Markus Eisele21h ago

#JCON2026 keynote is live: 'Code Is Cheap. #Software Isn’t.' by yours truly.

#AI can now write #code faster than most #developers can #review it. That sounds like progress. In many teams, it isn’t.
In real #Java systems, the problem was…

Grab your ☕️ and hit play: https://youtu.be/Di4ii6Xsb9A

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JCON21h ago

Our last #JCON2026 keynote is live: 'Code Is Cheap. #Software Isn’t.' by Markus Eisele

#AI can now write #code faster than most #developers can #review it. That sounds like progress. In many teams, it isn’t.
In real #Java systems, the problem was…

Grab your coffee and hit play: https://youtu.be/Di4ii6Xsb9A

JCON1d ago

Our next #JCON2026 keynote is live: 'Scaling Data in a Sovereign #AI Platform' by Johann Strauss & Markus Kett

In this joint #keynote #Dell AI Factory and #Cyrock.AI show how to build a sovereign AI platform that turns AI strategy into…

Grab your coffee and hit play: https://youtu.be/MRSdUfnXgQE

JCON2d ago

Our first #JCON2026 keynote is live: 'Java: 30 Years and Beyond' by Ana Maria Mihalceanu

#Java has stayed relevant by adapting to every shift in how we build and use software: from #monoliths to #microservices from #desktop to #web from on-prem to…

Grab your coffee and hit play: https://youtu.be/JOumBQjPNdM

XDEV SoftwareApr 28

JCON EUROPE 2026 brought together Java developers from 5 continents in Cologne. 🌍
Proud to co-organize an event built around real exchange – not just talks, but a community sharing what actually works.

Read our full recap at xdev.software/news

#JavaConference #JCON2026

Tobias FrechApr 25
Time to relax from a busy week and a busy day today. Thanks to everybody at #jcon2026 for the great days filled with a lot of talks with great community folks. And also thanks to my #Java friends @ #iJUG and all the #JUG organisers.
Sandra ParsickApr 24

RE: https://podcasts.social/@readyforreview/116444398205112741

Damit habe ich nicht gerechnet. Fast alle Sticker sind auf der #JCON2026 wegegangen.

Heute habe ich neue bestellt.

JCONApr 24

Thank you for #JCON2026 ♥️

For the #energy
For the #conversations
For making this more than just a #conference

Save the date for next year #JCON2027

But now enjoy your well-deserved weekend 🙏

⏣-6667 the NiviasApr 23
recap of the Java convention "JCON2026".
TLDR: techbros.

They had 4 talks at a time, of which 1 is on the premium AI track for which you have to sacrifice your firstborn to Peter Thiel to enter (aka pay a higher priced ticket). Of the other 3 talks, 2 of them will glaze AI positively, leaving 1 talk that might actually be worth it to enter. The talk but might still include the mention of AI due to it the overlooming topic of the whole event. If you are lucky, the speaker is critical of AI. Kudos for Sharat Chander (https://schedule.jcon.one/2026/session/1062742) who highlights the societal problems of AI and Brian Vermeer (https://schedule.jcon.one/2026/session/1061223) who memed about vibe coding due to the associated security problems it causes. If you are not so lucky, the speaker uses genAI imagery.
Things like "Java Rockstar" or whatever titles they give themselfes were used often. It felt elitist.

The folks at the convention were (who would have guessed) mostly old cis white males. I didn't clock a single queer or trans folk.

The companies there were mostly pro AI (who would have guessed) (https://schedule.jcon.one/2026/exhibitors). It included Oracle (who would have guessed) which had some AI slogan and showcased their partnership with Red Bull in F1 (sportswashing 101). Another company showcased some blockchain NFT system for books and other works (their website showcasing a book with genAI cover and the market capitalization of some books). They were furious when I mentioned the idea of torrents.
A positive thing tho: I had a nice talk with an exhibitor of a company that didn't glaze AI. They were not aware of all the inequalities AI and big corpo cause and how to fight them. I felt like I had a positive impact on that!

I was there only on tuesday and a bit on wednesday, after which I couldn't stand it any longer. I hope the AI bubble bursts quickly so conventions are not bought sponsored by these companies anymore. #java, #jcon, #jcon2026
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And by the way, what happend to Duke? 😱

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