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The Evolution of a Software Engineer: Key Insights From Gerald
In this episode of Java Maple Leafs, I had the privilege of speaking with Gerald — a senior software engineer with more than two decades of experience and a unique perspective shaped by multiple languages, architectures, and industries.Here are the key highlights from our conversation. 1. A Career Rooted in Fundamentals and Curiosity Gerald began…
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From Brazil to Canadian Tech: A Journey of Code and Sports
At Java Maple Leafs, I recently had the pleasure of speaking with my friend Jean, a brilliant software engineer, on the latest episode of the Java Maple Leafs podcast. His story is a fantastic blend of early passion, hard choices, and the surprising ways seemingly unrelated parts of our lives—like competitive sports—shape our professional success.…
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Modern Concurrency in Java: Learnings and Experiences from Bazlur
In this episode of Java Maple Leafs, I had the pleasure of talking with Bazlur Rahman – Java Champion, software engineer, technical author, community leader, and conference speaker. Currently based in Toronto, Bazlur has spent much of his career advancing the Java ecosystem and recently published a book on one of the hardest but most…
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Sharing Knowledge Through a Book: A Conversation with Roan Brasil
In the third episode of Java Maple Leafs, I had the privilege of talking with Roan, a Java engineer whose career spans over 15 years. From his early days at IBM in Brazil to his work in Canada, Roan has specialized in Java and Microservices. But what stands out in his story is how he…
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Building Careers and Communities: A Conversation with Luiz Real
In this second episode of Java Maple Leafs, I had the honor of speaking with Luiz Real – a lead software engineer, professor, mentor, and speaker. Luiz has built a career that bridges industry, academia, and community. Our conversation explored his journey, his passion for Java and teaching, and his vision for how Brazilian developers…
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AI, Context Engineering and Canada with Pedro Cavalero
The first episode of Java Maple Leafs was special. I had the chance to talk with Pedro Cavalero, a seasoned Software Engineer, international career mentor, and community leader. Our conversation spanned Java, career growth, working in Canada, and—most importantly—how AI is transforming the role of developers. You can watch the full episode here: Episode 1…
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3 Good Practices for Engineering Team’s
This week, I wanted to summarize the good practices I’ve observed on the teams I’ve worked with. Or better, on the teams I was proud to be. So, after 15 years working on software development teams at consulting companies, handling different kinds of business markets, it’s tough to do it. However, I certainly remember the…
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How to run a Quarkus Application on Kubernetes without pain
KUBERNETES NATIVE APPLICATION WITH QUARKUS Java turned 28 in 2023, it is a big milestone for a platform that has already had its death prophesied so many times. The fact is that people trust Java and what it delivers, trust the evolution it has been undergoing and the way it solves problems. Java has a…
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An Introduction to Project Reactor
Project Reactor is a powerful open-source library for building reactive applications in Java. It provides an extensive set of tools and abstractions that enable developers to write asynchronous, event-driven, and non-blocking code. Reactor is based on the Reactive Streams specification, which defines a standard for building reactive systems. It embraces the reactive programming paradigm, where…
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Creating my first App with Quarkus
A guide to getting started with Quarkus, using que CLI If you read my last article about Quarkus, you know the characteristics and features of Quarkus, which means that we are ready to create our first cloud native app. In this post, I will present to you the creation of my first app in Quarkus,…
I'm Silas Candiolli…
Java, Software Development, tools and career
