A Bootiful Podcast
A Bootiful Podcast is hosted by Josh Long, a Spring advocate at VMware. The podcast celebrates the real heroes that drive ecosystems, featuring interviews and discussions about software development, particularly around the Spring framework and Java ecosystem.
Episodes
legendary Java developer Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, we catch up with one of the most influential engineers in modern Java history - Kohsuke Kawaguchi - for a wide-ranging conversation that’s equal parts tech retrospective, career reflection, and future-gazing.
It all starts with a chance reunion at a Java documentary screening in the Bay Area, where familiar faces from Sun and Oracle, old friends, and long-time a
JReleaser creator and fellow Java Champion Andres Almiray
Hi, Spring fans! What if the JVM could feel as frictionless as the modern dev tools people rave about on other platforms? In this wide-ranging, high-energy conversation, you’ll hear two longtime friends (Andres Almiray is a fellow Java champion and a legend) geek out over the future of desktop Java, the pain of Electron, the elegance of JavaFX, and the tools making it all easier to ship. The discu
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
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
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 toolin
BellSoft’s Catherine Edelveis on hardened runtime images, container security, and more
Hi, Spring fans! I chat with BellSoft’s Catherine Edelweiss about using buildpacks and hardened images to ship Spring Boot apps with stronger security, cleaner defaults, and far less Dockerfile pain. #BellSoft #Docker #Java #JRE #SpringBoot
Joe Grandja on Spring Authorization Server, OAuth, and so much more
Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, I talk Spring Security’s Joe Grandja about Spring Authorization Server’s graduation into Spring Security 7, and the new security heavyweights DPoP and PAR.
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,
Redouble AI CTO Andrey Santrosyan on the pitfalls of agentic systems in the enterprise
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, my friend James Ward and I sat down with Redouble AI CTO and founder Andrey Santrosyan
This was an extra special episode because I conducted the interview with my friend, AWS' James Ward.
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/santrosyan/
* https://redouble.ai
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.
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.
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
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
Spring Boot legend Moritz Halbritter on the latest and greatest in Spring Boot 4 and 4.1
Hi Spring fans! Spring Boot 4.1 is here and with it a ton of amazing features. I'm delighted to have had the opportunity to sit down with Moritz Halbritter, of Spring Boot and Spring Initializr fame, to talk about some of the amazing features.
Sébastien Deleuze on the latest-and-greatest in Spring AI and Spring Framework
Hi Spring fans! In this installment we talk to the legendary Spring AI and Spring Framework contributor Sébastien Deleuze about the latest-and-greatest in AI, Kotlin, the framework, and more.
My friend Francesco Ciulla on developer advocacy and more
Hi Spring fans! In this installment we talk to my friend Francesco Ciulla about the art of developer advocacy and more. Francesco Ciulla is the Head of DevRel Engineering at zerops.io.
DaShaun Carter on patching, Spring Boot 4.1, and security in the world of AI
Hi Spring fans! In this installment I have the privilege to sit down with my friend DaShaun Carter to talk about patching, Spring Boot 4.1, and security in the world of AI.
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)
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!
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
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
the legendary Adib Saikali on AI, the power of the platform, and more
Hi, Spring fans! I'm so thrilled to have been able to sit down and talk to my friend Adib Saikali!
Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on his new book ”Testing Spring Boot Applications”
Hi Spring fans! In this installment I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Daniel Garnier-Moiroux and talk about "Testing Spring Boot Applications," from Manning!
#testing #springboot #java #kotlin #springframework
Ronald Dehuysser, founder of JobRunr, on their ambitious new ”ClawRunr”-like agent runtime
Hi Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to my friend and JobRunr founder Ronald Dehuysser about the latest and greatest, and their new "ClawRunr" project!
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam and James Ward on Intelligent Kotlin
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talked with the legendary Dr. Venkat Subramaniam and James Ward, with whom I had the privilege of doing a presentation at Voxxed Days Amsterdam. This was filmed right before the three of us took the stage!
the legendary Craig Walls
Hi Spring fans! In this installment we talk to the legendary Craig Walls, author of _Spring In Action_, _Spring AI in Action_, and more!
