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.

Embabel First Look: Building Agentic Flows on the JVM

A first look at Embabel, a framework by Rod Johnson for building agentic AI flows on the JVM. Learn how to create a blog writing agent with goal-oriented action planning.

GraphQL for Java Developers

Learn how to build scalable GraphQL APIs with Java 26 and Spring Boot 4. This course walks you through schema-first development, batch loading, unions, Query by Example, AOT repositories, and more.

Spring, Build Me a Coding Agent

Learn how to build an autonomous coding agent in Spring AI using the Spring AI Agent Utils library. This tutorial walks you through creating a CLI-based agent with file system access, shell commands, and skills.

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Work

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