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Marco Vermeulen

@marc0der.bsky.social
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Open-source advocate and FP JVM developer. Bass player, Linux enthusiast, and wannabe gamer. Creator of SDKMAN! sdkman.io Co-author of Manning's FP in Kotlin: bit.ly/fpinkotlin

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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As @andresalmiray.com pointed out, @hansolo.eu and I are volunteers. If Oracle backed our project and even communicated with us about when they were releasing, we'd be able to plan for it and respond accordingly. For now, we keep to our day jobs, and SDKMAN remains a labour of love.
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This would be down to what SDKMAN receives upstream from the Foojay DISCO API.
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
GenAI in software engineering is a human skills amplifier. If you don't have the skills, it's a giant foot gun!
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Can't believe that seven years have passed by!
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I've just opened this issue, so hopefully he will pick it up soon! 🤞 github.com/sdkman/sdkma...
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GraalVM for JDK 24 not available · Issue #26 · sdkman/sdkman-disco-integration
It seems like GraalVM 24 was never released for both Oracle and CE versions. Many people are anticipating this and asking about it on social media. I would be happy to help if I knew what to do!
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I feel your pain, Josh! I'm trying to get hold of @eddumelendez.bsky.social to get this released asap. I'll update here when I have some news.
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Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
What a terrible idea! The value of unit tests is that it prompts you to think about what the unit needs to do, before you write the code. Writing the code first and auto-generating unit tests afterwards is throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
You've completely missed the point of why we write unit tests. A unit test's main purpose is to help express your intent _before_ you write the code. It helps you stay focused and prevents you from over engineering.
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
A value stream is a stream of values, so `valueStream` would be my choice.
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Peter Merikan @merikan.com · 12/12/2024
What the EU’s new software legislation means for developers github.blog/open-source/...
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What the EU’s new software legislation means for developers
The EU Cyber Resilience Act will introduce new cybersecurity requirements for software released in the EU. Learn what it means for your open source projects and what GitHub is doing to ensure the law ...
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
I've been using Grammarly for several years now. I find it the least invasive way of writing with AI, while it adds lots of value. Also, the browser plugin integration is awesome.
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Shout out to Today Weather: I asked them to add the Met Office to their already-long list of weather providers and they delivered. Well done! 🎉 play.google.com/store/apps/d...
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Today Weather:Data by NOAA/NWS - Apps on Google Play
Powered by U.S. National Weather Service. Customizable widgets, radar & warnings
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Thanks for the great tips! I'll certainly give it a try.
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
The Tories totally screwed things over, that's for sure. But let's keep in mind that the NHS also has deep rooted organisational issues. My wife left the NHS after many years because of self serving and inefficient management. The NHS needs more than money, it needs a new culture too.
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Spending some downtime and getting my head back into FOSS. These past few years were way too busy, and next year I intend to get things moving forward again. Watch out for some great improvements on @sdkman.bsky.social in 2025!
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Thank you!
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Marco Vermeulen @marc0der.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
And here I am too 💪 Time for a social media reboot in 2025!
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