Show overview
A Bootiful Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 112 episodes. That works out to roughly 100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 36 min and 1h 5m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 26 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Josh Long.
From the publisher
I'm Josh Long (@starbuxman), a humble Spring developer advocate at @VMWare, and this is A Bootiful Podcast (@BootifulPodcast), a celebration of the real heroes that drive ecosystems.
Latest Episodes
View all 112 episodesMy friend Francesco Ciulla on developer advocacy and more
DaShaun Carter on patching, Spring Boot 4.1, and security in the world of AI
Spring Security lead Rob Winch answers some security questions for me
Marit van Dijk
Microsoft’s Martijn Verburg
Hadi Hariri, Jetbrains legend
the legendary Adib Saikali on AI, the power of the platform, and more
Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on his new book ”Testing Spring Boot Applications”
Ronald Dehuysser, founder of JobRunr, on their ambitious new ”ClawRunr”-like agent runtime
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam and James Ward on Intelligent Kotlin
the legendary Craig Walls
Mark Kropf on AI orchestration
Java Developer Advocate Ana-Maria Mihalceanu
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to legendary Java developer advocate Ana-Maria Mihalceanu, recorded at JavaOne 2026
Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on MCP Security
Hi Spring, AI, Spring AI, security, and Spring Security fans! In this installment I talk to the legendary Daniel-Garnier Moiroux!
Cay Horstmaan, legendary Java professor, author, lecturer
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk to the legendary Java author, professor, and Java Champion Cay Horstmann, whom you might know from classics such as "Core Java." * his web site - https://horstmann.com
Spring Messaging Legend: Soby Chacko
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, we talk with the legendary Soby Chacko about Apache Kafka, Spring AI, and much more! #apachekafka #kafka
Neo4j legend Jennifer Reif
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to Jennifer Reif, developer advocate at Neo4J, about graph RAG, graph databases, GraphQL, Neo4J, Spring Data Neo4J, and more. #neo4j #graphRag #AI #artificialintelligence
John Willis, author of ”Rebels of Reason”
Hi Spring fans! In this installment I sit down with DevOps legend and industry analyst extraordinaire John Willis and talk about his new book _Rebels of Reason: The Long Road from Aristotle to ChatGPT and AI's Heroes Who Kept the Faith_, and talk about the nature of the ecosystem, AI, the role of the developer in this exciting new world, and so much more! #ai #springboot #developers #artificailintelligence * [get the book](https://www.amazon.com/Rebels-Reason-Aristotle-ChatGPT-Heroes-ebook/dp/B0FCD8TW8R) * begin your [AI journey with Spring AI](https://start.spring.io)
Glenn Renfro: Java and Spring community legend and my friend - on Devnexus and more
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to the amazing Glenn Renfro about Spring Batch, Spring Integration, Spring AI, and much more — plus why you should definitely register to attend the amazing Devnexus event in Atlanta, GA!
Java Champion and hilarious friend, Richard Fichtner
Hi, Spring fans! I've been waiting for this episode for so long! Today, we're finally joined by my friend Richard Fichtner, who so took pity on my plight waiting for music to be added to the GraalVM that his company, XDev Software, created the `music-maven-plugin`, the best Maven plugin, ever! This episode was recorded live at the amazing JFokus 2026 event!