Ivar Grimstad's blog

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...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and forty-six of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week was all about visiting Java User Groups for me. Speaking at four JUGs in four different cities, in four different states in four days involves a lot of travel. And a lot of pizza. The standard menu...

The fourth stop on the US South JUG Tour 2024 with Jakarta EE as at the event at the St. Louis Java User Group. I did the Jakarta EE 11 presentation sprinkled with a couple of AI demos here as well. The St. Louis JUG currently runs their events as...

Third stop on the US South JUG Tour 2024 with Jakarta EE was Dallas and JavaMUG. This time I had chosen a hotel within walking distance from the venue. At least for a Norwegian. I am not so sure if 30 min walk is considered walking distance in Texas, but...