Venkat Subramaniam, Founder, Agile Developer @venkat_s on Twitter https://twitter.com/venkat_s Background on Pattern Marching JEP 305: Pattern Matching for instanceof (Preview) Pattern Matching with Gavin Bierman — Inside Java Podcast 17 Pattern Matching in Java 17 and Beyond Java Development & Community OpenJDK https://openjdk.java.net/ Inside Java https://inside.java/ Dev.Java http...
2022-02-2410 min
Duke's CornerProgram Update: The Move to Java!In this short episode Jim Grisanzio talks about his move to the Java Advocacy Team in Oracle's Java Platform Group and the coming changes in the podcast. A new name will be announced soon, and we'll be focusing on profiles of Java developers globally. The format will remain the same in terms of casual conversations one on one or in small groups. Communities are about people. So, that's what we'll be talking about here with Java developers. Who's doing really cool work? Who's solving the toughest problems? Who's creating new opportunities? Who's new? Who's been around forever...
2022-01-2104 min
Duke's CornerFROM THE ARCHIVES: John Spurling at UnVoxxed Hawaii 2020 on Debugging Jim Grisanzio talks with John Spurling, a JVM engineer at Twitter, at UnVoxxed Hawaii 2020 about debugging and the mental process of solving difficult technical issues. John Spurling, Twitter https://twitter.com/synecdotal Jim Grisanzio, Java Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris Video on YouTube https://youtu.be/6dwOPQSJwaI UnVoxxed Hawaii https://flic.kr/s/aHsmLF23KD https://twitter.com/UnVoxxedHawaii https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX8CzqL3ArzU0APb6QgpMMTMPEz1jok5Q Seymour Cray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymou...
2021-12-3116 min
Duke's CornerJanakiram MSV on Emerging Trends in Cloud Computing Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Janakiram MSV about some upcoming trends to look out for in 2022 in cloud computing. Janakiram is an industry analyst and architect based in Hyderabad, India, and he gave the keynote at Oracle Developer Day India in the fall of 2021. Video on YouTube.
2021-12-1044 min
Duke's CornerFROM THE ARCHIVES: Аlina Yurenko at Jfokus 2020 on the GraalVM Project and Building the Community In this archives episode Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Аlina Yurenko from Oracle on the GraalVM Project. The conversation took place in February 2020 at the Jfokus Java conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Alina talks about the state of the GraalVM project, the community, and Jfokus. Also see the video on YouTube.
2021-11-3013 min
Duke's CornerOracle Code Innovate Retools, Embraces Virtual Format to Engage Developers Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Chip Baber from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) about the Oracle Code Innovate Program. The conversation centers around building the cloud community by working directly with developers — that's side by side, hands on coding collaboration — on real cloud projects for active customers. The program, which started in 2018 with in-person sprints and moved virtual in 2020, uses a flexible Agile framework that spans a week of interactions, such as planning, training, ideation, coding, standups, demos, etc. What's great about the program is that all sides learn — the customer's developers get more d...
2021-11-1727 min
Duke's CornerSimon Coter and Simon Hayler on Oracle VirtualBox and Cloud Integration Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Simon Coter and Simon Hayler from the Oracle Linux and Virtualization Product Management organization about Oracle VirtualBox, the community, the roadmap, and integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Simon Coter, Director, Oracle Linux and Virtualization https://twitter.com/scoter80 Simon Hayler, Sr. Principal Technical Product Manager, Oracle Linux and Virtualization https://twitter.com/simonhayler1965 VirtualBox for Dummieshttps://blogs.oracle.com/scoter/post/ebook-virtualbox-for-dummies Oracle Virtual Boxhttps://www.virtualbox.org/ Oracle Cloud Infrastructurehttps...
2021-11-0528 min
Duke's CornerOracle ACE Director Rita Nunez Previews the 2021 LAOUC Evento de Primavera Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Oracle ACE Director Rita Nunez from Argentina to preview the upcoming 2021 LAOUC Evento de Primavera November 9-10. The event will be held online in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, and it's free and open to developers globally. Technologies discussed will be Oracle Database, security, APEX, Java, development tools, cloud, and more. Get involved here. Rita Nunez, Oracle ACE Director https://twitter.com/ritan2000 Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimgris/ https://developer.oracle.com/team/ https://oraclegroundbreakers.libs...