Mark Kropf on AI orchestration
Hi Spring fans! I was delighted to get a chance to sit and talk to my pal and Pivotal alum Mark Kropf about his efforts around orchestrating AI. This doesn’t have to do with the JVM or Spring, per se, but it’s an interesting discussion nonetheless.
Java Developer Advocate Ana-Maria Mihalceanu
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to legendary Java developer advocate Ana-Maria Mihalceanu, recorded at JavaOne 2026
Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on MCP Security
Hi Spring, AI, Spring AI, security, and Spring Security fans! In this installment I talk to the legendary Daniel-Garnier Moiroux!
Cay Horstmaan, legendary Java professor, author, lecturer
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to the legendary Java author, professor, and Java Champion Cay Horstmann, whom you might know from classics such as "Core Java."
* his web site - https://horstmann.com
Spring Messaging Legend: Soby Chacko
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk with the legendary Soby Chacko about Apache Kafka, Spring AI, and much more! #apachekafka #kafka
Neo4j legend Jennifer Reif
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to Jennifer Reif, developer advocate at Neo4J, about graph RAG, graph databases, GraphQL, Neo4J, Spring Data Neo4J, and more.
#neo4j #graphRag #AI #artificialintelligence
John Willis, author of ”Rebels of Reason”
Hi Spring fans! In this installment I sit down with DevOps legend and industry analyst extraordinaire John Willis and talk about his new book _Rebels of Reason: The Long Road from Aristotle to ChatGPT and AI's Heroes Who Kept the Faith_, and talk about the nature of the ecosystem, AI, the role of the developer in this exciting new world, and so much more! #ai #springboot #developers #artificailint
Glenn Renfro: Java and Spring community legend and my friend - on Devnexus and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to the amazing Glenn Renfro about Spring Batch, Spring Integration, Spring AI, and much more — plus why you should definitely register to attend the amazing Devnexus event in Atlanta, GA!
Java Champion and hilarious friend, Richard Fichtner
Hi, Spring fans! I've been waiting for this episode for so long! Today, we're finally joined by my friend Richard Fichtner, who so took pity on my plight waiting for music to be added to the GraalVM that his company, XDev Software, created the `music-maven-plugin`, the best Maven plugin, ever! This episode was recorded live at the amazing JFokus 2026 event!
Jetbrains legend Marco Behler
hi, Spring fans! In this installment I have the privilege of talking to Jetbrains legend Marco Behler
Start Your Year with Java Right with Java Developer Advocate Billy Korando
Hi, Spring (and Java) fans! In this episode I am beyond delighted to talk Java developer advocate and longtime friend of the show Billy Korando about the latest-and-greatest in the Java ecosystem.
Jetbrains legend Dmitry Jemerov
Hi, Spring and IntelliJ IDEA fans! This week we celebrate 25 years of Jetbrains IntelliJ IDEA, and who better to talk to us about its evolution than Dmitry Jemerov, whose been a contributor and developer for the project since 2003!
Jonatan Ivanov on how to measure all the things with Micrometer
Hi, Spring fans! This week we catch up with the observably awesome Jonatan Ivanov on how to measure all the things with Micrometer
Spring Security lead Rob Winch
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I have the privilege of sitting down and talking to the legendary Rob Winch, lead of Spring Security, Spring Session, and the amazing Testjars project.
Apache Tomcat legend Mark Thomas (Happy new year!)
In this episode, I talk with Mark Thomas, the legendary and highly prolific committer to Apache Tomcat. Happy New Year!
the legendary Nate Schutta, teacher, friend, and.. harbinger of doom!
Hi Spring fans, and happy holidays! I'm delighted to be joined again on this episode by my friend and fellow harbinger of doom (in the best possible way), Nate Schutta — co-author of the wonderful book _Foundations of Software Engineering_!
