Hi, Spring fans! In this episode I'm joined by well-known member of the Java community Jeff Genender, whose contributions to Apache over the decades have driven several key projects with which you're no doubt familiar.

Spring AI M7 is here! This new release includes a bunch of awesome new features! And some refactorings. Notably that the Spring AI auto-configuration has changed from a single monolithic artifact to individual auto-configuration artifacts per model, vector store, and other components. This change was made to minimize the impact of different versions of dependent libraries conflicting, such as Google Protocol Buffers, Google RPC, and others. By separating auto-configuration into component-specific artifacts, you can avoid pulling in unnecessary dependencies and reduce the risk of version…

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment we talk to Wiremock's leaders Lee Turner and Tom Akehurst

Hi, Spring fans! How are ya? I'm doing fine. Excited, even. You see, Spring AI M7 is coming soon! In theory, it drops on Thursday. Don't hold us to that — these things can change :-) But soon, and it's turning out to be a whopper of a release! You should try upgrading your application to the new M7 by using the -SNAPSHOT builds. The coordinates for the various starters have been reworked, so things will break there. Don't panic — you just need to update the coordinates. There's good information in the documentation. Here's the gist: Model starters: spring-ai-{model}-spring-boot-starter…

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to AWS Developer Advocate and industry legend James Ward about AWS Bedrock, Amazon Cohere, Spring AI, MCP, and so much more!

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another exciting installment of This Week in Spring! It's April Fools day, so be wary of things you read on the internet, but it's also the 11th anniversary of Spring Boot 1.0, which was released this day in 2014! (that's not an April Fools). Happy birthday! I'm in excellent Austin, TX, at Dr. Venkat Subramaniam's phenomenal Arc of AI show. I love this show! So many amazing people - many of whom also happen to be world-class speakers and engineers - converge in one place to synthesize their vantage point on "A.I." in one hour. Of course, I will be talking about…

Salut fans de Spring! In this installment I'm joined by the legendary Anthony Dahanne. If you've enjoyed success in production using Spring's built-in spring-boot:build-image capability, you've got today's guest Anthony to thank for it!

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! This week, I’m in Portland, OR, then I'm off to Austin, TX for the Arc of AI show, and then I'm off to Amsterdam for Voxxed Days Amsterdam! If you're around, be sure to say hi! There's a ton of cool stuff to look at, so without any further ado, let's dive right into it! There have been some huge changes to the organization and arrangement of Spring AI Spring Modulith 1.4 M3, 1.3.4, and 1.2.10 have been released Spring Boot 3.5 M3 is available now In last week's A Bootiful Podcast, I talked to fellow Java Champion Henri…

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Henri Tremblay, head of TS Imagine Canada, Java Champion, Montreal JUG leader, EasyMock lead dev and all around legend!

Hi, Spring fans! I just got back from the amazing JavaOne show held in Redwood Shores. It was a fun, uproarious event and a great chance to reconnect with tons of friends, old and new. I love this community! One of the central highlights of this show? Java 24 is here, finally! And, as usual, we've got tons of news—some old, but mostly, well, new. Let's dive right into it! Spring AMQP 4.0 M2 is now available Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0-M1, 3.3.4, and 3.2.8 are now available Spring Integration 6.5 M3 is available Spring Web Services 4.1.0-M1 is available now! Spring Web Services 4.0.12 is…