Ivar Grimstad's blog

JBCNConf 2022 was my last conference for the “season”. And what a conference! It is organized by the Barcelona Java User Group and has had a steady increase in the number of attendees from year to year. This year with more than 1000 participants! Jakarta EE had a booth in...

The registration for EclipseCon 2022 is open. This year’s EclipseCon will take place in Ludwigsburg, Germany from October 24 to October 27. There are some great Jakarta EE talks for you to attend! Also, remember to browse the complete program as there may be other topics that you will find...

Welcome to issue number one hundred and thirty-three of Hashtag Jakarta EE! GlassFish 7.0.0-M7 passes the Jakarta EE 10 Platform TCK. The issues that are left affect the TCKs for Jakarta EE 10 Web- and Core Profiles. There is light at the end of the tunnel, but it is hard...

Welcome to issue number one hundred and thirty-two of Hashtag Jakarta EE! The program for EclipseCon 2022 has been published! The conference will be in Ludwigsburg, Germany from October 24 to October 27 later this year. There is no fast track for Eclipse Foundation staff to speaking slots at EclipseCon...

This was my second time in Nürnberg for Developer Week. The last time I spoke here was in 2017, except for an online talk in 2021. If I should estimate, the conference this year was about half the size of what it used to be, which is pretty normal nowadays...

Welcome to issue number one hundred and thirty-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Jakarta EE 10 isn’t quite released yet, but that doesn’t stop us from celebrating the release. Check out the recording of the Jakarta EE 10 Release Celebration if you weren’t able to join us live last Tuesday. The...

Devoxx Poland is a great conference! The venue is located near Kraków city center within walking distance of most hotels and restaurants. With almost 3000 participants, even the large ICE Kraków Congress Centre gets crowded. But with the warm sunny weather and ice cream served outside, that was never an...

Welcome to issue number one hundred and thirty of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week, I was back in Kraków for Devoxx Poland. I have been to most Devoxx conferences before, but this was my first visit to Devoxx Poland. It is a great conference at the modern Kraków Congress Center...

Welcome to issue number one hundred and twenty-nine of Hashtag Jakarta EE! The conference season continues. I represented Jakarta EE this week at the We Are Developers World Congress in Berlin. Next week, I am heading to Kraków and Devoxx Poland. But before that, I will be participating in Jakarta...

We Are Developers in Berlin is a massive event! It’s been a long time since I have been among so many people in one place. This would be considered a big crowd even by pre-pandemic standards. My talk Get Ready for Jakarta EE 10 was scheduled as one of the...