2021-10-2613 min
Duke's CornerBuilding Intelligent Models for Smarter and Safer Cities Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Gabriele Provinciali, an engineer and solutions architect at Oracle in Rome, about smart and safe city models built with Lego Bricks, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, and a variety of IoT edge sensors all connected to the Oracle Cloud. Twitter Thread. Video on YouTube. Oracle News Connect Article Little towns, big ideas: How scale models can imagine smarter and safer cities Gabriele Provinciali, Solution Architect, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriele/ https://twitter.com/GabbaPro ProximaSafe: Joining the Dots in OCI t...
2021-10-2034 min
Duke's CornerOracle ACE Director Francisco Alvarez Munoz Previews the 2021 Oracle Groundbreakers APAC Virtual Tour Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Oracle ACE Director Francisco Alvarez Munoz about the upcoming APAC Oracle Groundbreakers APAC Virtual Tour. The event takes place over two weeks starting on November 22 and running through December 7. Thousands of developers are expected to participate along with 100 speakers talking about a variety of topics, such as Java, Database, Cloud, APEX, Developer Tools, Data Science, and more. The event schedule will be posted soon. Check the links below and get involved. Video on YouTube. Francisco Alvarez Munoz, Oracle ACE Director & President of the APAC Oracle User Community
2021-10-1816 min
Duke's CornerOracle ACE Mirela Ardelean Previews the 2021 Oracle Groundbreakers EMEA Virtual Tour Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Mirela Ardelean about building the Oracle developer community and also the upcoming Oracle Groundbreakers EMEA Virtual Tour 2021 — October 15-29. There will be 70 speakers presenting Oracle technologies over 11 days to 10 UGs! Video on YouTube. Get involved with the event here. Mirela Ardelean, Oracle ACE, Founder and VP of the Romanian Oracle User Group, Board member of EOUC https://twitter.com/Mirela_RoOUG http://ogbemea.com Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimgris/ https://developer.oracle.com/team/ ht...
2021-10-1119 min
Duke's CornerExplore Oracle Labs Australia with Founder & Director Cristina Cifuentes Jim Grisanzio from Oracle Developer Relations talks with Cristina Cifuentes, Ph.D., who is the Director or Oracle Labs Australia. The conversation covers research and development in the labs, working with engineering teams at Oracle to ensure secure products, engaging university students on a FOSS project, and some history from Sun Microsystems as well. Video on YouTube. Oracle News Connect Article Oracle Groundbreakers Podcast: Explore Oracle Labs Australia Cristina Cifuentes, Ph.D., Founder & Director of Oracle Labs Australia https://twitter.com/criscifuentes https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcristinacifuentes/ https://labs.oracle...
2021-09-2135 min
Duke's CornerPreview: Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Joe Darcy Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 OpenJDK developer Joe Darcy previews his session at the upcoming Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations. The event is September 14 and 16 and Joe's talk — What Every Java Programmer Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic — will be on the 16th. Keynote, nine sessions, and four hands-on labs. Don't miss it! Video Joe Darcy, Engineer, Java Platform Group, Oracle https://twitter.com/jddarcy Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris https://developer.oracle.com/team/
2021-09-0806 min
Duke's CornerPreview: Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Paul Sandoz Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 In this conversation, Java Software Architect Paul Sandoz previews his talk at the upcoming conference Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations. The event is on September 14 and 16 and Paul will be talking about The Vector API in JDK 17. Don't miss it! 24 speakers booked! Everyone will be there. Video Register for Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 Paul Sandoz, Java Software Architect, Oracle https://twitter.com/PaulSandoz Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations...
2021-09-0306 min
Duke's CornerPreview: Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Venkat Subramaniam Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 In this short conversation, Java developer Venkat Subramaniam previews his talk at the upcoming Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations conference. The event is on September 14 and 16 and Venkat's session will be Making Use of Sealed Classes in Java. Don't miss it! Video. Register for Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 Venkat Subramaniam, Founder Agile Developer, Inc. https://twitter.com/venkat_s Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris...
