Dan Vega

Java Champion, Spring Developer Advocate, YouTuber and Lifelong Learner

Hello 👋🏻 My name is Dan Vega, Java Champion, Spring Developer Advocate, Husband and #GirlDad based outside of Cleveland OH. I created this website as a place to document my journey as I learn new things and share them with you. I have a real passion for teaching and I hope that one of blog posts, videos or courses helps you solve a problem or learn something new.

Spring Boot 4's Bean Registrar: A Cleaner Way to Register Beans Programmatically

Learn how Spring Boot 4's new BeanRegistrar interface simplifies programmatic bean registration in Spring Framework 7. This tutorial demonstrates dynamic bean creation based on environment properties, conditional registration with complex logic, and performance optimization techniques. Discover when to use BeanRegistrar vs @Bean annotations with practical code examples and testing strategies...

Testing Spring REST APIs with RestTestClient: A Complete Guide

Explore the new Rest Test Client in Spring Framework 7, a modern replacement for RestTemplate that provides a fluent API for testing REST APIs with improved type safety and better integration with modern testing practices.

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Work

  1. VMware
    Company
    Broadcom
    Role
    Spring Developer Advocate
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  2. VMware
    Company
    VMware
    Role
    Spring Developer Advocate
    Date
  3. Briebug
    Company
    Briebug
    Role
    Principal Enterprise Java Architect
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  4. Tech Elevator
    Company
    Tech Elevator
    Role
    Curriculum Developer
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  5. Markel Corp
    Company
    Markel
    Role
    Senior Developer
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  6. STERIS
    Company
    Steris
    Role
    Senior Web Developer
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  7. LetterNine
    Company
    LetterNine
    Role
    Web Developer
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  8. Five9
    Company
    Five9
    Role
    Technical Support Specialist
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