Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If you tried out GitHub Copilot SDK for Java github.blog/engineering/... , note that I just updated the sample app to use the new and experimental support for embedded Copilot CLI runtime. Works on `win32-x64`, `darwin-arm64` and `linux-x64`.github.blogUsing the GitHub Copilot SDK for JavaEnterprise Java developers have a new superpower—drive GitHub Copilot from idiomatic Java code with annotations, virtual threads, and more. 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Big news! I took a new role in Microsoft back in February. Please see github.blog/engineering/... to see one of the things I've been up to. Thanks also to @brunoborges.bsky.social for the work he did on Copilot SDK for Java before I was blessed with being the DRI for this important effort.github.blogUsing the GitHub Copilot SDK for JavaEnterprise Java developers have a new superpower—drive GitHub Copilot from idiomatic Java code with annotations, virtual threads, and more. 022
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 30/07/2026LLM taught me a new word today: mojibake. "Mojibake is the garbled or gibberish text that is the result of text being decoded using an unintended character encoding." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojibakeen.wikipedia.orgMojibake - Wikipedia 020
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I prepended the string "Builder;" to my LinkedIn profile. Apparently it's cool to be a builder. I've been a builder for decades before it was cool to be a builder. 020
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 09/04/2026"Fools run errands all the time. That's why Wawa sells sushi." Reggie Dinkins. 010
Reposted by Ed BurnsFrederieke Scheper 🇳🇱❤️🇺🇦 @fbascheper.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Wait a second, I know this guy... Strange things happening @javaland.bsky.social during the presentation by @edburns.bsky.social ⚽. No, he's not messing around with knitting 🤣 001
Reposted by Ed BurnsRustam Mehmandarov @rustam.no · 11/03/2026Next up: First row at the talk by @edburns.bsky.social on #java app modernisation, here at @javaland.bsky.social 👍 012
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 17/02/2026@javaland.bsky.social Here is my @javaland.bsky.social session picks blog post: www.ridingthecrest.com/blog/2026/02... @hanno.codes @venkats.bsky.social @theguywiththeduketattoo.com @nipafx.bsky.social @horstmann.com @brunoborges.bsky.social @fmartin.ch @ixchelruiz.bsky.social @rustam.noridingthecrest.comEd's JavaLand 2026 Session PicksCross posted at dev.to. 163
Reposted by Ed BurnsBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy. 2816687776799
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 17/12/2025GitHub Copilot App modernization is not just for Java any more! Check out this public preview feature that lets you modernize your @nodejs.org app using GitHub Copilot. developer.microsoft.com/blog/jsts-mo...developer.microsoft.comAnnouncing the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer for VS Code - Microsoft for DevelopersKeeping JavaScript/TypeScript projects up-to-date can be a challenge, especially when it’s time to upgrade a bunch of npm packages or adopt the latest frameworks. We’ve heard from many JS/TS developer... 011
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 22/10/2025youtu.be/O6kVawdObM8 Less than one hour after the talk completed, it is on the Internet. I guess we haven't lost it after all. Edyoutu.be1.2.9 Ed Burns - [Keynote] How we lost the internetYouTube video by PROIDEA Events 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 22/10/2025@glycin.bsky.social For some old school game timing, check out Racing The Beam youtu.be/sJFnWZH5FXcyoutu.beRacing the Beam Explained - Atari 2600 CPU vs. CRT TelevisionYouTube video by Retro Game Mechanics Explained 110
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Kristi Noem's actions call attention to what a joke the Hatch Act is. Violations with only civil penalties mean nothing to people so well aligned with getting and keeping power. 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 15/10/202567 years ago, one of my personal heroes Edward R. Murrow, delivered his famous "wires and lights in a box" speech at the Radio and Television News Director's Assocation dinner. Read it: www.rtdna.org/murrows-famo... or hear it: youtu.be/AIhy0T7Q48Yrtdna.orgMurrow's Famous "Wires and Lights in a Box" - Radio Television Digital News Association 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I hope IBM's project Bob finds PMF better than Microsoft Bob did. venturebeat.com/ai/ibm-claim... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microso... 010
