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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 18/06/2026

On my way to the Software Architecture Summit of the #BucharestTechWeek. 🇷🇴 Humbled to have been invited there to deliver my talk "What Stairway to Heaven Can Teach Us About Software Development"!

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 16/06/2026

Eleven days ago, I helped run the incredible #JSpring event at Kinepolis in Utrecht! 🇳🇱 We were completely sold out with over 800 attendees and 30+ amazing speakers sharing their knowledge. Huge thanks to everyone who showed up and made it so special! ⚡️

The J-Spring team gathered around the light-emitting letters

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 06/03/2026

I'm happy to return to @javaland.bsky.social next week to talk about Structured Concurrency and Scoped Values in #Java. Excited to visit Europa-Park 🎢 and reconnect with my speaker friends!

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 04/02/2026

At @jfokus.se, @brjavaman.bsky.social is inspiring an entire room of attendees by presenting 5 paths for developers to grow beyond senior levels. Funny how most employers just present a single one: management. They must have missed the other 4! ☺️

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 03/02/2026

At the opening session, we did a little tech radar with the #Jfokus audience. On the IDE question, IntelliJ IDEA did pretty well 🙂 /cc @maritvandijk.bsky.social

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 03/02/2026

#Jfokus has started, and the opening act was epic as always. 🙂

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 12/01/2026

Thanks to @sharatchander.bsky.social and the entire Java DevRel team at Oracle for their very thoughtful holiday season card! Always good to have an extra Duke to look at while working from home. 😊

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 11/11/2025

To be fair it is a lot of 🚶at the airport as well 🤭

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 06/11/2025

My favourite #Java conference has just started - @brianvermeer.nl and @bjschrijver.dev are kicking off the 22nd edition of #JFall!

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 31/10/2025

I'm happy to return to @jfokus.se this February with a Deep-Dive talk on virtual threads, structured concurrency and scoped values in #Java! I love the Norse Mythology-themed speaker photos that @matkar.bsky.social and his committee colleagues came up with. 🏰😀

Hanno as a Norse Mythology soldier, with a lot more hair than Hanno has right now :-)

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 06/10/2025

Hello #Devoxx Belgium!🇧🇪 It’s good to be back.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 27/08/2025

Thanks to @jetbrains.com for renewing my JetBrains All Products subscription for another year. 🙏 I love how supportive you folks are of the Java Champions program! 😊

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 06/08/2025

Looks like I'll be returning to @devoxx.com this year with a BOF session aimed at teachers! Looking forward to delivering a fun and interactive session with Pim Tegelaar.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 10/06/2025

I'm entering my second year as an Oracle ACE Pro! ♠️ Honoured to be recognised once again, and looking forward to a new year of community contributions. @oracleace.bsky.social #Java

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 05/06/2025

#jspring 2025 has been kicked off by @bjschrijver.dev and @brianvermeer.nl! Almost 800 developers are here in Utrecht today for a day filled to the brim with #Java content. 🙂

Bert Jan and Brian kick off J-Spring on a central stage

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 19/05/2025

After @jcon.one had ended (thanks to @richard.fichtner.dev ‬ and team for an amazing event!) I was ready to sit in a corner and cry my eyes out. But then I found a brand-new edition of Java Magazine on my doormat. 🤩 What a perfect way to counter the post-conference blues!

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 13/05/2025

Why *type* the words “public static void main”, when you can also *sing* them? At #JCON, @maritvandijk.bsky.social and me will host a talk-slash-pop-quiz using 18 songs that will work with “public static void main” as the lyrics. Come join this very interactive musical talk at 12:55 in Cinema 6! 🎸🎤

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 12/05/2025

Just checked into my hotel for @jcon.one, but I’m having a bit of trouble getting into my room. 🤓 #JCON

Hotel room door with room number “403” next to it.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 24/04/2025

@mthmulders.bsky.social is delivering his brand-new talk “No slides, just code: live coding with an intern on stage” by demonstrating GitHub Copilot Workspace at the @apeldoornjug.bsky.social. Vibe coding alert! 😉

Maarten demonstrates the Brainstorm feature of GitHub Copilot Workspace

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 03/04/2025

The very first edition of Voxxed Days Amsterdam has started! @kayaweers.bsky.social and Michel Schudel are opening the day in Room 2. #VoxxedAmsterdam

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 02/04/2025

Just got home from another memorable edition of @javaland.bsky.social, and it's already time for the next conference! 🥳 I'll speak at @amsterdam.voxxeddays.com tomorrow, on structured concurrency and scoped values in #Java - looking forward!

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 01/04/2025

Adam Bien is doing a great job refreshing everyone’s memories in his keynote on the 30-year history of #Java. #JavaLand @adambien.blog

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 28/03/2025

Looking forward to premiering my new talk "From Zero to Secured: Live-Coding a Full-Stack Jakarta EE REST App with MicroProfile and JWT Authentication" at @javaland.bsky.social next week! #Java #Community #Jatumba my.doag.org/events/javal...

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 19/03/2025

Tonight’s meet-up on open-source at Info Support has started! @dylanbeatt.ie is kicking off his talk: “Open-Source, Open Mind: The Cost of Free Software”. #OpenSource #Community

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 04/03/2025

🌟 Join us on March 19 at Info Support in Veenendaal 🇳🇱 for a meetup with Microsoft MVP @dylanbeatt.ie! Discover why people give away their code for free in his talk, “Open-Source, Open Mind.” 👉 Sign up here to secure your spot! buff.ly/aHI86i5 💻✨

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 28/02/2025

@tomcools.be closing off the day in his trademark enthusiastic style at @devworldconference.bsky.social 🥳

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 19/02/2025

"I knew we should've checked the schedule! Next time, we should just walk."

