Stuart Marks

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Java/JDK/OpenJDK developer, Oracle Corporation. The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle. Also @smarks.bsky.social ; formerly @stuartmarks on Twitter.

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Twitter turned 20 and I feel nothing

Twitter is officially 20 years old. In another reality, that might make me kind of nostalgic.

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@jmax @mekkaokereke Ah. That explains why I’m always heavier after leaving a Waffle House.

JavaOne 2026 was a fabulous experience. Top technical content and an amazing community. Read about it here

#JakartaEE #EclipseFoundation #Community #JavaOne

https://www.agilejava.eu/2026/03/21/javaone-2026/

JavaOne 2026

If I should pick one conference that has been instrumental in defining my career, it would be JavaOne. I have attended almost all editions of JavaOne since my first time in 1999 including the years…

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@chrisvest Good to have met you there!

“Lombok is like cocaine. At first, it feels awesome, but after a while, you regret your choices.”

Heard that at JavaOne last year—and it came back to me today during the fireside chat with Brian Goetz, Ron Pressler & team.

Lombok solved real problems—but by stepping outside the language.

Now Java evolves (records, pattern matching…), and those gaps are closing.

Rely less on workarounds, more on the platform itself. #JavaOne

@Daojoan On AVERAGE gladwell is actually the tidy one, and the shit you’re standing in is just a local outlier

JavaFX is back — now part of the Java Verified Portfolio. Proper support again across Java versions. Big for desktop apps.

Fits nicely with what I showed today:
Modern Java can do way more than people think — even AI and full stack with fewer moving parts.

Also: great hallway track, Brian Goetz, Stuart Marks, and Duke 🙂