Duke's Corner show

Duke's Corner

Summary: Tune into "fireside chats" with technical experts and customers about the latest technology developments from Oracle.

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 Marit van Dijk: The Java Community is Awesome! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:22

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Marit van Dijk, a Java Champion and Developer Advocate at JetBrains based in The Netherlands. The conversation covers all things Java — the growing community, the latest features to enable developer productivity, contributing to Open Source, advice for students, and Marit's unique background in Social Science Informatics that combines computer science and social science. Marit on Twitter https://twitter.com/MaritvanDijk77 Marit on the Web https://maritvandijk.com/ Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris

 Jonathan Vila: Everything Changed! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:44

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Jonathan Vila, a Java engineer and Java Champion based in Barcelona, Spain. The conversation covers Jonathan's long career in software development, his love/hate relationship with various languages, his passion for Java, the benefits of contributing to Open Source, and why he loves the Java community. After Jonathan's first experience with the local Java User Group in Barcelona, Jonathan said that everything changed in his professional life completely. He was a coder who loved technology before Java, but after experiencing Java and the Java community he developed an entirely new appreciation for community and moved his career to a new level. His story is an inspiration for everyone!  Jonathan on Twitter https://twitter.com/vilojona Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris

 Dervis Mansuroglu: Dreaming Big with Java! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:11

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Dervis Mansuroglu, a Java engineer and Java Champion based in Oslo, Norway. The conversation covers coding for massively scalable systems, managing engineering teams, running the JavaBin User Group and the JavaZone conference, building the House of Technology, and listening to Pink Floyd while writing your thesis. Dervis is passionate about Java technology and building the Java community. Oh, and try the Pink Floyd bit. It works!  Dervis on Twitter https://twitter.com/dervismn Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris

 Mary Grygleski: Community is Innate! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:41

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Mary Grygleski, a Java developer and Java Champion based in Chicago. The conversation covers Java's longevity, building the Java community, running the Chicago Java User Group, and the constant need to keep learning. Mary embraces the concept of always becoming a beginner whenever there is a need to learn something new. During the interview Mary and Jim also discovered a common background they have with Sun Microsystems and Solaris!  Mary on Twitter https://twitter.com/mgrygles Jim on Twitter https://twitter.com/jimgris

 Jeanne Boyarsky on Java, Learning, and Contributing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:51

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Jeanne Boyarsky, a Java developer and Java Champion based in New York City. The conversation covers the evolution of Java, some of the core features of the language and platform, contributing to the Open Source community, and how developers learn and keep up with the technology. Jeanne knew she wanted to do something with computers when she first visited the computer museum  — at age five! Check out her story right here. She'll inspire you to focus and learn what you love. Jeanne on Twitter: @jeanneboyarsky Jim on Twitter: @jimgris 

 Sharat Chander: Tis the season of thanks! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:15

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sharat Chander, Sr. Director, Java Product Management & Community Engagement, about the Java community. The conversation explores Shar's beautiful summary of his experiences with the Java community in 2023 that he published on Inside Java: https://inside.java/2023/12/21/seasons-thanks/ Shar on Twitter: @Sharat_Chander Jim on Twitter: @jimgris

 Stéphane Nicoll on Contributing to and Growing Communities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:30

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Stéphane Nicoll, a software engineer based in Belgium working on the Spring team. Stéphane talks about his experience becoming a Java developer, his observations seeing Java evolve and improve, and the importance of contributing to Java and Open Source generally. He's keen on building community by directly engaging engineers at events as well as mentoring contributors through the development process for issue reports and code changes. He said that "building our community is super important for us" as he outlined the process that he and his team uses to welcome new developers. That says it all. Get Stéphane on Twitter @snicoll and get Jim on Twitter @jimgris

 Sam Brannen: Hard Core Software Developer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:18

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sam Brannen, a Java engineer from Switzerland who loves math and puzzles and solving complex problems in code. He's passionate about his craft and he loves diving deep into the details. He works on the Spring Framework and JUnit 5. Get him on Twitter @sam_brannen and get Jim on Twitter @jimgris.

 Josiah Davisson: Learning Java in High School | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:47

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Josiah Davisson, a teacher from A-TECH (Advanced Technologies Academy) in Las Vegas, Nevada, about his experiences teaching Java to high school students. Josiah is passionate about learning technology himself and also teaching Java to his students so they are fully empowered to enter the software industry directly or go on to seek further computer science education in college. If you'd like to contact Josiah, ping him at Davisjm4@nv.ccsd.net. You can find Jim @jimgris on Twitter  or at jim.grisanzio@oracle.com

 Sirisha Pratha: Java is my Superpower! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:12

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Sirisha Pratha, a Java developer from the Pittsburgh Java User Group, about software development, the benefits of using Java, the dynamics of the Java community, and contributing to Open Source projects. Find Sirisha on Twitter @sirishapratha and Jim @jimgris on Twitter as well.

 Professor Isidro: Software is about People! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:52

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Francisco Isidro from the Federal University of ABC in Sao Paulo, Brazil about teach Java to computer science students. You can find Professor Isidro on Twitter @prof_isidro. You can find Jim @jimgris on Twitter.

 Rafael Winterhalter on Moving from Economics to Software and the Benefits of Java | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:39

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Rafael Winterhalter about his experiences moving from economics to software development and the benefits of using Java technology. The conversation also covers advice for students and value of interacting with the Java community. Rafael is a software consultant in Oslo, Norway, he's a Java Champion, and he's a Duke's Award winner. You can find Rafael on Twitter @rafaelcodes. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.

 Holly Cummins in the Engine Room of Java | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:06

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Holly Cummins about her passion for being "in the engine room of Java" in that she's trying to build tools and frameworks to reduce complexity for developers and increasing their productivity. The conversation also touches on the Java community, Open Source, and various software development practices. Holly is a Sr. Principle Software Engineer at Red Hat in the UK. You can find her on Twitter @holly_cummins. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.

 Neha Sardana and her "aha" Moments with Java | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:09

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Neha Sardana about her "aha" moment when she first came across Java and transitioned to software from mechanical engineering. Java changed her life and led to interesting new experiences with the Java community around the world. Neha is a senior engineer in the financial services industry and contributes the Garden State JUG and NY Java Sig. You can find her on Twitter @nehasardana09. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter. 

 Grace Jansen on her Passion for Java and Developer Diversity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:56

In this conversation Oracle's Jim Grisanzio talks with Grace Jansen about her passion for science, problem solving, Java, and getting more women into technology around the world. Grace is a Java Champion and developer advocate at IBM. You can find her on Twitter @gracejansen27. You can find Jim at @jimgris on Twitter.  

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