Skip to content
PodParley
A Bootiful Podcast podcast artwork

PODCAST · technology

A Bootiful Podcast

by Josh Long

I'm Josh Long (twitter.com/Starbuxman), a humble Spring advocate at @VMWare and this is a (twitter.com/BootifulPodcast) a Bootiful Podcast, a celebration of the real heroes that drive ecosystems.

Publisher-supplied feed metadata · PodParley refreshed Oct 16, 2026 · Source feed

Subscribe · 0 Bookmark

Episodes

  1. 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 everything in Rust” hype with AI in the driver’s seat? In this episode, Josh sits down with community legend Andrew Lombardi for a fast, funny, and deeply…

    more

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. 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...

  10. 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

  11. 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,...

  12. 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.

  13. 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…

    more

  14. 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…

    more

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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)

  20. 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!

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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!

  24. 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

  25. 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!

  26. 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!

  27. 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!

  28. 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.

  29. 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

  30. 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!

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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...

  35. 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!

  36. 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!…

    more

  37. Jetbrains legend Marco Behler

    hi, Spring fans! In this installment I have the privilege of talking to Jetbrains legend Marco Behler

  38. 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.

  39. 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!

  40. 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

  41. 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.

  42. 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!

  43. 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...

  44. 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!

  45. 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!

  46. 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

  47. 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.

  48. 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!

  49. 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.

  50. 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.

View all 100 episodes →

Type above to search every episode's transcript for a word or phrase. Matches are scoped to this podcast.

Searching…

We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.

No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.

Showing of matches

No topics indexed yet for this podcast.

Loading reviews...

ABOUT THIS SHOW

I'm Josh Long (twitter.com/Starbuxman), a humble Spring advocate at @VMWare and this is a (twitter.com/BootifulPodcast) a Bootiful Podcast, a celebration of the real heroes that drive ecosystems.

HOSTED BY

Josh Long

CATEGORIES

technology news

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does A Bootiful Podcast have?

A Bootiful Podcast currently has 100 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is A Bootiful Podcast about?

I'm Josh Long (twitter.com/Starbuxman), a humble Spring advocate at @VMWare and this is a (twitter.com/BootifulPodcast) a Bootiful Podcast, a celebration of the real heroes that drive ecosystems.

How often does A Bootiful Podcast release new episodes?

A Bootiful Podcast has 100 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to A Bootiful Podcast?

You can listen to A Bootiful Podcast on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.

Who hosts A Bootiful Podcast?

A Bootiful Podcast is created and hosted by Josh Long.
URL copied to clipboard!