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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 17/09/2026

New podcast episode! Stephan Janssen (@stephanjanssen.be), creator of @devoxx.com - agentic engineering, staying ahead of the curve, and memorable conferences links below

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 24/08/2026

New podcast episode! Trisha Gee on AI & the software job market, skill atrophy and the death of Stack Overflow:

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 04/08/2026

New podcast episode! Daniel Spiewak (@djspiewak) on Cats Effect, underrated Scala, and becoming a Distinguished Engineer:

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 09/07/2026

New podcast episode! Venkat Subramaniam (@venkat_s) on System Design, a Rich Career, and Responsibility in the Age of AI:

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 25/06/2026

New podcast episode! Magnus Madsen on everything about the Flix programming language, effect oriented programming, AI and the relevance of programming languages: youtu.be/qMyl2kyDI0I

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Magnus Madsen on Flix, Scala Inspiration, AI, and the Relevance of Programming Languages

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 20/06/2026

The Spark Performance Tuning course is updated for Spark 4.1, and with new content on shuffle compression. That makes the Spark Bundle the most complete training on Apache Spark anywhere. You'll get better hands-on skills than $3000 worth of Databricks trainings, >15x cheaper.

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 10/06/2026

Massive update landed on the Spark Optimization course: Everything updated for Spark 4.1, about 25% lessons updated + a brand new chapter. No other course on the market shows all the techniques in this course, and it's > 10x cheaper than equivalent Databricks training.

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 09/06/2026

New podcast episode! Richard Eisenberg on OCaml, effective AI, teaching programming, career pivot points, Haskell, language design, hiring and much more: youtu.be/PpSIhcJOfbw

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Richard Eisenberg on OCaml, Effective AI, Teaching FP and Hiring for Fundamentals

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 05/06/2026

"Hiring Scala developers is hard" is a myth. You can far more easily hire for good foundations and train them to use the language properly. Good people get productive in a few days. All that, and about 5x cheaper than hiring the perfect developer with all the checkboxes.

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 03/06/2026

MASSIVE update for the Spark Streaming course: About 60% of the course re-recorded or brand new. Spark 4.x, better integrations, new stateful transformations, and a brand new project. It's now the most complete Spark Streaming course on the market, >15x cheaper than Databricks.

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 29/05/2026

My live-coding talk at Scalar Conference about capture checking in Scala 3 is out! youtu.be/bbBwqdrRoEI

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Real-Life Scala Capture Checking by Daniel Ciocîrlan | Scalar 2026

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 28/05/2026

New podcast episode! Sam Newman on resilient distributed services, monoliths, microservices and how to deploy good software at scale: youtu.be/XV1hf8BwvXc

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Sam Newman on Microservices, Monoliths, and Building Resilient Distributed Systems

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 18/05/2026

What would you like to learn, that the AI can't teach you?

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 14/05/2026

MASSIVE update landed on the Spark Essentials course for the latest Spark 4.x, with UDFs, UDAFs, Variant types, advanced SQL, etc. Right now it's the most comprehensive Spark fundamentals course on the market, and >15x cheaper than Databricks training.

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 12/03/2026

New long-form conversation! José Valim on all things Elixir, gradual type systems, open-source, AI and how Elixir positions itself in this day and age, community leadership and a lot more: youtu.be/OjgZ8vOHE6I

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José Valim on Elixir, AI Tools, Gradual Type Systems, and Being a Prolific Open-Source Contributor

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Scala.IO @scalaio.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

📢 Second batch ! To Effect or Not to Effect: clear perspective (& tradeoffs) into all the effect systems in the Scala ecosystem @rockthejvm.com AI Assistance for Scala Developers: What JetBrains Brings to the Table: let's discuss of JetBrains solutions (agent, MCP etc.) @makingthematrix.github.io

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 29/07/2025

New long-form conversation: John De Goes (@jdegoes.bsky.social) on good API design, timeless skills for software engineers in the age of AI, improving communication skills as programmers, and making programming entertaining: youtu.be/q90QZ05wddU

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John De Goes on API Design, Effect Systems, Entrepreneurship and The Ultimate Coder

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 18/07/2025

New long-form conversation! Robert Martin aka "Uncle Bob" on AI, good programming principles, Clojure, type systems, discipline, productivity and more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQ5...

