Richard Fichtner 💻☕
@richard.fichtner.dev
CEO of @xdev.software, Loves Java ❤️☕, Java Champion, Founder JUG Oberpfalz, Co-organizer @jcon.one, IBM Champion, Oracle Ace, Vaadin Champion, Dongolorian, Father and Husband
Who says security can’t be fun?
Check out this awesome custom LEGO set of Patch, the Snyk mascot — 120 bricks of secure coding inspiration!
Will they have more LEGO sets? 🤔 No promises… but you’ll have to come and find out!
RSVP here:
www.meetup.com/berli...
Check out this awesome custom LEGO set of Patch, the Snyk mascot — 120 bricks of secure coding inspiration!
Will they have more LEGO sets? 🤔 No promises… but you’ll have to come and find out!
RSVP here:
www.meetup.com/berli...
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Who says security can’t be fun?
Check out this awesome custom LEGO set of Patch, the Snyk mascot — 120 bricks of secure coding inspiration!
Will they have more LEGO sets? 🤔 No promises… but you’ll have to come and find out!
RSVP here:
www.meetup.com/berli...
Check out this awesome custom LEGO set of Patch, the Snyk mascot — 120 bricks of secure coding inspiration!
Will they have more LEGO sets? 🤔 No promises… but you’ll have to come and find out!
RSVP here:
www.meetup.com/berli...
Today at #JugOberpfalz Johannes Rabauer shows how you can use local LLMs with Java, comparing Spring and Quarkus!
Attendees also get a freshly printed JavaPRO magazine!
Attendees also get a freshly printed JavaPRO magazine!
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today at #JugOberpfalz Johannes Rabauer shows how you can use local LLMs with Java, comparing Spring and Quarkus!
Attendees also get a freshly printed JavaPRO magazine!
Attendees also get a freshly printed JavaPRO magazine!
"Motivation often increases after you begin. The lesson is not to wish you had more motivation, but to make starting as easy as possible." - James Clear
Java Frameworks have understood that. They make it easy to start and try something.
code.quarkus.io
start.vaadin.com/app
start.spring.io
Java Frameworks have understood that. They make it easy to start and try something.
code.quarkus.io
start.vaadin.com/app
start.spring.io
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"Motivation often increases after you begin. The lesson is not to wish you had more motivation, but to make starting as easy as possible." - James Clear
Java Frameworks have understood that. They make it easy to start and try something.
code.quarkus.io
start.vaadin.com/app
start.spring.io
Java Frameworks have understood that. They make it easy to start and try something.
code.quarkus.io
start.vaadin.com/app
start.spring.io
Being part of this community allows me to connect directly with the people behind the great Oracle products,especially those driving innovation in the Java ecosystem.
A huge thank you to everyone at Oracle who continues to invest in Java, support open source and empower developers around the world.
A huge thank you to everyone at Oracle who continues to invest in Java, support open source and empower developers around the world.
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Being part of this community allows me to connect directly with the people behind the great Oracle products,especially those driving innovation in the Java ecosystem.
A huge thank you to everyone at Oracle who continues to invest in Java, support open source and empower developers around the world.
A huge thank you to everyone at Oracle who continues to invest in Java, support open source and empower developers around the world.
🚀 Next JUG Oberpfalz Meetup: We’re excited to welcome Johannes Rabauer to #JUGOberpfalz for a unique live-coding battle between Spring + Spring AI and Quarkus + LangChain4J. No slides – just clean code, directly compared, open source!
🔗 Register here (free): www.meetup.com/jug-o...
🔗 Register here (free): www.meetup.com/jug-o...
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🚀 Next JUG Oberpfalz Meetup: We’re excited to welcome Johannes Rabauer to #JUGOberpfalz for a unique live-coding battle between Spring + Spring AI and Quarkus + LangChain4J. No slides – just clean code, directly compared, open source!
🔗 Register here (free): www.meetup.com/jug-o...
🔗 Register here (free): www.meetup.com/jug-o...
I am happy to be accepted as a speaker for JFokus in Sweden! A big shout-out to Mattias Karlsson and his team. They run an awesome conference and have fun doing it. They created Nordic avatars for all speakers.
