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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@rebuildcon.bsky.social isn't just me & @dhardiker.bsky.social. Meet the steering team. Audrey Neveu is a Staff Engineer & Java Champion with 15+ years of writing Java, the kind of person who knows exactly what a developer conference should feel like from the inside.

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Introducing @dhardiker.bsky.social co-founder of @rebuildcon.bsky.social. You might know Dan as a Fractional CTO & Coach at Atlas Advantage, helping Atlassian Partners thrive rather than survive through all of today’s challenges or from his work with Devoxx events & CERN’s STEM outreach at festivals

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hi, I'm Kim. I build dev conferences for a living & I've decided to build a new one. I've spent the past 13 years organising dev events & conferences, most recently Devoxx UK. Between co-running the @virtualjug.bsky.social & volunteering at several other community events. Our next project 🧵

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Kevlin Henney @kevlin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Being the Human in the Loop TransFICC tech talk, London, 18:00 Thursday 8th October What gets amplified in AI adoption is the good, the bad and the ugly. What does it mean to be a human in all this? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-softwar...

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AI & Software Engineering - Being the Human in the Loop by Kevlin Henney

Tech Talk Event organised by TransFICC

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Re:Build @rebuildcon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We announced Re:Build and opened the mailing list this week, and the developer community has already shown up. Join them and be the first to hear about event updates, promos, speakers, tickets and more. ➡️ forms.gle/ydrqeNurpFH8...

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Re:Build @rebuildcon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"In a world that's artificially intelligent, how do you stay authentically human?" That's the question behind Re:Build. A new two-day conference in London covering - What we build - How we build it - Who we become Save the date: 5 & 6 May 2027 rebuildcon.uk

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes & I’m excited to finally share some fantastic news! We’ve secured a venue, set the date & after much debate, we have a name. 🤩 If you're curious enough to click the link in the comments, you won't have to wait long.

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Not in Amsterdam? Doesn't matter. @virtualjug.bsky.social is partnering with @amsterdamjug.bsky.social to livestream a session addressing the question every dev is asking: Did AI just break software security forever? Thu Aug 27 · 4:00–6:30 PM UTC → luma.com/8pl0y5om

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Virtual Java User Group @virtualjug.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We are teaming up with the @amsterdamjug.bsky.social for a special live-streamed event exploring one of the biggest questions facing devs today: Did AI Just Break Software Security Forever? Thursday, Aug 27 · 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM UTC Online event luma.com/8pl0y5om

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Adoptium Summit is taking place virtually on Sep 29. Explore the breadth & depth of Adoptium tech, bringing together #Java devs, architects, contributors, adopters & orgs for tech talks, best practices, and real-world cases. Register here

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Exploring the Breadth and Depth of Adoptium Technologies | The Eclipse Foundation

Adoptium Summit is a half day premier virtual conference.

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I had an absolutely wonderful day with Audrey Neveu, @mseckington.bsky.social, Dan Hardiker & @svenpet.bsky.social! Our kickoff for project codename "KimmiCon" was truly inspiring & we can't wait to share more about this new developer conference coming to London. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Virtual Java User Group @virtualjug.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"‘Honey, dishwasher’s finished.’ Is this a command telling you to do something, or an event? It’s a passive-aggressive event." - Victor Rentea Software architecture has the exact same problem. Here’s why confusing Commands and Events ruins your systems 🧵👇

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Virtual Java User Group @virtualjug.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join us at the London Java Community meetup at Capital One on Wed 22 July from 6pm BST. Speakers: @mseckington.bsky.social - See It, Say It, Sort It: How To Be More Proactive Jack Gough - From Fleeticide To Recovery: When Your Auto-Scaling Policy Becomes Your Worst Enemy Sign up: bit.ly/3TlGBOl

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Virtual Java User Group @virtualjug.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Adoptium Summit is taking place virtually on Sep 29 Explore the breadth & depth of Adoptium tech, bringing together #Java devs, architects, contributors, adopters & orgs for tech talks, best practices, real-world cases Reg bit.ly/4phudea Talk bit.ly/4bId9IC #AdoptiumSummit26 #EclipseTemurin

