Conferences

ShiftAPPens 2026

11 May 2026

I finally got around to write about ShiftAPPens 2026. The Hackathon was an amazing experience. Around 150 students came together...

28 April 2026

Open Community eXperience 2026 is a wrap. This is the second time since the rebranding from EclipseCon. It is certainly...

4 April 2026

When Ko offered Jakarta EE a spot in the JUG Square at Voxxed Days Amsterdam 2026 as an Ambassador of...

21 March 2026

If I should pick one conference that has been instrumental in defining my career, it would be JavaOne. I have...

12 March 2026

JavaLand 2026 was finally back in the theme park after the last two year’s disaster at a car racing track...

11 March 2026

I can’t believe this was the ninth time I was a speaker at Devnexus. The last couple of years, we...

28 February 2026

This was my fifth time speaking at ConFoo in Montreal. This year, there were around 800 attendees, which brings them...

17 February 2026

When I Code Java was cancelled with short notice,Phillip, Buhake and I scrambled and created a substitute event. With funds...

4 February 2026

This year’s Jfokus was probably the busiest I have had. My schedule filled up even though I didn’t have a...

31 December 2025

It is time to bid farewell to 2025 and welcome 2026. I was able to speak on five continents this...