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DevRel @Timefold | Conference (Keynote) Speaker 🗣️ | #Java Champion | @BeJUG Organizer | Kind of a weird guy 😅

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If you want a sticker like this one, the only way to get it is to come speak at our #java User Group. 😁 Be like @andresalmiray.com, come share your knowledge!

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I have been looking forward to the moment I could hand this to @andresalmiray.com. After years of 🚫 MVN CLEAN INSTALL advocacy AND giving 2 talks in a row, it felt he deserved it 😅

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@andresalmiray.com introducing us to @langchain4j.dev, OracleDBs, @jreleaser.org and more at our lovely JUG. 😊

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

Me: "looking to find focus to work on presentation" Me: "finds focus.. in the zone 😎" Me: "I will get so much work done 💪" Daycare: "The hell you are" So off to go pick up my boy who has a fever. #dadlife

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Voxxed Days Luxembourg 2025 (June 19th and 20th)'s CFP is opened (has been for a week for those on the lookout). https://voxxedlu2025.cfp.dev More information about Voxxed Days Luxembourg 2025: https://luxembourg.voxxeddays.com Submit your proposals!

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Surely not me opening my talk with a picture of my cat. Nope nope, no sir-y, surely not me. 🐈‍⬛ Then again, 🙃 there might be logic to this madness... come find out next week at @devworldconference.bsky.social, where I'll present "LLM's can't optimize schedules, but AI can". See you in Amsterdam!

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Great post by @angiejones.tech about agents and #mcp while using #java examples. 🤩 Reminder to the #java crowd... It's super easy to build your own #mcp server! Go build some stuff! tomcools.be/post/2025-ja...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Timefold hitting the front-page of @newsycombinator.bsky.social 😍. The blog post @geoffreydesmet.bsky.social wrote is probably the best explainer why I switched companies after 11.5 years at my first employer. It's heartfelt, personal and excellent: timefold.ai/blog/how-i-b...

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Looking forward to speak DEVWorld Conference. 😁 Let's talk about the things LLMs aren't good at, what ancient technology can resolve these gaps and how we can #fuse these 2 together. See you in 2 weeks! You're gonna want to stay for this one. 🪿 🦙 🐈‍⬛ #llm #planningai

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Last call - CFP for #springio25 closes tonight! Pro-tip: AI-related submissions are booming, submissions on other topics could make you stand out.

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First JDK 24 Release Candidate: mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jd... Downloads: jdk.java.net/24/ #JDK24 #Java24 #OpenJDK #TestItNow

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Our foil speaker stickers have arrived! 🤩 Very exclusive stickers for our esteemed speakers! Much shiny! If you see someone with one of these, they are people who are dear to us! Want one for yourself? Come share you passion for #java at BeJUG. (Retroactive for past speakers 🥰)

submitted 16 days ago • 13 comments

How I built an AI company to save my open source project On this day, 3 years ago, my world fell apart. It was a Thursday. I just finished my second meeting that morning, looked at my inbox and realized it was over. My life’s work was over. Read more: timefold.ai/blog/how-i-b...

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

J-Spring 2025 CFP is open! 🎤 Java devs, J-Spring is back on June 5 in Utrecht! We’re looking for seasoned speakers with solid, real-world Java stories to share with the NLJUG community. 💡 Submit now → buff.ly/3CzYsJm #JSpring #Java #NLJUG #CFP

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