Virtual Java User Group

📺 Join our Developer Advocates for a special IntelliJ IDEA Talk episode focusing on the 2025.2 release highlights!
Enjoy hands-on demos, feature deep dives, and real discussions about what matters for your workflows!
📅 Check out the agenda and set a reminder: www.youtube.com/live/_nt-z0F...

🚨 vJUG is back with another 🔥 session!

Join us Aug 26 for Simpler Java Build Tooling with OOP by the brilliant Haoyi Li.

Learn how object-oriented design can simplify Java builds & see the new Mill tool in action!
👉 bit.ly/3UdXIyZ

#Java #vJUG #BuildTools

The Call for Papers for Devnexus 2026 is now OPEN!

Join us for a revamped Devnexus: all the great things of the largest, but also community focused, Enterprise Java event in the USA

CFP Link:
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PS: how ya'll like our new brand design 😃

We’re celebrating #Java30 all year long!
Join @sharatchander.bsky.social as he reflects on the journey of Java in this #IntelliJIDEAConf keynote 👉 youtu.be/iPZZm2PLLWc

Simpler Java build tooling with Object Oriented Programming, Tue, Aug 26, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup We are back, and we have another great session lined up for you! **📅 Date:** 26th August 2025 **📡 Virtual:** https://youtube.com/live/V03wKwcegxg **🕒 Timing:** 10:00 AM

☕ Ready to rethink Java build tools?
Dive into Simpler Java build tooling with Object Oriented Programming by Haoyi Li, with a live demo at @virtualjug.bsky.social

📅 Aug 26
⏰ 10AM (PT) | 5PM (UTC) | 6PM (BST)
🎥 www.meetup.com/virtualjug/e...

Hosted by Grace Robinson.

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#Java peers, #JavaOne IS BACK AGAIN IN 2026 (March 17-19). Read our blog to learn more and sign up w/interest if you want to attend, speak, or sponsor: social.ora.cl/6011fdkbH

Learn.java: The Destination for Java Beginners, Students, and Teachers

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JVM Weekly | Artur Skowronski | Substack From the latest updates in JVM languages like Java, Kotlin, and Scala to emerging technologies like GraalVM and Quarkus, this newsletter covers a wide range of topics that are of interest to developer...

JVM Weekly (jvm-weekly.com/) by ‪@askowronski.bsky.social‬

💙 Thank you @brianvermeer.nl

Start with Foojay.io for blogs and maybe dev.java

The Java annotated newsletter from Jetbrains www.jetbrains.com/lp/jam/
The Java specialist newsletter from Heinz Kabutz
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Follow individual Java Champions on Bsky. Here are the starterpacks.
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Me: Googles “best Java blogs” for the 47th time 😩
Also me: Why not ask the experts?

Hey #Java community, share your favourite newsletters, podcasts, and blogs that inspire you more than your code does!

Let’s crowdsource greatness 👇

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Named parameters in constructor and method is one of the most desired features in #java...

First time I see bogus parameter used in such area but it should not be that rare I guess :(

Java's 30th Anniversary—A Look At Years Of Sun And Clouds The 30th anniversary of Java, being celebrated this year, offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on the remarkable changes the ecosystem has undergone.

#Java turns 30 – and it’s still evolving. BellSoft CEO Alexander Belokrylov explores how the platform adapted to modern challenges in his new Forbes article:
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Duke's Corner: Nate 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 univ...

Duke's Corner Podcast with Nate Schutta on all things Java. Teaching, learning, contributing and everything for passionate Java developers. @nts.bsky.social dukescorner.libsyn.com/nate-schutta...

Great news for Spring developers, the IntelliJ IDEA unified distribution will make start.spring.io wizard to create Spring Boot projects available for free (currently only available in Ultimate)!

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If you're working with modern Java go check out my talk on records - it's only 16 minutes, yet will help you write solid immutable code with them 🤩

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📢 Only 3 days remaining until my virtual Virtual Java User Group (vJUG) session!

Join me online this Wednesday, June 11th, to learn how to optimize your #Java apps for less environmental impact. 💚

Don't miss out – register now: bit.ly/4jocKfq

ATT Java developers, have you ever considered the carbon footprint of your code?

On June 11, @aichalaafia.bsky.social will share actionable techniques to optimise resource usage, write efficient algorithms, and reduce the environmental impact of #Java applications.

Join Us: bit.ly/4jocKfq

1 week to go! We’re thrilled to host ‪@aichalaafia.bsky.social‬ at vJUG on June 11, where she’ll discuss sustainable Java development.

Don’t miss this unconference-style session packed with eco-friendly coding tips for Java devs!

📡 Live & Virtual | 6 PM GMT | bit.ly/4jocKfq

Join #JUGOberpfalz online on July 2nd and learn what 20 years of real-world system evolution can teach you — from someone who's lived it.

🎤 Heiko Scherrer shares hands-on lessons from two decades maintaining a microservice-based warehouse system

🔗 Register free: www.meetup.com/jug-o...

Join us as ‪@aichalaafia.bsky.social‬ takes us on a deep dive into Building Sustainable Software with Java 🌱☕

Expect practical techniques, real-world examples & interactive discussions on making Java apps more eco-friendly!

Its free to join: bit.ly/4jocKfq