$ whoami

Dan Vega

Spring Developer Advocate @ Broadcom

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.

./watch --youtube ./subscribe

Developer.java

public record Developer(
  String name,        // Dan Vega
  String role,        // Spring Dev Advocate
  int yearsExperience // 25 and counting
) {}

var dan = new Developer(
  "Dan Vega",
  "Java Champion",
  25
);

System.out.println("Let's build something 🚀");

~ /blog ~ /newsletter ~ /speaking ~ /courses

$ ls ~/blog --latest

Latest Articles

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Can you use Java for AI? Yes. For building real AI applications it might be the better choice. Why the JVM, Spring AI, and your existing team are enough.

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Spring Boot 3.5 reached end of life in June 2026 and every 3.x branch is now unsupported. What that means, and how to plan your Spring Boot 4 upgrade.