Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for a landmark episode of Spring Office Hours featuring a very special guest: Juergen Hoeller, co-founder of the Spring Framework and current project lead. As the primary architect behind the core framework for over two decades, Juergen offers an unparalleled perspective on the past, present, and future of the ecosystem. In this episode, we go straight to the source to discuss the technical vision driving Spring Framework 7 and beyond. Juergen will share his insights on maintaining Spring's signature flexibility while meeting the rigorous demands of today’s high-scale, AI-integrated, and mission-critical applications. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.

Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for an exploration of the modern Java landscape with James Ward, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS. In this episode, we bridge the gap between Spring Boot and the AWS cloud, diving into how developers can leverage Amazon Bedrock and Spring AI to build production-ready applications. James will share his "no-nonsense" take on building agentic systems, including a look at the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how it allows Spring developers to connect AI agents to their internal data and services securely. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.

Show Notes:

• DevNexus
• https://jamesward.com
• James Ward on LinkedIn

Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this episode, Dan and DaShaun are joined by Spring AI team member Christian Tzolov to explore agentic patterns in Spring AI. Learn how to build AI applications that go beyond simple request-response interactions, leveraging autonomous agents that can reason, plan, and execute complex tasks. Christian will share insights on implementing these patterns effectively using Spring AI's latest features. You can participate in our live stream to ask questions or catch the replay on your preferred podcast platform.

Show Notes:

• Christian Tzolov on LinkedIn
• Spring AI Agentic Patterns Blog Posts
  • https://spring.io/blog/2026/01/13/spring-ai-generic-agent-skills
  • https://spring.io/blog/2026/01/16/spring-ai-ask-user-question-tool
  • https://spring.io/blog/2026/01/20/spring-ai-agentic-patterns-3-todowrite
  • https://spring.io/blog/2026/01/27/spring-ai-agentic-patterns-4-task-subagents
  • https://spring.io/blog/2026/01/29/spring-ai-agentic-patterns-a2a-integration