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Browse through all our podcast episodes about Spring and Java.

Season 5

  • Episode 28

    Community Potluck

    This week is a potluck episode. We're setting the planned topics aside and answering your questions. We'll dig into the new JSON API coming to the JDK and what it means for Jackson. We'll talk about taking Spring AI apps to production, from guardrails to cost control. We'll cover keeping up with CVEs and upgrades, and finish with a lightning round of career questions. Bring your questions to the live chat, or send one ahead of time at springofficehours.io/ask.


    Duration: 63 min

  • Episode 27

    Hugging Face for Java Developers with Pratik Patel

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by Java Champion Pratik Patel to talk about Hugging Face for Java developers. Hugging Face hosts over a million open models, but most Java developers have never used one. They discuss what Hugging Face actually is, how to find a model worth using, the ways you can run open models from Java today, and when an open model beats a paid API.


    Duration: 61 min

  • Episode 26

    dev2Next, Native JSON and a Week of New Models

    We’re back from Dev2Next with a recap. Dan shows off two things he built last week. One is Kiln, a warm new theme for IntelliJ. The other is a set of demos for the JSON API coming to JDK 28. Then we dig into a busy week of model releases. Meta released the weights for Muse Spark Open, NVIDIA fit a 74B model into 24GB, and DeepSeek shipped a faster V4.1 Flash. Local inference is getting real, but RAM and VRAM prices keep climbing. We’ll talk about when running models on your own hardware makes sense, and how to point Spring AI at a model on your own machine. We’ll also answer your questions live.


    Duration: 56 min

  • Episode 25

    Future of Software Development with Josh Long

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by the legendary Josh Long. In this episode, we will look into the future of software development. We will also address at least one hot take that recently made the rounds.


    Duration: 58 min

  • Episode 24

    Jev, Java and Spring

    Jev is a new model from TypeSafe that answers typed questions about your content. You send it some text and the decisions you need. It returns a probability, a choice, or a score instead of a paragraph. That makes it a natural fit for the decisions your code already has to make. Is this ticket urgent? Which team should own it? Which model should answer this prompt? In this episode, Dan and DaShaun talk about why this matters for Java and Spring developers. Most of us have been asking a chat model to make a decision and then parsing prose to get the answer out. Jev gives you a typed answer you can branch on, with a confidence you can check. Dan shares what he learned getting it running in Java and Spring Boot, and the two of them talk through where a decision model fits next to Spring AI and where it does not. Then it is your turn. Bring your questions about Jev, Spring Boot 4, Spring AI, or anything else in the Spring ecosystem. We will answer them live.


    Duration: 60 min

  • Episode 23

    Java 27 Release Party with Billy Korando

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by Kansas City JUG organizer and Java Developer Advocate, Billy Korando. In this episode, we celebrate the release of Java 27.


    Duration: 62 min

  • Episode 22

    Live from KCDC

    Dan and DaShaun broadcast live from the Kansas City Developer Conference, one of the largest community driven developer events in the country. Expect conference highlights, hallway track conversations with speakers and attendees, and the latest news from the Spring and Java worlds.


    Duration: 63 min

  • Episode 21

    Pro Spring Boot 4 with Felipe Gutierrez

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by returning guest Felipe Gutierrez, co-author with DaShaun of the new book "Pro Spring Boot 4: An Authoritative Guide with Best Practices" from Apress. Felipe and DaShaun discuss what it was like writing the book together and what readers can expect, including Spring Boot 4, Spring Security, GraalVM native compilation, AOT, Testcontainers, and building intelligent applications with Spring AI.


    Duration: 54 min

  • Episode 20

    The Developer's Guide to AI with Danny Thompson

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by Danny Thompson, Senior Developer Advocate at Atlassian, co-host of The Programming Podcast, and founder of The Commit Your Code Conference. Danny is also a co-author of the new No Starch Press book "The Developer's Guide to AI: A Field Guide for the Working Developer." We will talk about his path from a decade in gas stations to a career in software, what it takes to run a conference that donates 100% of ticket revenue to charity, and how working developers can build real AI systems without a data science degree.


