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Dmitry Moskalyuk
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Foojay Podcast #101: Java 27 in Practice: Smaller Heaps, Smarter Defaults, and Valhalla on the Horizon
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- 23 Sep DubJUG 269: Geertjan and Ivan
- 23 Sep Knowns and Unknowns: Testing AI Generated Code
- 23 Sep Workshop Hands-On: Kiro Express — Desarrollo de Software Impulsado por IA
- 24 Sep From Search to AI: How Retrieval Evolved
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- 24 Sep Renovate – Dein Freund und Helfer für Dependency Updates
- 24 Sep Vom Monolithen zum Modulithen: Spring Modulith in der Praxis (Nils Hartmann)
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- 24 Sep Choose Your Own AI Adventure: Java, agents, and rabbit holes
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- 30 Sep Amsterdam JUG OTel Workshop at Dash0
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- 1 Oct October 2026: Snake in 10 Lines and the Identity of AI Agents
- 1 Oct JUG DA: Double Feature: Value Objects and Project Valhalla + Java for AI (Nicolai Parlog, Zoran Sevarac)
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A detailed report reads like proof. The agent lists the files it touched, names the branch, quotes a commit hash, adds a test count and …
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372 viewsKeeping Java Hot This Summer
Simon Ritter tours US & Canada JUGs in August 2026 with a deep technical talk on JVM startup and warmup. Find your city and register.
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