… thinking I might need to start my Viking hair journey now😅
… thinking I might need to start my Viking hair journey now😅
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I am happy to be accepted as a speaker for JFokus in Sweden! A big shout-out to Mattias Karlsson and his team. They run an awesome conference and have fun doing it. They created Nordic avatars for all speakers.
… thinking I might need to start my Viking hair journey now😅
… thinking I might need to start my Viking hair journey now😅
Last week at JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange, I had the chance to talk about Java User Groups (JUG) and share the stage with my friend Bruno Souza.
There is a JUG near you. Check out this map: dev.java/community/jugs and join a JUG!
#IBMTechXchange
There is a JUG near you. Check out this map: dev.java/community/jugs and join a JUG!
#IBMTechXchange
October 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Last week at JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange, I had the chance to talk about Java User Groups (JUG) and share the stage with my friend Bruno Souza.
There is a JUG near you. Check out this map: dev.java/community/jugs and join a JUG!
#IBMTechXchange
There is a JUG near you. Check out this map: dev.java/community/jugs and join a JUG!
#IBMTechXchange
The dude in the seat behind me looks familiar... And he is following me around. This is the second flight today he sits behind me... 😅
@hansolo.eu how is the view from your seat? 🤔
@hansolo.eu how is the view from your seat? 🤔
October 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The dude in the seat behind me looks familiar... And he is following me around. This is the second flight today he sits behind me... 😅
@hansolo.eu how is the view from your seat? 🤔
@hansolo.eu how is the view from your seat? 🤔
Join us today, Wednesday and Thursday for some awesome Java Content at JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025 in room S220C in the south OCCC.
Bruno will personally greet you at the door! 🤗
Learn and connect with the Java Community
Bruno will personally greet you at the door! 🤗
Learn and connect with the Java Community
October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Join us today, Wednesday and Thursday for some awesome Java Content at JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025 in room S220C in the south OCCC.
Bruno will personally greet you at the door! 🤗
Learn and connect with the Java Community
Bruno will personally greet you at the door! 🤗
Learn and connect with the Java Community
Yes I am here :)
October 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yes I am here :)
The IBM Champions Day just kicked off and the first topic is Java! Semeru Runtimes, openJ9 and Liberty InstantOn. A strong message to the Java Community! 🤗 I love this priority of Java here together with JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025
October 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The IBM Champions Day just kicked off and the first topic is Java! Semeru Runtimes, openJ9 and Liberty InstantOn. A strong message to the Java Community! 🤗 I love this priority of Java here together with JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025
We are off to JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025. Bringing premium Java content to Florida! IBM has great Java technology and people! Meeting in person with the nice folks working at Red Hat and IBM is a great opportunity!
October 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We are off to JCON USA @ IBM TechXchange 2025. Bringing premium Java content to Florida! IBM has great Java technology and people! Meeting in person with the nice folks working at Red Hat and IBM is a great opportunity!
I’m in Frankfurt today with the Payara team, talking about what’s next for Java: modernization, cloud deployment, and how we build things sustainably and smartly. Great to see people here from BMW, DPD, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, and PayPal—it shows how relevant these topics are across industries.
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’m in Frankfurt today with the Payara team, talking about what’s next for Java: modernization, cloud deployment, and how we build things sustainably and smartly. Great to see people here from BMW, DPD, Bundesagentur für Arbeit, and PayPal—it shows how relevant these topics are across industries.
This week, for the first time, I gave a session on a bus. Had some "Speed" (the Movie) flashbacks. Keanu Reeves never showed up and I had to do all the work by myself... anyway ... would you like to give a session in this bus?
September 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This week, for the first time, I gave a session on a bus. Had some "Speed" (the Movie) flashbacks. Keanu Reeves never showed up and I had to do all the work by myself... anyway ... would you like to give a session in this bus?
Today, for the first time, I gave a talk on a bus. At Java Forum Nord they had the DOAG Event Bus on-site.
September 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today, for the first time, I gave a talk on a bus. At Java Forum Nord they had the DOAG Event Bus on-site.
Pimp your badge at Java Forum Nord! Find us at the Java Forum Nord booth! While you are here get a Lego Duke!