2021-08-3006 min
Duke's CornerPreview: Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 In this short conversation Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro, Sr. Director of Java Product Management at Oracle, previews his two session at the upcoming Oracle Developer Live Java Innovations event in September. Aurelio will be talking about the new Java Management Service and also JDK 17. Video on YouTube Register for Oracle Developer Live — Java Innovations: Building the Future Today: September 14 and 16 https://developer.oracle.com/developer-live/java-innovations-sep-2021/ Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro https://twitter.com/aureliog Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Rela...
2021-08-1704 min
Duke's CornerSandesh Rao and Sai Penumuru on the Community and Technologies at Sangam 2019From the Archives | December 2019 | Sangam 19, Hyderabad, India Jim Grisanzio talks with Sandesh Rao and Sai Penumuru about the technology announcements at Sangam 2019 in Hyderabad and also the Sangam and OGYatra development community. In the discussion, Sai and Sandesh covered all the technology announcements Oracle made at the event, and all the community development activities that were taking place at the time. Video from the 2019 Interview https://youtu.be/xvIlOlK0lek Sai Penumuru, President, AIOUGhttps://twitter.com/sai_penumuru Sandesh Rao, VP, AIOps, Oracle https://twitter.co...
2021-08-1316 min
Duke's CornerRed Bull Racing Honda and Oracle Team up on a Series of Machine Learning HOLsRed Bull Racing Honda and Oracle Team up on a Series of Machine Learning HOLs — First Lab for Beginners on Wednesday August 11 at 8 AM PST Jim Grisanzio and Chris Bensen from Oracle Developer Relations preview the first in a series of unique hands-on labs. Starting on August 11 at 8 AM PST developers will have the opportunity to team up with Red Bull Racing Honda and Oracle in a hands-on lab that uses race data to teach machine learning. Video. Register for the lab here! Same link for on demand! Podcast Hos...
2021-08-0605 min
Duke's CornerOracleDevLive Preview | Ophelia Hernandez on Continuous Deployments to Oracle CloudOracle Developer Live — Simplifying Modern App DevAugust 3 & 5 | Register Here In this short preview I talk with Ophelia Hernandez about her upcoming DevOps session at Oracle Developer Live next week on automating continuous deployments to the cloud. YouTube Video https://youtu.be/tp6oEhRg-2Q Continuous Deployments: Automating Software Releases to OCI Platforms: This session will introduce OCI's new DevOps platform that enables developers to automate software deployments to OCI platforms. With OCI DevOps, you can accelerate feature delivery to customers and gain the confidence to quickly recover from erro...
2021-07-3003 min
Duke's CornerHeating up with MySQLA conversation with both MySQL community managers on the latest in the community and the technology In this conversation I talk with both MySQL community managers, David Stokes from Texas and Frédéric Descamps from Belgium. I met both of them in Brussels in February 2020 during the preFOSDEM 2020 MySQL Days. This is where the MySQL community comes together for two days of intensive technical sessions before going to the premier European open source conference — FOSDEM (Free and Open Source Software Developers' European Meeting). Yes, there's that much content to deal with so you...
2021-07-2826 min
Duke's CornerBuilding Software Development Communities: Lessons Learned and Stories from the Field Here are some photos, stories, and lessons I've collected over the years building Open Source software development communities at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and on my own. I like taking photos and I like talking to developers — it's how I learn. So in this comprehensive commentary I talk about pretty much everything I've learned during the previous 15 years or so doing community development. Everything I've learned I still use today. You can follow along with the photos below or view the video. I gave an earlier version of this talk at the All India Oracle User Gr...
2021-07-191h 27
Duke's CornerGerald Venzl and Chris Thalinger at UnVoxxed Hawaii 2020From the Archives | February 2020, Honolulu Hawaii Jim Grisanzio talks with Gerald Venzl from Oracle and Chris Thalinger from Twitter at UnVoxxed Hawaii 2020 about the un-conference format, the technical sessions, the mix of conference attendees, and some of the activities people took in during the three day event. Jim Grisanzio https://twitter.com/jimgris Chris Thalinger https://twitter.com/christhalinger Gerald Venzl https://twitter.com/GeraldVenzl Sanbox Conference Center https://sandboxhawaii.org/ YouTube Video https://youtu.be/nEIngyumfz8 This is part of the "From the Archives" series I'm posting occasionally to revisit some of t...