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 06/10/2025This blog post from the @jakarta.ee Platform Project lays out our position and involvement with AI. TL;DR: lots of activity. jakarta.ee/blogs/open-s...jakarta.eeJakarta EE and Artificial Intelligence | Jakarta EE | The Eclipse FoundationEnterprise Java has always been about standards—about providing a foundation that's stable, interoperable, and vendor-neutral. If you've been around since the … 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Happy Tonsure Abandonment Day to all who celebrate. www.ridingthecrest.com/edburns/1972... Vatican Abolishes the Tonsure, 1,500 ‐Year‐Old Clerical Rite - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (www.nytimes.com/1972/09/15/a...) www.nytimes.com/1972/09/15/a... beardoholic.com/monk-haircut/ridingthecrest.com1972-09-15 Tonsure Abandonment Day 010
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Many thanks to @cescoffier.bsky.social and the @quarkus.io team for extracting the MCP content from Quarkus MCP and taking steps to having a vendor-neutral Java MCP at github.com/smallrye/sma...github.comGitHub - smallrye/smallrye-mcp: Standard MCP annotationsStandard MCP annotations. Contribute to smallrye/smallrye-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub. 021
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 15/08/2025I was today years old when I learned I could press `command` + `return` on a selected file in macOS Spotlignt to open Finder on the file, rather than opening the file. 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Did you miss my and Arjan Tijms Jakarta Tech Talk yesterday? Watch the recording of "Jakarta EE 11: Whats New and Why You Should Care" on YouTube! youtu.be/qxY8rQGEaZ8 #JakartaEE #opensource #CloudNativeJavayoutu.beJakarta Tech Talk - Jakarta EE 11: What's New and Why You Should CareYouTube video by Jakarta EE 011
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Come see me talk about @langchain4j.dev at IBM TechExchange October 6 - 9 in Orlando, USA. reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/tec...reg.tools.ibm.comSession Catalog - IBM TechXchange 2025Uncover the highlights and experiences that await you on our meticulously planned agenda – explore over 1,000 sessions and labs. 011
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Greetings from Sliabh Liag Cliffs, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. 020
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 16/05/2025@mllesophiepofie.bsky.social completed her Lego Duke on stage in front of several hundred people in a matter of minutes. I finally finished mine months later. 020
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 02/05/2025@phillies.com Do it for Chuck from Mt. Airy. hnatee.com/product/do-i... 000
Reposted by Ed BurnsDaniel Howard @dannyman.toldme.com · 01/05/2025Yeah brother @caltrain.com switched to overhead power last September! Coolest thing in the Bay Area since Pong! 111
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 26/04/2025The Microsoft 2025 Work Trend Index report is out: blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/04... "every worker will need to think like the CEO of an agent-powered startup. In fact, leaders expect their teams will be training (41%) and managing (36%) agents in 5 years." This tracks with my lived experience.blogs.microsoft.comThe 2025 Annual Work Trend Index: The Frontier Firm is born - The Official Microsoft BlogWe are entering a new reality — one in which AI can reason and solve problems in remarkable ways. This intelligence on tap will rewrite the rules of business and transform knowledge work as we know it... 100
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 25/04/2025This paper asks this question, "What paid work, then, will remain for human beings to do?" The answer is not encouraging: "not ‘none at all.’" Anyhow, get ready: knightcolumbia.org/content/what...knightcolumbia.orgWhat Will Remain for People to Do? 100
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I went through this list on the former bird site (x.com/i/lists/2216...) and searched for all the analogs here. I created this list with the result. bsky.app/profile/did:... 111
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 21/04/2025This forty-one (41) year old article from Texas Monthly, about the rise and fall of the TI-99/4A computer, has some lessons for AI vendors today. My fav: open architectures win. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...texasmonthly.comDeath of a ComputerFour critical mistakes forced Texas Instruments to pull the plug on the home computer that it had once expected would dominate the market. 020
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Fun fact. USA is ranked 35 of 173 on the World Banks, Human Capital Index. After Lithuania and tied with Belarus. data.worldbank.org/indicator/HD...data.worldbank.orgWorld Bank Open DataFree and open access to global development data 010
