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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 · 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 · 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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