2021-07-1612 min
Duke's CornerMia Urman on the Year of Automation and Migrations to the Cloud Jim Grisanzio talks with Mia Urman, Oracle ACE Director and CEO of AuraPlayer, about her experiences at the recent ODTUG Kscope21 virtual conference and the upcoming OATUG's Ascend conference in Miami, Florida in August 2021. Mia Urman, Oracle ACE Director, CEO of AuraPlayer https://twitter.com/miaurman Video YouTube | Twitter Here is an older conversation in December 2020 we had on YouTube: Oracle ACE Director Mia Urman on Moving Oracle Forms into the Next Generation | Sangam 20 https://youtu.be/YyOwLToptnM Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations ht...
2021-07-1217 min
Duke's CornerEngaging Communities of Makers - People who Build with their Bare Hands Inspiring Builders: Part 2: Jim Grisanzio and Chris Bensen talk with Dale Dougherty from Make Magazine about the global phenomenon of Makers -- people who build with their bare hands and who give back to the community. This story is as old as it gets. We all have an inherent desire to build and collaborate and share, right? Engaging Communities of Makers - People who Build with their Bare Hands (Video) Dale Dougherty, Founder of Make Magazine https://twitter.com/dalepd https://twitter.com/make https://twitter.com/makerfaire https...
2021-06-241h 01
Duke's CornerChris Bensen: Inspiring Developers to Build Real Things Inspiring Builders: Part 1: Jim Grisanzio and Chris Bensen from Oracle Developer Relations talk about how they engage developers via demos and experiences online and at conferences. This in depth conversation is part one of a two part series on inspiring developers to build real things. Jim Grisanzio on Twitter @jimgris Chris Bensen on Twitter @chrisbensen YouTube: Chris Bensen: Inspiring Developers to Build Real Things Building of Super Pi Building the world's largest Raspberry Pi cluster The Seven Step Process to Creating an Amazing Demo Starting a New Project — Pi Zero Custom Breadboard Episode 1 - Custom Breadboard for...
2021-06-1734 min
Duke's CornerViews from the Mentors at the Hackmakers World Innovation Day April 2021 Hackmakers: Part 4: Jim Grisanzio talks with Amanda Bennett, Tamara Orth, and Alistair Hofert, about their experiences being mentors at the Hackmakers World Innovation Day Hackathon in April 2021. The conversation ranged from what tools and platforms were used, what projects were worked, who the participants were, and the overall passion everyone brought to the event. Oracle and other organizations sponsored the event in collaboration with UNESCO and UNEP. The areas of focus for the projects included health, education, and work -- all based on the larger list of United Nations world development goals. Amanda Bennett, Innovation Specialist...
2021-06-1324 min
Duke's CornerSteve Nouri on Hackathons as Playgrounds for Techies Hackmakers: Part 3: Jim Grisanzio talks with Steve Nouri about his experiences participating at the Hackmakers World Innovation Day Hackathon in April 2021. Steve is head of Data Science at ACS and also the Chair of Hackmakers. Steve loves participating in technical communities and hackathons and he talks about the value for developers in getting involved in these events. Oracle and other organizations sponsored the event in collaboration with UNESCO and UNEP. The areas of focus for the projects included health, education, and work -- all based on the larger list of United Nations world development goals. ...