* get the book here https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/fundamentals-of-software/9781098143220/
Spring cofounder Juergen Hoeller on the amazing Spring Framework 7 release
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to the legendary cofounder of Spring itself, Juergen Hoeller, about the awesome new Spring Framework 7 release.
Happy holidays, one and all!
The legendary Rossen Stoyanchev on API versioning, declarative interface clients, RestTestClients, and more
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of a Bootiful Podcast! In this installment I talk to the legendary Rossen Stoyanchev on API versioning, declarative interface clients, RestTestClients, and more!
Dan Vega on the fundamentals of software engineering
Hi, Spring fans! I'm so excited to chat with fellow Spring developer advocate Dan Vega about his new book, "Fundamentals of Software Engineering"
https://www.danvega.dev/books/fundamentals-of-software-engineering
Spring community legend and friend Simon Martinelli
Hi, Spring fans! Happy Thanksgiving from me, and I am sure the entire Spring team, to you! We are, it should be clear, oh so very grateful.. thankful.. for you, the community. This week it is my great pleasure to chat with Spring community legend Simon Martinelli.
The legendary Sébastien Deleuze on all that’s new and nice in Spring Framework 7
Hi, Spring fans! Happy Spring Boot 4.0 release day! Make sure to get the bits at start.spring.io! This release is packed with new features, a lot of which comes from Spring Framework 7. To help break it down for us this week, we’re joined by none other than the legendary Sébastien Deleuze!
The legendary Bruce Eckel on language design, effects, abstraction, concurrency, and so much more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I sit down with the legendary Bruce Eckel, who has probably forgotten more about programming languages than I will ever know, and whose book _Thinking in Java_ helped launch me into a career.
The Vaadin team, live from Vaadin Create 2025
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I had the privilege to sit down with Vaadin legends Joonas Lehtinen, Marcus Hellberg, and Leif Åstrand at the amazing Vaadin Create 2025 event in Frankfurt, Germany.
Elastic’s developer advocate extraordinairre Philip Krenn on the state of logging
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to my friend and Elastic's developer advocate extraordinairre Philip Krenn on the state of logging
Spring team engineer Dariusz Jędrzejczyk on the latest-and-greatest in the reactive world, MCP, and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to the Spring team engineer Dariusz Jędrzejczyk on the latest-and-greatest in the reactive world, MCP, and more
Oracle VP and GraalVM founder Thomas Wuerthinger
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Oracle VP and GraalVM founder Thomas Weurthinger, recorded at Devoxx 2025!
Spring Security contributor Josh Cummings on the latest-and-greatest in Spring Security 7
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to Spring Security contributor and legend Josh Cummings
Dr. Kris De Volder on developer tooling for Spring developers
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to Spring tooling legend Dr. Kris De Volder
Spring Batch lead Mahmoud Ben Hassine
hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to the legendary lead of the Spring Batch project, Mahmoud Ben Hassine, about the latest-and-greatest in Spring Batch in the Spring Boot 4 generation.
Spring Cloud lead Spencer Gibb
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to the legendary lead of Spring Cloud and friend to the community, Spencer Gibb!
This was recorded live from Las Vegas, NV, at the fantastic SpringOne 2025 event!
Purnima Padmanabhan, General Manager, Tanzu Division, Broadcom
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to the general manager of Tanzu, the legendary Purnima Padmanabhan, about AI, the power of the platform, and more. Recorded live from SpringOne 2025!
Spring Cloud guru Ryan Baxter
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to the amazing Spring Cloud contributor Ryan Baxter, live from SpringOne 2025!
JobRunr founder Ronald Dehuysser on what’s new in version 8
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, fresh after an exciting and exhausting SpringOne 2025, I am thrilled to have talked with JobRunr founder Ronald Dehuysser on what's new in version 8
JobRunr - https://www.jobrunr.io/en/blog/v8-release/
Andrey Belyaev, product manager for IntelliJ IDEA
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to Andrey Belyaev, a Product Manager at JetBrains working on the IntelliJ IDEA product, about the latest-and-greatest support for Spring in Jetbrains IntelliJ IDEA!