September 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Pimp your badge at Java Forum Nord! Find us at the Java Forum Nord booth! While you are here get a Lego Duke!
I'm on the train with Deutsche Bahn to Java Forum Nord, putting the last touches on my slides and answering countless emails. Krombacher Spezi is not my favorite, but hey, it's better than no Spezi.
September 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I'm on the train with Deutsche Bahn to Java Forum Nord, putting the last touches on my slides and answering countless emails. Krombacher Spezi is not my favorite, but hey, it's better than no Spezi.
Ich freue mich sehr wieder auf den IT-Tagen mit zwei Vorträgen bei sein zu dürfen! Lass uns über Java-Modernisierung sprechen im Talk: „Java-Modernisierung: Hauche Deiner Codebase neues Leben ein, ohne die Bank zu sprengen“. 🌐💡
August 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ich freue mich sehr wieder auf den IT-Tagen mit zwei Vorträgen bei sein zu dürfen! Lass uns über Java-Modernisierung sprechen im Talk: „Java-Modernisierung: Hauche Deiner Codebase neues Leben ein, ohne die Bank zu sprengen“. 🌐💡
We talk a lot about Java Modernization. But how to do it? Do you want to be back at the latest and greatest version of Java, Spring Boot, JUnit, or any other framework? Check out OpenRewrite - for me, it's a game changer.
August 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
We talk a lot about Java Modernization. But how to do it? Do you want to be back at the latest and greatest version of Java, Spring Boot, JUnit, or any other framework? Check out OpenRewrite - for me, it's a game changer.
Modernize your Java Swing apps today with Vaadin
At XDEV, we specialize in Java Modernization. Find out how we can help your Java projects: xdev.software/en/ser...
At XDEV, we specialize in Java Modernization. Find out how we can help your Java projects: xdev.software/en/ser...
August 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Modernize your Java Swing apps today with Vaadin
At XDEV, we specialize in Java Modernization. Find out how we can help your Java projects: xdev.software/en/ser...
At XDEV, we specialize in Java Modernization. Find out how we can help your Java projects: xdev.software/en/ser...
It's amazing what you can learn when you talk to people. That's why I love going to conferences :) On my way back from KCDC, I had the chance to speak with the pilots flying the Boeing 767-400ER from ATL to MUC. As an aviation geek, it's awesome to get the insights from the source.
August 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It's amazing what you can learn when you talk to people. That's why I love going to conferences :) On my way back from KCDC, I had the chance to speak with the pilots flying the Boeing 767-400ER from ATL to MUC. As an aviation geek, it's awesome to get the insights from the source.
Micah Silverman talks about "Kicking JavaScript to the Curb with @Vaadin" a great stroy about the journey from a Vue.js app to Vaadin and 100% Java. Moving that app from Spring boot 2 to 3 with OpenRewrite.
#KCDC2025
#KCDC2025
August 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Micah Silverman talks about "Kicking JavaScript to the Curb with @Vaadin" a great stroy about the journey from a Vue.js app to Vaadin and 100% Java. Moving that app from Spring boot 2 to 3 with OpenRewrite.
#KCDC2025
#KCDC2025
Howdy KCDC folks, if you are into Java, check out my talks. We are gonna have some fun and learn some new things along the way. Tomorrow, Brian Demers will join me for our session on Apache Machen. On Friday, we will change your view on your "old" Java projects and modernize!
#KCDC
#KCDC
August 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Howdy KCDC folks, if you are into Java, check out my talks. We are gonna have some fun and learn some new things along the way. Tomorrow, Brian Demers will join me for our session on Apache Machen. On Friday, we will change your view on your "old" Java projects and modernize!
#KCDC
#KCDC
When the flight attendant calls me "Darling" and "Honey" the whole flight... That's the Delta Airlines experience! I feel like I am at an American dinner as soon as I step on the plane. That alone is enough to book this flight again! A Big thank you to the Detroit-based crew! 🤗
August 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
When the flight attendant calls me "Darling" and "Honey" the whole flight... That's the Delta Airlines experience! I feel like I am at an American dinner as soon as I step on the plane. That alone is enough to book this flight again! A Big thank you to the Detroit-based crew! 🤗
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August 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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