Brian Demers

Father, Geek 🤓, Beekeeper 🐝, Java Champion ♨️, and Developer Advocate 🥑 @Gradle

@[email protected]

[Develocity @gradle]

Hey #Maven users, want to learn 18 hacks and tips (all free or OSS!) to be more productive?

Join @Java Champion, @TheASF #Maven committer, @Gradle developer advocate, and experienced beekeeper @briandemers on Jan-23 for a look at making your Maven experience happier and more productive!

Register here 👇
https://t.co/6Y9oUHGkZs

[JCON @jcon_conference]

Call for Paper? ✅
#CFP review? ✅
Building the schedule? ⚙️
Excited for #JCON2025? 💯🔥

We just had our #ContentBoard meeting to finalize the CFP review. Next up is the #schedule, so stay tuned!

Wanna join #JCON EUROPE 2025?
🎟️https://t.co/nlMC0xoAzK

[Trisha Gee @trisha_gee]

I got a chance to speed-watch (or re-watch) the most interesting videos of 2024 from the Continuous Delivery channel and talk to @davefarley77 about them. If you're spending this week reflecting on 2024, this might help.

https://t.co/V7fosKfTnH

[Develocity @gradle]

Using #Maven?

Join @briandemers Jan-23 for "Developer Productivity with #ApacheMaven: 18 hacks to accelerate your builds and tests"

From low-hanging fruit to more advanced use cases, there is something for any developer working with Maven builds here.

Save your seat! 👇
https://t.co/6Y9oUHGkZs

[Java Champions @Java_Champions]

Congratulations to new #Java Champion @marcushellberg

[Brian Demers @briandemers]

@Java_Champions @marcushellberg Woot! Congrats!

[Brian Demers @briandemers]

@bmarwell Wizard!
I’ve played and online version (with a different name) it was fun, but i forgot the site. 🤦

[Michael P. Redlich #IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 @mpredli]

After more than two years, I finally get to celebrate the release of my first-ever book, “Helidon Revealed: A Practical Guide to Oracle’s Microservices Framework! This would not have been possible without the help of my beautiful bride, @RedlichRowena, who kept me focused!

[Trisha Gee @trisha_gee]

Do you find code reviews frustrating? I do! So here are my 6 tips to make code reviews less painful: https://t.co/z0TPp1jJd1

[Laur Spilca @laurspilca]

I woke up today to see the Java Champion nomination posts and I can only say I’m truly happy and humbled to join this amazing group.
I hope to liveup to the standards of a champion and promise to continue supporting this incredible community as I always have.

Long live #Java! 🥳

[James Ward @JamesWard]

I’m sure this has nothing to do with tooling. Note to reader: Programmer tech adoption is 80% about tooling (which is 80% about ecosystem (which is 80% about tooling))

[Deepu K Sasidharan @deepu105]

New version of JWT-UI released. Check it out

https://t.co/xsMGPXeiAK

[Brian Demers @briandemers]

Sing it with me!
“Hello World!”

[💻☕ Richard Fichtner @RichardFichtner]

What an great song about Java programming! @hannotify did you know about this? 🤔

[💻☕ Richard Fichtner @RichardFichtner]

Dear @ASFMavenProject community, As more people move to BlueSky, let's build a Maven community there.

I created a Starter Pack for Apache Maven at BlueSky. Who did I miss?
https://t.co/if39OOCcGP

[Develocity @gradle]

Get out of #Maven dependency hell!

Top 5 tips from @briandemers 👇

1. Use dependency management
2. Understand your Maven dependency tree
3. Use the Enforcer Plugin
4. Keep dependencies to a minimum
5. Regularly update your dependencies

https://t.co/rauiMrsNI2

[François Martin @fmartin_]

@briandemers and I will present on Testing on Thin Ice: Chipping Away at Test Unpredictability at @devnexus in March 2025! Come to this great community Java and Cloud conf and see me and other great speakers present! Use this code to get an extra $100 off your ticket: SEEMESPEAK

[Brian Demers @briandemers]

@simas_ch - The higher the test coverage the better 🧑‍💻

[nine inch nails @nineinchnails]

35 years of Pretty Hate Machine.

[Brian Demers @briandemers]

My doctor and dentist offices send me notices and reminders from 3rd party domains.

It makes it look like a phishing message. It's no surprise why phishing is still effective.

[Brian Demers @briandemers]

The #JCON CFP is open for a month, submit now so you don't forget!

[JCON @jcon_conference]

🚀 Call for Papers is open for #JCON EUROPE 2025!

📅 Submit your talk from Oct 15 - Nov 15, 2024 and share your expertise with the #Java community.

Don't miss your chance to be part of our community!
#JCON2025 #JavaDev #JavaConference #CFP

🖊️https://t.co/iscRFVp70l