    Duration: 58 min

  • Episode 18

    The Latest from OpenAI, Anthropic and Spring AI 2.0

    Dan and DaShaun catch up on the fast moving world of AI and what it means for Java developers. The guys will cover recent releases from OpenAI and Anthropic, then dig into Spring AI 2.0, which is now generally available and built for Spring Boot 4 and Spring Framework 7. You will learn about the new unified tool calling model, progressive tool discovery, and what has changed in MCP support.


    Duration: 65 min

  • Episode 17

    Spring Boot 4.1 with Phil Webb

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by Spring Boot co-creator and project lead Phil Webb to dig into what's new in Spring Boot 4.1. They walk through the headline features landing in this release, including Spring gRPC support, OpenTelemetry enhancements, MongoDB support for Spring Batch, AMQP 1.0, SSL support for RabbitMQ Streams, and file rotation for Log4j.


    Duration: 60 min

  • Episode 16

    May Release Train Shift & What's Coming in Spring Boot 4.1

    Dan and DaShaun break down the recently announced shift of the May release train from May 11-22 to June 1-5, and what that means for your upgrade planning across the Spring portfolio. They also dig into what is shaping up in Spring Boot 4.1, including Spring gRPC support, Log4j file rotation strategies, OpenTelemetry enhancements, OAuth2 resource server improvements, MongoDB support for Spring Batch, and AMQP 1.0.


    Duration: 61 min

  • Episode 15

    Upgrading Spring and OSS Security

    Dan and DaShaun tackle two challenges every Spring developer faces: keeping applications up to date and staying ahead of security vulnerabilities in open source dependencies. They explore how AI tools are reshaping the upgrade experience, from automated migration recipes to intelligent vulnerability detection and remediation. Learn what's available today, what's coming next, and how to put these tools to work in your own projects.


    Duration: 59 min

  • Episode 14

    Spec Driven Development with Simon Martinelli

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by Java Champion, Vaadin Champion, and Oracle ACE Pro Simon Martinelli to talk about Spec-Driven Development. With AI reshaping how we write code, Simon makes the case that requirements, not code, should be the single source of truth. We will explore what Spec-Driven Development looks like in practice, how it fits into a Java and Spring workflow, and how teams can use it to move from use case to running code with AI in the loop.


    Duration: 59 min

  • Episode 13

    Community Potluck

    In this Potluck episode, Dan and DaShaun open up the floor to the community, answering your questions on Spring Boot, Spring AI, Spring Security, and whatever else is on your mind. Potluck episodes are shaped entirely by what you bring to the table, so expect a wide-ranging conversation across the Spring ecosystem. Have a question you want featured on a future Potluck episode? Submit it at https://springofficehours.io/potluck .


    Duration: 60 min

  • Episode 12

    Developer Soft Skills with Arun Gupta

    Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for another essential update from the Spring ecosystem. In this episode, the guys are joined by DevRel and Java legend Arun Gupta to discuss a topic often overlooked but vital for career longevity: soft skills for developers. Drawing from his decades of experience at tech giants like Sun, Oracle, Intel, AWS, and Apple, Arun explores how communication, empathy, and "force multiplying" through non-technical skills can be just as impactful as mastering a new framework.


    Duration: 61 min

  • Episode 11

    S5E11 - Testing Spring Boot Applications with Daniel Garnier-Moiroux

    They welcome Daniel Garnier-Moiroux, Spring Security engineer and author of Testing Spring Boot Applications from Manning. Dan and DaShaun dig into Daniel's new book, his perspective on AI and MCP security, and what good testing looks like in modern Spring applications. Join live for a chance to win a copy of the book!


    Duration: 60 min

  • Episode 10

    What's New in JDK 26 with Billy Korando

    Dan and DaShaun are joined by Java Developer Advocate at Oracle, Billy Korando. The conversation covers what's new in JDK 26, exploring the latest language features, enhancements, and what they mean for Spring developers.


    Duration: 57 min

  • Episode 9

    Java Community Update

    Dan and DaShaun share what's happening across the Java community, covering the latest conference buzz, announcements, and what developers are talking about right now. Stay up to date on the conversations, trends, and highlights shaping the future of Java and Spring.


    Duration: 56 min