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A quick collaborative SOS: A small group of us are looking for a workspace in London on Tue July 21, 10AM to 5PM The catch: We are operating on a £0 budget for this If you have a meeting room, an open coworking nook, or know of a community space that might take us in, please drop a comment or DM

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Quick reminder, we have a @virtualjug.bsky.social LIVE session today with Victor Rentea 🗓️ July 9, 2026 | 4 PM UTC 🎟️ Free signup: luma.com/u1ifnmka If you can't make the LIVE session, it will be recorded and available on the vJUG YouTube channel - youtube.com/@virtualJUG

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Top 10 Event-Driven Architecture Pitfalls by Victor Rentea · Luma

Join us for this fast-paced, high-energy session packed with 10 real-world production war stories from 150+ companies. Instead of dry slides or theoretical…

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IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE @intellijidea.com · 06/07/2026

Planning your conference schedule for September? IntelliJ IDEA Conf 2026 is a free virtual conference featuring speakers from Oracle, Docker, Confluent, Broadcom, AWS, JetBrains, and more. 👉 Register now: jb.gg/t06fej #IntelliJIDEAConf

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

If you missed any @virtualjug.bsky.social sessions this year, you can catch up on YouTube - youtube.com/@virtualJUG On 9 July, Victor Rentea & @vanessaformicola.bsky.social will join us for: Top 10 Event-Driven Architecture Pitfalls. Be sure to sign up on Luma for full details - luma.com/u1ifnmka

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

When looking for tech events, hacks, & meetups, where do you go to find them? As the organiser of @virtualjug.bsky.social & launching a new dev event, I want to make sure we show up in the spaces you actually use. Let me know in the comments 👇

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"What could go wrong if I use a message instead of a REST API?" Everything. Duplicate deliveries, out-of-order data, and dual-write drops. Join Java Champion Victor Rentea & @virtualjug.bsky.social for 10 real-world EDA war stories. 🗓️ July 9, 2026 | 4 PM UTC 🎟️ Free signup: luma.com/u1ifnmka

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

“Kim, what’s next?” I’m not quite ready to share all the details yet, but Dan Hardiker & I are working on a brand-new developer event. We need your input to help build this: - What’s your favourite part of tech conferences? - What’s your biggest pet peeve? (Be honest; I can take it!) Let us know👇

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Cedric Clyburn @cedricclyburn.com · 18/05/2026

This year @devoxx.uk we asked a simple question: can we use local models as AI code assistants? 🤔 The answer? Yes… and no! But you should check out the recording though and see what worked (like MCP, Skills.MD, and more) as well as what to know about local LLMs for devs :) 🎥 youtu.be/Lhqp7gKXu2w

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Local Development in the AI Era by Cedrci Clyburn & Kevin Dubois

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I'm excited to volunteer at AI Native DevCon London this June. Looking forward to supporting the community of developers creating genuine AI systems, not just hype. If you’re attending, stop by and say hi! → ainativedevcon.io

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 18/05/2026

Thank you @guy.dev @hollycummins.com Iryna Dohndorf @ixchelruiz.bsky.social @jagovreede.bsky.social Jamie Chapman Jonas Mayer Kate Stanley Luke Whiting Marcin Kruglik @maritvandijk.bsky.social @mkheck.bsky.social

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 18/05/2026

A massive thank you to our incredible Program Team! You dedicated countless hours to rating, reviewing & debating hundreds of talk submissions to build this year's agenda. Curating a schedule that balances deep technical insights with the latest industry trends is no small feat.

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 15/05/2026

The heart of Devoxx UK isn't just the tech, it's the people. 🧡 Huge shoutout to our 2026 volunteer crew! You dealt with the long hours, the many questions, and the occasional AV gremlin with a smile on your faces. You made the Business Design Centre feel like home for hundreds of developers.