Architecture sage and Spring Modulith lead Oliver Drotbohm
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I caught up with architecture guru and Spring Modulith founder and lead Oliver Drotbohm and we looked at some of the amazing possibilities in Spring Modulith 2.0, coming after Spring Framework 7.0 and Spring Boot 4.0 drop later this year!
Andrew Lombardi, Beginning Spring AI co-author, and friend of the show
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I am thrilled to talk to my longtime friend Andrew Lombardi about the latest-and-greatest, his new book _Beginning Spring AI_, and more
Spring Security lead Rob Winch on Spring Security 7.0, SpringOne 2025, and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I'm joined by Spring Security lead Rob Winch to discuss the amazing new additions to Spring Security 7.0, coming in November of 2025, and the coverage you can expect when you see our talk at SpringOne 2025 (have you registered - https://springone.io ?)
José Paumard, Java developer advocate and professor
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, recorded at Devoxx UK 2025, I talk to the legendary professor of computer science and legend José Paumard about Java, the ecosystem, and more,
Spring legends Tasha Isenberg and Jason Konicki
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I speak with Spring legends Jason Konicki and Tasha Isenberg about Spring, the ecosystem, and SpringOne 2025. (By the way, have you registered for it yet - https://springone.io?
API oracle Arjen Poutsma
Hi, Spring fans! In this edition, I had the pleasure of chatting with the brilliant Arjen Poutsma, our go-to API oracle.
If you’re curious about his fantastic insights, thoughts, and consultancy services, be sure to check out: https://poutsma-principles.com
Dr. Heinz Kabutz, a legendary Java Champion, teacher, and author of the Java Specialists newsletter!
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to Dr. Heinz Kabutz, a legendary Java Champion, trainer, teacher, and author of the Java Specialists newsletter! This episode was recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025
DevOps and AI luminary Patrick Debois
Hi, Spring, cloud native, and AI fans! In this installment, I had the opportunity to briefly sit down and talk with DevOps and AI luminary Patrick Debois, from the amazing Devoxx UK 2025 show.
Micrometer.io lead Tommy Ludwig on the latest-and-greatest in observability for the Spring developer
Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, I talk to Micrometer.io lead Tommy Ludwig on the latest-and-greatest in observability for the Spring developer
The legendary Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on security, AI, MCP, and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to the legendary Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on security, AI, MCP, and more, recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025.
IntelliJ IDEA project lead Aleksey Stukalov
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to IntelliJ IDEA lead Aleksey Stukalov
Java community legend Victor Rentea
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to the legendary Victor Rentea. This episode was recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025.
Spring IO founder Sergi Almar on Spring IO 2025
Hi, Spring and Spring I/O fans! In this installment we have the privilege of chatting with friend of the community and legend Sergi Almar about the amazing Spring IO 2025, where this episode was published, and a lot more.
Eclipse Collections legend Donald Raab
Hi, Spring fans! In this edition, we talk to Eclipse Collections founder Donald Raab
V Körbes on security from the platform on up
Hi, Spring fans! In today's extra special installment I talk to Broadcom's V Körbes who works on security above and below the application.
Spring instructor Mary Ellen Bowman
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Mary Ellen Bowman, a legendary Spring instructor!
Java Champion, Tessl Devrel head, friend, Virtual JUG co-founder Simon Maple
Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, we catch up with Java Champion, Tessl Devrel head, Virtual JUG co-founder, and friend Simon Maple! This episode was recorded at the amazing ArcOfAI conference held in amazing Austin, TX!
Jeff Genender on Apache, ActiveMQ, AI, the Java community, and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this episode I'm joined by well-known member of the Java community Jeff Genender, whose contributions to Apache over the decades have driven several key projects with which you're no doubt familiar.
Wiremock’s Lee Turner and Tom Akehurst
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to Wiremock's leaders Lee Turner and Tom Akehurst
AWS Developer Advocate and industry legend James Ward
hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to AWS Developer Advocate and industry legend James Ward about AWS Bedrock, Amazon Cohere, Spring AI, MCP, and so much more!
