Foojay Podcast #48: JUG Oberpfalz, JCON Conference, and JAVAPRO Magazine
- May 06, 2024
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Once a month, in the Foojay Podcast, we discuss the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it.
In this episode, we are in Oberpfalz, Germany, for a particular reason: the organizers of the local JUG are the same people responsible for the JCON conference in Cologne in a few weeks.
Let's also learn more about this Java community in Germany!
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Guests
Richard Fichtner
Markus Kett
Podcast Host: Frank Delporte
Links
- JUG Oberpfalz
- JCON
- JAVAPRO
Content
00:00 Introduction of the topic and guests
02:09 What should we know about Oberpfalz
02:52 Java history of the guests
05:31 About the start of JUG Oberpfalz in a cafe in Silicon Valley
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-silicon-valley-cafe-where-paypal-tesla-and-netscape-did-deals-2012-2
06:49 About the JCON conference
07:25 How many JUGs in Germany?
07:57 Event schedule of JUG Oberbpfalz
09:17 Why JCON in Cologne?
12:54 Free tickets for JCON for JUG members
https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-19/: How Working For Free For Fun Brought Me Fame and Fortune – Or At Least Some Of Each – In The End
19:05 About the JAVAPRO magazine
21:49 About the content of JCON conference
25:04 Most remarkable sessions of JUG Oberpfalz
27:24 About the evolutions in Java
https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-47/: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Java
https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-29/: How will AI and ML Influence the Role of Developers?
31:47 AI talks on JCON conference
32:44 1ON1 at JCON conference
38:03 Conclusion
Music
- Barbershop John
- Hermine Deurloo
- Synapse by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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- May 06, 2024
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Frank Delporte is a Java Champion, Java Developer, Senior Technical Writer at Azul, Blogger, Author of "Java Programming for Raspberry Pi - A Hands-On Guide to Electronics and IoT Projects", and Open-Source Contributor for Pi4J, Lottie4J, MelodyMatrix,... Frank writes and talks about Java in business production environments, but also in places people don’t always expect it, on the Raspberry Pi, driving GPIO pins, rendering JavaFX UIs, and running on RISC-V single-board computers.
Richard Fichtner is the Principal Software Architect at XDEV Software GmbH, with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. He works at the intersection of business and technology, contributing to the open-source community through projects like RapidClipse (https://www.rapidclipse.com) and advocating for best practices in Apache Maven. Richard is passionate about sharing knowledge on Java technologies, making him a frequent conference speaker. He leads the Java User Group Oberpfalz, co-organizes the JCON conferences (https://jcon.one), and has been recognized as a Java Champion, Oracle ACE Pro, IBM Champion and Vaadin Champion. With a Master of Science in Applied Computer Science, his expertise spans Java, clean code, cloud technologies, and pragmatic development practices, focusing on improving developer productivity through cloud solutions. Richard enjoys relaxing by a campfire and listening to/playing country music in his spare time.
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