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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.

Episodes

20 of 126 episodes

”Data Geekery” with JOOQ creator Lukas Eder

Hi, Spring fans! In this conversation, Josh Long explores how JOOQ turns SQL into a type-safe, fluent Java language—making complex database...

43:33Oct 29, 2026

Anton Arhipov on AI Development within JetBrains IDEs

Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, Josh sits down with longtime friend and JetBrains developer Anton Arkhipov for a fascinating look at how A...

49:41Oct 22, 2026

Can Java be more performant than Rust? Andrew Lombardi has the numbers

Hi, Spring fans! What happens when a longtime Kotlin and JVM fan - my friend Andrew Lombardi - decides to take on the latest “rewrite everyt...

32:30Oct 15, 2026

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...

48:25Oct 8, 2026

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-rangi...

52:04Oct 1, 2026

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-ene...

39:11Sep 24, 2026

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...

61:54Sep 17, 2026

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 Bak...

55:31Sep 10, 2026

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 stronge...

43:41Sep 3, 2026

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...

30:01Aug 27, 2026

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 beca...

58:00Aug 20, 2026

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 ext...

56:16Aug 13, 2026

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, RabbitM...

66:07Aug 6, 2026

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 relea...

59:22Jul 30, 2026

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 t...

51:36Jul 23, 2026

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 o...

22:40Jul 16, 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 Mo...

62:42Jul 9, 2026

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-a...

66:02Jul 1, 2026

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...

42:51Jun 25, 2026

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,...

53:44Jun 18, 2026