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 22/01/2025

Tomorrow at 9AM EST / 15:00 CET I'll be kicking off @jchampionsconf.bsky.social‬ by talking about the latest concurrency features in #Java: #StructuredConcurrency and #ScopedValues! Free tickets 🎟️ are still available - hope to see you there! buff.ly/3JPYVGl

jChampionsConf / Hanno Embregts / Java's Concurrency Journey Continues! Exploring Structured Concurrency and Scoped Values / January 23rd, 2025. 09:00 EST/15:00 CET / jchampionsconf.com

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 20/01/2025

Programming languages that have actual mascots. - #Java (has "Duke") - #Dart (has "Dash") - #PHP (has "elePHPant") - #Rust (has "Ferris") - #Go (has "Gopher") - #Kotlin (has "Kodee") Which mascots am I missing?

Duke, the Java mascot and my favorite of course!

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 17/01/2025

I see your Javaweg, and I'll raise you a Javastraat. 😆

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 15/01/2025

Even though @tomcools.be doesn't work at Info Support any more, I'm still reminded of him often. 😊 📸 #FondMemories

Hanno at the Info Support HQ, in front of a poster with Tom on it.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 10/01/2025

Oh hello there @wimdeblauwe.com! Fancy running into you here at #InfoSupport! (just kidding, he was here to teach us about #Thymeleaf and #htmx, and it was AMAZING)

Hanno and Wim taking a very happy selfie at Info Support's HQ

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 31/12/2024

Some of my best memories of 2024 were made at these fantastic tech conferences! Thank you for the opportunity to speak - @jfokus.se, @devnexus.bsky.social, @devoxx.uk, @jcon.one, @amsterdamjug.bsky.social, SpaceRockIT, Trailblazers, @devoxx.com, @nljug.bsky.social, SNiC SustainabilIT 🙏

Conference badges for some of these conferences, including Jfokus, Devnexus, Devoxx UK, JCON Europe, HBO-I and J-Fall.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 13/12/2024

Teaching a course on #JakartaEE this week, and this time I had a very convenient way of introducing myself as a teacher: the official Jakarta EE Bluesky account is following me. 😆

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 09/12/2024

Went skiing ⛷️ with my kids this weekend in one of those indoor ski halls. Got eliminated from #Whamageddon in the process... 😐

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 27/11/2024

I had a blast at SNiC #SustainabilIT, speaking about #VersionControl in front of 750+ attendees. Fantastic audience, great interaction. And look what a pretty room they gave me! Also: a private dressing room! 😱 🤩 (slide deck is at buff.ly/4eVmYlb)

Main room of the Spant! theatre in Bussum.

Main room of the Spant! theatre in Bussum, seen from the back.

Dressing room door with a note saying "Dressing room - Hanno Embregts" on it.

Interior of my own personal dressing room!

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 25/11/2024

Time to feature my Bluesky handle more prominently in my slide decks! 🦋

Title slide for my talk "Will Git be around forever?". It lists my name, Oracle ACE/Java Champion logos, and my Bluesky handle.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 20/11/2024

I don’t go out for fast food often, but when I do I appreciate getting a good table number. 🤭

Hanno at a fast-food joint table, with the number '42' on a sign in front of him.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 11/11/2024

About time I posted my #ProofOfCat here. And of course it’s an orange one! 😻

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 12/10/2024

Thank you sessionize.com for letting me be 'Speaker of the day' today! 😊

Screenshot from sessionize.com that says 'Speaker of the day: Hanno Embregts"

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 30/08/2024

Please don't lie to me, Microsoft.

"Stay signed in? Do this to reduce the number of times you are asked to sign in" "Don't show this again" "No / Yes"

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 05/06/2024

O̷r̷a̷c̷l̷e̷ ̷A̷C̷E̷ ̷A̷s̷s̷o̷c̷i̷a̷t̷e̷ ➡️ Oracle ACE Pro Very happy to be renewed as an #OracleACE, ánd to be promoted to ACE Pro! Thankful for the way #Java ☕ got me here. 🙏

Email from the Oracle ACE Program. "Dear Hanno, Congratulations! We are happy to announce that you are eligible to be promoted from ACE Associate to ACE Pro for the June 2024 - May 2025 membership period."

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 03/05/2024

Just a few days until #DevoxxUK kicks off, very much looking forward! I'll do a talk on #Quarkus and #Rockstar with @holly-cummins.bsky.social - there will be live demos and live music! 🎶 Will I see you there?

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 06/03/2024

Always a pleasure to watch Dr. Venkat Subramaniam talk about #Java. #IntelliJIDEAConf

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 14/02/2024

Dear conference organizers, can this just be the default speaker gift for any event you organize in the future? Because it's the best ever and it will never be topped. Thank you. #Jfokus

A card that denotes JFokus has donated for a school package for children in disasters through UNICEF

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 30/12/2023

Feeling grateful for the speaking opportunities I got in 2023. Massive thanks 🙏 to these amazing #Java events for believing in me. #JavaLand #DevoxxPL #JCON2023 #JoyOfCoding #UtrechtJUG #ArnhemJUG #JFall

Conference badges for JavaLand, JCON Europe, Joy of Coding & J-Fall.

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Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 @hanno.codes · 07/11/2023

Happy to be speaking at J-Fall this Thursday! Who wants to catch up there? #JFall

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