Ivar Grimstad's blog

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...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Last week I was in Denver for Community Over Code 2024. Since it was the same time as Devoxx Belgium, I missed out on the yearly gathering in Antwerp this year. Next year, I hope that I will be...

This was my second time speaking at Community Over Code – The ASF Conference. It is a very community oriented conference that is centered around the Apache Software Foundation’s portfolio of projects. The conference moves around from city to city, and this time the location was Denver, Colorado. It was...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and forty-nine of Hashtag Jakarta EE! At the beginning of this week, on October 1st, I celebrated my 5-year anniversary at Eclipse Foundation. It’s been quite a ride and I am looking forward to the next five years, and more. The week was spent in...

Including JMaghreb 3.0 in 2014, this was my seventh time speaking at Devoxx Morocco. Four times in Casablanca, twice in Agadir, and this year in Marrakech. This conference has such a great vibe no matter which location they choose to run it. The community is amazing and very engaged by...

I joined the Eclipse Foundation five years ago as the Jakarta EE Developer Advocate. Time flies when you’re having a good time, and I certainly enjoy what I do. Being able to serve the community in the company of great colleagues certainly is a very good place to be. During...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and forty-eight of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I have had a little more than a week at home now (8 days to be exact). The next time I will have this many days in my own bed will be in December. I have speaking engagements planned...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and forty-seven of Hashtag Jakarta EE! A lot of CFPs for conferences are closing around these days, so make sure you submit to have a chance to speak at these events. Here are a couple of them that come to mind: JavaLand – September 25...

This was my first time at Berlin Expert Days. This conference is organized by the community for the community over two days. The venue is pretty cool with a modern exterior and slightly older interior and well sized for the conference. The first dad had four parallel tracks, while the...

It was finally time for the first edition of Jalapeño. It was initially planned to be in 2020, but because of the pandemic, it was delayed until this year. But it was absolutely worth the wait! Located in a beach resort in Puerto Vallarta on the Mexican Pacific, the participants...