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Next @virtualjug.bsky.social live: The best way to fetch multiple to-many relationships with #Java by @vladmihalcea.bsky.social Dive into the most efficient strategies for retrieving complex data structures, for scenarios where you need to store the result set in a cache. luma.com/6wrxlqj3

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Devoxx UK @devoxx.uk · 13/05/2026

Massive thanks to the partners who kept the energy high: TuxCare Red Hat Thales @jetbrains.com Capital One Redis Revolut @infobip.bsky.social Elastic Thoughtworks TransFICC @vaadin.com Google Cloud Crash Override Signify Technology @TuxCare_ @quarkus.io LJC ArchitectHer & Women Coding Community

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Daniel Oh @danieloh30.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

What a great moment at #devoxxuk this year! With my friend and great #javacampion @kevindubois.com 👏

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Daniel Garnier-Moiroux @garnier.wf · 12/05/2026

One simply does not catch @ddoutsiopoulos.bsky.social by surprise. Whatever you throw at him, he'll be ready. @devoxx.uk pictures are out, go check them out! www.flickr.com/photos/12571...

Beautiful photo of Daniel blowing bubbles on a dark background

Beautiful photo of Daniel looking very satisfied after blowing bubbles

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Maarten Mulders 💙💛 @mthmulders.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The magic that happens with @boukenijhuis.bsky.social on stage!

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The @devoxx.uk photos are now live! Make sure to like and share them, and credit our amazing photographer, @ddoutsiopoulos.bsky.social. Once again, he has captured the magic of Devoxx UK.

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Virtual Java User Group @virtualjug.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Don't forget we have a live session happening this week Thursday!

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José Paumard @josepaumard.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Thanks to all the volunteers, the organizers, and the participants! 2026 was another amazing edition, looking forward to the next one!

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Kim Fletcher @kimfletcher.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

And just like that @devoxx.uk 2026 has come to an end. Thank you to everyone who helped make this another unforgettable event.

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Diana Todea 🇷🇴🇪🇸 @didiviking.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

When London meets humans everything feels great at @devoxx.uk . A great first time experience and a lovely community. Will definitely repeat it👋

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Daniel Oh @danieloh30.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Always happy to meet friends at #devoxxuk #devrels #javachampions 🤩😎 🧑🏼‍💻 Brian Vermeer 🥼Piotr Przybył

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rmoff 🏃‍♂️🫖🥓 @rmoff.net · 06/05/2026

The #devoxxUK talk by @hollycummins.com about performance did not disappoint! Excellent content and tons of great real world advice. Link to slides in the QR photo.

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rmoff 🏃‍♂️🫖🥓 @rmoff.net · 07/05/2026

Good talk from Legare Kerrison to start day two of #devoxxUK about optimised ways of serving LLMs

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Daniel Oh @danieloh30.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Find us at #devoxxuk today!🤩🤩 Our agentic Java session will start in 20 minutes!! Happy to present the session with awesome #javachampion @kevindubois.com

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rmoff 🏃‍♂️🫖🥓 @rmoff.net · 07/05/2026

Kate Stanley and Gantigmaa Selenge talking all about Kafka on k8s with Strimzi at #devoxxUK

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Daniel Oh @danieloh30.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Super happy to be back #devoxxUK again!!! Great to see Mark Hazell again too 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for making this happen again 🙌

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rmoff 🏃‍♂️🫖🥓 @rmoff.net · 07/05/2026

Unbelievable energy from @victorrentea.ro at #devoxxUK!

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Quarkus @quarkus.io · 28/04/2026

Join us next week at Devoxx UK! github.com/quarkusio/qu... #quarkusworldtour #DevoxxUK

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Peter Hicks @poggs.com · 06/05/2026

Post lunch coffee and a talk on Docker Hardened Images. This is @devoxx.uk and I’m delighted to be here - if you’re here too, come find me and say hello

A picture of my coffee cup and an auditorium full of people watching a presentation

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Marit van Dijk @maritvandijk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

For a whole new experience on my part, watching @piotrprz.bsky.social on stage at @devoxx.uk without having to join ;)

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