2021-06-1108 min
Duke's CornerALWAYS FREE Oracle Cloud Free Tier — The Latest Services for Developers Jim Grisanzio talks with Rex Wang, VP for Developer Marketing, and Alok Sanghavi, Product Manager, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, about the latest news and new services offered in Oracle Cloud Free Tier. See http://oracle.com/free. Video on YouTube Rex Wang on Twitter @wrecks47 Alok Sanghavi on Twitter @aloksanghavi78 Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris https://developer.oracle.com/team/
2021-06-0712 min
Duke's CornerJason Lowe on the Benefits of Participating in Hackathons at the Hackmakers World Innovation Day Hackmakers: Part 2: Jim Grisanzio talks with Jason Lowe about his experiences participating at the Hackmakers World Innovation Day Hackathon in April 2021. Jason spoke about the people, skills, and software technologies that Oracle contributed to the event and some of history and upcoming hackathons as well. Developers and non-developers alike came together to work on projects to help support the people in need around the world -- and in the process they learned valuable new skills they can use in their careers. The experience was a continuum of learning for everyone. Oracle and other organizations sponsored th...
2021-05-2013 min
Duke's CornerFranco Ucci on Building Technology to Help People at World Innovation Day Hackathon Hackmakers: Part 1: Jim Grisanzio talks with Franco Ucci, Sr. Director for Oracle Cloud Platform Strategy for Australia and New Zealand. Franco outlines Oracle's involvement in the Hackmakers World Innovation Day Global Hackathon in April 2021, where thousands of developers came together to build solutions to help people. This is part one of a multipart series about this major developer event. Franco Ucci opens the series of discussions with an explanation of the event and the focus of the projects -- which was health, education, and economic growth. All of these areas have experienced serious challenges due...
2021-05-2015 min
Duke's CornerSandesh Rao on AIOps, Autonomous Database, and Developer Productivity Jim Grisanzio talks with Sandesh Rao about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, the latest technologies from Oracle in the AIOps space, how Sandesh manages teams, how he deals with change, and how industry trends are changing everything. Sandesh Rao, Oracle VP, AIOps Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris https://developer.oracle.com/team/
2021-04-2246 min
Duke's Corner#391: Jeff Smith on Helping Developers Get the Most out of Oracle Database Jim Grisanzio talks with Jeff Smith about some interesting features that have been emerging in the Oracle Database recently, such as an integrated development environment in the console for rapidly building RESTful Web Services. And many other tools for developers, of course. The two also talk about how much Jeff and his colleagues interact with the developer community, which is substantial. Jeff's been involved with database technology, developer communities, and enterprise customers for two decades now. He's has many fascinating stories to tell. Jeff Smith, Distinguished Product Manager, Oracle Database Podcast Host: Jim G...
2021-03-2432 min
Duke's Corner#390: Dmitry Alexandrov on Microservices, Project Helidon, and Building the Community In this episode Jim Grisanzio talks with Dmitry Alexandrov about his session at Jfokus 2021. Dmitry is a well known speaker at Java conferences globally, and at this month's Jfokus he ran a live coding session on Project Helidon, which is a collection of Java libraries for writing microservices. Dmitry covered the performance improvements and new features in Helidon 2.1. See his session abstract here. But Helidon is not just a Java engineering project for writing microservices. It's also an Open Source project. So developers can contribute globally via the community on GitHub. This is the real...
2021-02-1022 min
Duke's Corner#387 Managing Massive Change & Thriving in the Chaos of 2020 Jim Grisanzio from the Oracle Developer Relations Team talks with Simerjeet Singh in this extensive conversation about how to deal with the massive change we are all experiencing in 2020. Simerjeet is a noted motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and performance coach in India, and he was the keynote speaker at last year's Oracle Groundbreakers Sangam 19 Conference in Hyderabad, which is the annual event from the All India Oracle User Group (AIOUG). In December 2019 Simerjeet was the keynote speaker at the All India Oracle Users Group's annual conference, Sangam, in Hyderabad, India (photos). He spoke about thriving in...
2020-11-1848 min
Duke's CornerPodcast #385: Avi Miller on Linux, Open Source, Legos, and Development in 2020 Jim Grisanzio talks with Oracle Sr. Product Manager Avi Miller on a variety of Open Source projects at the company, some history about Oracle's involvement in the Linux community, how people can contribute to FOSS projects generally -- and a bit of Legos development at the end. Avi Miller (Twitter) Jim Grisanzio (Twitter) Video on YouTube Blog 1 Blog 2 Podcast Host: Jim Grisanzio, Oracle Developer Relations https://twitter.com/jimgris https://developer.oracle.com/team/
2020-09-1535 min