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Introducing the Development Practices Track 🤩

AI is changing how we build, secure, and collaborate. Learn how to stay relevant and thrive as a developer.

Talks by @sanderhoogendoorn.bsky.social, @aichalaafia.bsky.social, Artem Makarov & Soham Maheshwar

Check the lineup 🙌
amsterdam.voxxeddays.com

Btw sometimes you need a reminder to pause a moment and be proud of yourself 😊

What Burnout Taught Me About Sustainable Coding Practices 🔥🧑‍💻🌱 I didn’t burn out because I was weak or unmotivated. I burned out on very specific days for very specific technical reasons.

I didn’t burn out because I was weak or unmotivated. I burned out on very specific days for very specific technical reasons.
medium.com/@aichalaafia...

It's the blue Monday 💙
Get your favorite coffee mug ☕️ to survive 😆😆

Oooh great news 😄😄😄
My talk was accepted in @amsterdam.voxxeddays.com 🥰🤩🤩🥺
It will be a fun short new #java talk

🧠 IntelliJ 101 — Part 2: The Spring Plugin We All Wanted 🌱 Ever debugged a Spring Boot application and felt something was off? 😩 You stop at a breakpoint, inspect your variables, and everything…

Since this is @intellijidea.com 's 25th Birthday Week 🥳
I finally had the motivation to finish this article about the Spring debugger hacks I have been using for the last 3 months. 😌😌
#java
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Still smiling about this 😄💚
Ranked TOP 3% of most active speakers on Sessionize in 2025. This year took me to 10 events and to some stages for the first time, including BaselOne, JavaLand, Devoxx Belgium, and JCON. Very grateful for the trust, the communities, and all the great conversations!!
#java

Hello 2026: From a Java Dev Who Coded (and Caffeinated) Too Much in 2025 ☕🚀 Java devs, grab your coffee! or if you’re like me, after a long sprint, maybe a double shot of espresso. Let’s talk about what actually…

What actually matters for #Java devs in 2026?
Read all about it in my Hello 2026 article:
medium.com/@aichalaafia...

📣 Our call for papers is OPEN! Got an idea to share?

This is your moment to inspire the developer community.

Tracks Include:

🔸Java
🔸Architecture
🔸Dev Practices
🔸People & Culture
🔸Data
🔸Languages
🔸Build & Deploy
🔸Mind The Geek

Submit your proposal now ➡️ devoxxuk26.cfp.dev

#JUnit 6.1.0-M1 is ready for testing!

✨ New org.junit.start module for usage in compact source files
⚙ Execution mode configuration support for dynamic tests and containers
🏊 New parallel test executor implementation without ForkJoinPool

docs.junit.org/6.1.0-M1/rel...

The idea of the internet was to have a decentralized network of computers.
But what we have today is a network with big players like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Cloudflare.
If one if these players fail, like Cloudflare currently, a large part of the internet fails.
We should go back.

We didn't forget Duke's share of #Halloween treats 🍬😏😏
#java

I call this discipline ✨️

I am not a devrel; I just love conferences and mostly the people I find there 🥰😍(the goodies are bonus😆)

It's working fine now 😄

We are having our infinite coffee break now XD

Happy Monday!

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Update 2 : it's because #AWS is down too!!!!

Updates : Not only Docker Hub is down XD

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Oh, hello, Monday. 😭
Docker hub decided to go full nap mode 💤
everything pulling 503 like “nope, not today.”
perfect start of the week 😌
#DevOps #Docker

Fun activity for weekend
Building my #java mascot Duke 🤩

that face when they ask me about green java 😏
check my #VerboseMode interview at #BaselOne about #Java in the Green Cloud 💚
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/0aXohLj...

Last conf of the year ✅

Thanks for joining my Green Java in the Cloud session at @baselone.bsky.social 💚☁️
1st time speaking here, and it couldn’t be sweeter, thanks for the Swiss cookies & chocolate 🍪🍫

#Java #Greencode #BaselOne25

Not me coming back from DevoxxBE straight into urgent tickets 😩 thank god I recently found out about the Spring Debugger plugin in IntelliJ or I’d still be crying in my #java logs 💀 fixed everything somehow; now off to Basel… after this i need a break fr 😮💨

1 conference left to do !
This week I'll be talking in BaselOne

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay,
and this week I gave my talk “What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech” at #DevoxxBE.

Not about only about burnout or stress,
but also that quiet pressure to look fine while you’re barely holding it together. 🦆

📽: youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...

My episode on the Women in Tech Talks Podcast just dropped today 🎙️💜
I shared my journey in tech, green programming, and what it means to be part of this community.

Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2THM...
#java

YouTube video by Devoxx What the Duck?🦆 The Hidden Crisis in Tech by Aicha Laafia

If you attended my talk
"What the Duck?🦆 The Hidden Crisis in Tech" please don't forget to rate my session ! m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
Otherwise you want watch it here youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
Thank you 😊

You can now watch my talk What the duck ? 🦆 via link : youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...

This is the @jcon.one t-shirt ✨️✨️btw I was asked many times about it 😉