airhacks.fm podcast with adam bien

An airhacks.fm conversation with Alvaro Hernandez (@ahachete) about: first computer experiences with Amstrad CPC 464, early programming with Basic, university studies in Telecommunication Engineering, transition from PHP to Java development, creating an ERP system, attending JavaOne conferences, failed startup attempt with a mobile phone bill analysis app, specialization in PostgreSQL, founding ongres company, developing stackgres as a kubernetes operator for PostgreSQL, discussion about the benefits of open-source software and the "My Server, My Rules" philosophy, comparison of cloud-managed services vs. self-managed solutions, the importance of control and transparency in database management, Stackgres as a solution for running PostgreSQL as a service with full control, the use of Java in developing kubernetes operators, the shift from on-premises to cloud deployments and its implications for developers, the challenges of setting up and managing databases in the cloud, the benefits of serverless and managed services, the importance of understanding the underlying infrastructure in cloud deployments, the evolution of database management from dedicated teams to self-service models, the potential for new container-related products from Ongress, the recent popularity of Bluesky as a social media platform for the Java community Alvaro Hernandez on twitter: @ahachete

An airhacks.fm conversation with Ladislav Thon (@ladicek) about: Didaktik Gama to Red Hat, early programming experiences with Basic and Karel, learning Pascal and C in school, working with Java in university and early career, joining Red Hat as a quality engineer for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, testing clustering and load balancing with SmartFrog, transitioning to WildFly Swarm / Thorntail development, becoming Thorntail project lead, moving to quarkus development, involvement in CDI specification improvements, discussion about portable extensions in CDI, interest in science fiction literature, mention of favorite authors and books including Neal Stephenson's Anathem and The Expanse series Ladislav Thon on github: @ladicek

An airhacks.fm conversation with Alfonso Peterssen (@TheMukel) about: updates on Lama 3 Java project and performance improvements, GraalVM Vector API support and performance enhancements, Espresso's ability to run Java code within GraalVM, implementation of Continuations and serializable continuations in Espresso, development of a debugger for native image using Espresso, potential for adding dynamism to native image, Espresso's use in sandboxing and isolating Java code execution, potential applications in cloud environments and serverless computing, possibility of using Espresso for LLM-generated code execution, potential for Espresso as a replacement for the deprecated SecurityManager, discussion of Espresso's performance compared to full virtualization stacks, class reloading capabilities in Espresso, invitation for future discussions on debugging and Espresso deep dive Alfonso Peterssen on twitter: @TheMukel

An airhacks.fm conversation with Mario Fusco (@mariofusco) about: early programming on ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, father's computer shop in South Italy, work experiences with Olivetti and IBM, the Olivetti M10 laptop, introduction to Java and aspect-oriented programming, project on advertisement optimization for Berlusconi's company, experience with Scala and presenting at Scala Days, joining Red Hat to work on Drools rule engine, current work on quarkus and langchain4j integration, importance of open source contribution and conference participation for career growth, evolution of programming languages and technologies, thoughts on AI and rule engines, social aspects of software development, importance of community involvement in tech industry Mario Fusco on twitter: @mariofusco