Ivar Grimstad's blog

Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-four of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I am in the middle of a trip across Europe that started at DevCon in in Bucharest, Rumania and continued to SFSCon in Bolzano, Italy. Right now, I am on my way to Milan and Turin to talk at...

This was the 24th edition of the South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) in Bolzano. I is a free event that attracts visitors mostly from Northern Italy, Austria and Switzerland. This year, there were about 1000 registered attendees. All the sessions at the conference are 15-minute long lighting talks happening...

I have been to Bucharest several times speaking at various conferences. Devcon was a new experience, even if it is organized by the same team as some of the other ones I have spoken at. It is a two day conference with multiple tracks, or stages, that vary a little...

The election for the JCP Executive Committee started today! All JCP Members eligible to vote have received an e-mail with voting instructions. Don’t wait – cast your vote today! The ballot will close at 11:59 PM PST on November 18 We would appreciate if you cast your vote for Eclipse...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-three of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I had six days at home in October. November will give me thirteen days at home, and no long-haul flights planned. But there will still be quite a bit of traveling around Europe. On the first trip, I will...

It’s been five years since I last was in Tokyo, so it was about time to be back. Last time, I was there for the JCP EE Face-to-Face meeting as well as JJUG CCC 2019 Spring where I presented the Jakarta MVC specification. This time, at JJUG CCC 2024 Fall...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-two of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Open Community for Java 2024 has just ended, and I am now in Tokyo to speak at JJUG CCC 2024 Fall. This will be my last conference of a pretty busy October which included travels to four different continents...

Open Community for Java 2024 was a part of Open Community Experience (OCX), the revamped EclipseCon. EclipseCon has been going on with the same format for years, and it was in need of a brush-up. This was definitely achieved with OCX. The conference venue was fantastic and the recurring feedback...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Busy times in October. I am just back from the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee (EC) meeting in Seattle, and spending the weekend at home before heading to Mainz for Open Community for Java on Monday. The meeting...

This week the Java Community Process Executive Committee had the second face-to-face meeting of 2024. This time we met in Seattle, WA hosted by Amazon. It was a full-day meeting with a lot of topics on the agenda. The minutes will, as always, be made publicly available on the JCP...