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I spent some hours on the phone helping my 86-year-old mom get reimbursed from the hsabank.com account that administers her retiree plan. It was a horrible experience. Yet, as a Trump supporter, she still wants to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. I asked AI why...hsabank.comHSA Bank 610
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Jetzt leider bin ich am ende meine drei wochige JUG und @javaland.bsky.social Tournee 2025. Ohne alle die gute alte und neue Freunde, und auch die unterstützung meines Arbeitgeber, würde dieser Reise ünmöglich sein. Vielen Danke alle. 051
Reposted by Ed BurnsQuarkus @quarkus.io · 11/04/2025Make sure you attend "Easily create your own AI-infused Java apps with LangChain4j" with Dimitris Andreadis, Georgios Andrianakis, Kevin Dubouis, & Ionnis Cannellos at Devoxx Greece. github.com/quarkusio/qu... #quarkusworldtour 021
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Ausgerechnet in Bad Rappenau, habe ich den Bikini von Prinzessin Leia gesehen. 140
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 03/04/2025When I do @javaland.bsky.social , I leave it all out there at the show. 2 lectures, 1 panel, 1 game show, 1 lego competition, 1 workshop, and many booth hours But most of all so much love. ❤️ I hope I am blessed to come back next year. 0102
Reposted by Ed BurnsFofo🔥🔥 @aichalaafia.bsky.social · 02/04/2025So I spent more than a month struggling with migrating a project from jdk7 to jdk21 ... only to know that I can integrate Github Copilot into my intellij IDE during @edburns.bsky.social session at #javaland 😬😬 221
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Gestern Abend beim @javaland.bsky.social Welcome dinner. @dvanross.bsky.social @fschwic.bsky.social @berndmuller.bsky.social @javaforumnord.bsky.social @zahlenzauberer.bsky.social @mcpringle.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Ed BurnsQuarkus @quarkus.io · 31/03/2025Get information about the recent Red Hat announcement and its influence on Quarkus with this blog post by Max Rydahl Andersen quarkus.io/blog/quarkus... 031
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Aufs Weg zur @javaland.bsky.social mit @ivargrimstad.bsky.social . 0113
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Dude. I fuckin love Bielefeld. @alexandergitarre.bsky.social 220
Reposted by Ed BurnsJava User Group Ostfalen @jug-ostfalen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025DE: Wir hatten gestern @edburns.bsky.social zu Gast. Da das Event ausgebucht war, haben wir etwas improvisiert ein Recording produziert youtu.be/gP7bS5YnfvU EN: Yesterday, Ed Burns gave a talk at our JUG. Here comes the recording with our improvised setup ;)youtu.beJava and AI - Ed Burns 26.03.2025YouTube video by JUG Ostfalen 002
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Learn how to Observe @quarkus.io Apps with Azure Application Insights using OpenTelemetry in this excellent blog post from my colleague Jianguo Ma: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AppsonA...techcommunity.microsoft.comObserve Quarkus Apps with Azure Application Insights using OpenTelemetry | Microsoft Community HubOverview This blog shows you how to observe Red Hat Quarkus applications with Azure Application Insights using OpenTelemetry. The application is a "to do... 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Lost half a work day today due to gpg commit signing suddenly ceasing to function. Had to rebuild my whole commit signing thing from a backup. Oof. 010
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 08/03/2025I hope @anthropic.com takes the responsibility of keeping MCP an open standard seriously. A great sign would be their use of an established standards body such as IEEE. Does anyone see that happening? 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 03/03/2025This guide from IBM shows how to deploy @openlibertyio.bsky.social on Azure Kubernetes Service. openliberty.io/guides/cloud...openliberty.ioDeploying Java microservices to Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)A getting started tutorial with examples on how to deploy Java microservices to Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Azure Container Registry (ACR). 000
Ed Burns @edburns.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Going to @javaland.bsky.social ? Here's my traditional "session picks" blog post! I'm giving a full day workshop with bonus career consulting and $50 Azure credit. Check it out! www.ridingthecrest.com/blog/2025/02... dev.to/edburns00/ed... @adambien.blog @ahus1.de @andresalmiray.com (continued) 293