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A Bootiful Podcast

Josh Long

I'm Josh Long (@starbuxman), a humble Spring developer advocate at @VMWare, and this is A Bootiful Podcast (@BootifulPodcast), a celebration of the real heroes that drive ecosystems.

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  • Yesterday · 39 min

    Michael Carducci on optimizing data for agentic workflows

    Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, I sit down with Michael Carducci - software architect, magician, and knowledge graph expert—for a high-energy conversation about the future of AI. Michael breaks down why semantic data and auditable, deterministic reasoning are becoming essential for building trustworthy AI systems that actually work in production. If you’re curious about what’s next beyond bigger models and more tokens, this one is packed with big ideas, sharp insights, and a few surprises along the way. #ai #magic #knowledge #graph

  • September 17 · 1 hr 1 min

    Spring Tools lead Martin Lippert

    Hi, Spring fans! In this conversation, Spring Tools lead Martin Lippert joins us for a fascinating look at how developer tooling has evolved from Eclipse to VS Code and beyond. We dig into the architecture behind Spring Tools, language servers, MCP, and how the same ideas that once helped developers stay in flow are now helping AI coding agents understand Spring projects better. If you care about the future of Java, IDEs, and AI-assisted development, this one’s packed with insight.

  • September 10 · 55 min

    Netflix’s Paul Bakker

    Hi, Spring fans! This week’s interview is a must-watch if you care about where Java is headed next. This week, I talk to Netflix's Paull Bakker! We dig into Netflix’s real-world playbook for scaling Java, cutting costs with newer JDKs, and replacing reactive complexity with virtual threads and structured concurrency. Plus, there’s a sneak peek at the exciting future of Java, from AI-powered tooling to the upcoming Valhalla era.

  • August 20 · 58 min

    JRuby lead Charles Nutter

    In this episode, we sit down with the lead of the JRuby project for a fascinating look at how Ruby and the JVM came together, how JRuby became a production-ready powerhouse, and why it still matters today. We dig into threading, performance, Invoke Dynamic, Project Loom, Panama, Valhalla, and the future of dynamic languages on the JVM. If you care about Ruby, Java, open source, or building faster, more scalable systems, you’ll want to hear this conversation with fellow Java Champion and long-serving lead of JRuby, Charles Nutter.

  • August 6 · 1 hr 6 min

    Data guru Gregory Green on RabbitMQ, Valkey, Gemfire, Data Flow, and more

    Hi, Spring and data fans! Want a faster, smarter data stack? Tune into this episode with Gregory Green for a deep dive into GemFire, RabbitMQ Streams, Dataflow, and more. We cover real-time event processing, active-active consistency, full-text search, vector search, and how to build resilient, scalable systems with less complexity. Don’t miss it.

  • July 30 · 59 min

    Spring Boot founder and lead Phil Webb

    Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Spring Boot cofounder Phil Webb who joins the show to unpack the latest Spring Boot 4.1 release, from the long-awaited Spring gRPC support and MongoDB batch starter to security, observability, service connections, and other polished improvements.

  • July 23 · 51 min

    Java Developer Advocate Billy Korando on Java 27

    Hi Spring fans! In this installment, I am thrilled to have the chance to sit down with Java Developer Advocate Billy Korando to talk about the amazing features in the upcoming Java 27! We recorded this a day before I flew to San Francisco to attend the world premiere of the Java documentary, so as you can imagine, I've got goosebumps. To talk about what the language is bringing in the future and have this deep and amazing documentary experience about what the language has brought to developers and the world in 48 hours? Amazing. Thank you, Java, and thank you, Billy, for that amazing memory.

  • July 16 · 22 min

    Russ Miles!

    I'm joined, I think, for the second time by my friend, the legendary architect and developer extraordinaire Russ Miles, who has given some of the most cerebral and exciting Spring keynotes and talks ever. And this time, he's back to talk about — guess what — A.I. As usual, he's got a different and very interesting angle on the whole thing in this short-but-sweet episode. Recorded at UberConf 2026 in Westminster, Colorado!

  • June 11 · 58 min

    Spring Security lead Rob Winch answers some security questions for me

    Hi Spring and security fans! I got the legendary Spring Security lead Rob Winch to answers some of my burning security questions for us! Also: make sure you're downloading all the updates for the new Spring releases this week, the week of June 11th, 2026! (or later)

  • June 4 · 29 min

    Marit van Dijk

    hi Spring and IntelliJ IDEA fans! In this installment I talk to my friend and JetBrains Developer Advocate extraordinaire Marit van Dijk! This episode was recorded at JNation, an amazing show in Coimbra, Portugal!

  • May 28 · 19 min

    Microsoft’s Martijn Verburg

    Hi Spring fans! In this installment I talk to my friend, of JClarity and Microsoft fame, fellow Java champion and Java guru Martijn Verburg

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    May 21 · 36 min

    Hadi Hariri, Jetbrains legend

    Hi Spring and Kotlin fans! In this installment I have the privilege of talking to my old friend and Jetbrains legend Hadi Hariri, recorded live from Kotlin Conf 2026 in Munich, Germany! #kotlin #jvm #java #springboot

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