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Robert Martin on Clojure, AI, Programming Languages and the Craft of Good Code

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Akka @akka.io · 25/06/2025

Some people refer to Jonas as a '𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱'... In this @rockthejvm.com episode, Jonas Bońer discusses the future of open-source sustainability and how the actor model powers #agenticAI systems. Watch the full discussion: akka.io/blog/the-bac... #AgenticAI #AI #DistributedSystems #Developer

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The backbone of agentic AI, distributed systems, and OSS sustainability

Jonas Bonér talks Akka’s evolution, open-source challenges, BSL licensing, and how Akka powers scalable, agentic AI systems.

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 30/06/2025

Good Scala developers tend to be amazing engineers overall. This explains (at least in part) why good Scala developers may seem hard to find - there's a lot of competition for them from other ecosystems too.

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 06/06/2025

Now also for the Typelevel GSoC projects!

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 27/05/2025

New long-form video! Jonas Bonér on Akka, distributed systems, the sustainability of open-source, and the backbone for agentic AI: youtu.be/wXM3-jAKDfQ

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Jonas Bonér on Akka, Distributed Systems, Open-Source Sustainability and the Backbone of Agentic AI

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 19/05/2025

Rock the JVM is supporting Google Summer of Code with #Scala by providing all students free access to the Scala courses on the site

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Scala Days @scaladays.org · 13/05/2025

Find out a practical way to learn full stack Scala 3 with ZIO and related libraries. If you’re interested in real life settings of ZIO stack, Laminar, and ScalaJS, this is the workshop for you! More info on @rockthejvm.com Real-World ZIO workshop is coming soon at scaladays.org/workshops

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The premier Scala conference returns in 2025

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 09/05/2025

New long-form conversation! Rúnar Bjarnason on Unison, Scala, distributed systems and delightful programming: youtu.be/kK4vGU3iz9Y

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Rúnar Bjarnason on Unison, Scala, Distributed Systems and Delightful Programming

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Scala Days @scaladays.org · 17/04/2025

The Real-World ZIO workshop will be led by Daniel Ciocirlan, founder of @rockthejvm.com Daniel has taught thousands of developers & trained high-performing teams at world-renowned companies. Learn from one of this year’s talented #ScalaDays educators & get tickets today at scaladays.org/workshops

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The premier Scala conference returns in 2025

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 05/04/2025

New video! James Ward on Effect Oriented Programming, writing code in the age of AI, good mental models, speaking at conferences and endless curiosity: youtu.be/M8DuVYnsW5A

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James Ward on Effect Oriented Programming, Writing Code in the Age of AI, Curiosity and Exploration

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rcardin.bsky.social @rcardin.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The last day of the @scalar-conf.com is over. Oh boy, what an adventure. 🎉 Many thanks to all the people who work to make it happen 🙏 Thanks to @rockthejvm.com for being such a great mentor and friend. Thanks to Martin for all the rest 😜

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 18/03/2025

New video, and this time I'm doing something different: a long-form, wide-ranging conversation with none other than Martin Odersky, the creator of #Scala! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmpP...

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Martin Odersky on the Future of Scala, Learning, Teaching and the Quest for the Perfect Language

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 26/02/2025

Big honor to partner with Scala Center to make Scala more accessible and easy to learn! As part of this engagement, will donate 30% of all sales from the Scala website to the Scala Center to support the development of the best programming language out there 🚀

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Rock the JVM @rockthejvm.com · 06/12/2024

New video for the weekend: Structured concurrency in #Java: - what concurrency is good and bad at - how to organize concurrent code with scopes - error handling - shutdowns, resource cleanup and avoiding leaks - custom policies youtu.be/smZayMmPsKw

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Java Structured Concurrency - a Comprehensive Guide

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