DubJUG 2610 - Heather VanCura and John Feeney
Learn how you can contribute in shaping the future Java landscape! We're stoked that Oracle Vice President, Director and Chairperson of the Java Community Process Program, Heather VanCura is joining us for DubJUG 2610, along Docker's John Feeney.
Talk: The Future of Programming Education: Community, Java, and AI
For 30 years, Java’s evolution has been powered by a global community of developers, educators, and technology leaders working together to shape its future. As AI transforms software development, that collaboration is more important than ever.
This session will explore what’s new in Java 27 and beyond, emerging trends in AI and developer education, and how the Java community is preparing the next generation of developers. Attendees will also learn how to get involved in community initiatives and working groups focused on education, ecosystem development, AI, and the future of Java.
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About Heather
Heather’s experience includes 20 years with Oracle Corporation currently serves as the Senior Director of the Java Community Process (JCP), the organization for developing the standard specification of Java technology, the world’s number one programming language, serving over 13 million developers and thousands of companies around the globe. She is the Chairperson of the JCP Executive Committee board, leading companies such as Amazon, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Samsung, SAP, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs and Twitter to collaborate on building technology solutions. She also leads the MySQL Community/Developer Relations team at Oracle.
She is a consultant on digital transformation and virtual events, and she is also an Expert in Residence for Rippleworks. She serves as a coach and mentor for technical leaders through the JCP and working with Andela, TechBridge and Women Who Code.
She has served on a number of non-profit boards, including Playing at Learning (serving LEGO First Robotics); Dress for Success San Francisco/Silicon Valley; St Ignatius private school STEM Advisory Board. Heather is an accredited Angel Investor and has been involved with numerous Global Leadership organizations such as Junior Achievement, AnitaB.org (Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology), IEEE Women in Engineering, Professional Business Women of California (PBWC). She is an advisor to the UC Riverside MBA program and a guest lecturer for Golden Gate University
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Talk: Repeatable and Secure Java Development with Sandboxes
Modern Java development environments need to be consistent, reproducible, and safe. This is especially true as AI coding agents increasingly become part of everyday workflows.
This session, by Docker Principal Solutions Engineer John Feeney, demonstrates how Docker Sandboxes can create reliable, reusable Java environments with pre-configured toolchains, dependencies, credentials, and network policies.
Through a practical live demo, we’ll explore how sandboxing reduces local setup friction while providing an isolation and governance boundary for AI-assisted development and other potentially unpredictable workloads.
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About John
John Feeney is a Principal Solutions Engineer at Docker, working at the intersection of AI, DevOps, and observability. Over a 25-year career, he has spent a significant part of his time as a Java developer. He brings that hands-on experience to exploring how AI can improve developer productivity while keeping security and governance in focus.
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About the Dublin Java User Group
Since 2006, the Dublin Java User Group, aka DubJUG, has been working with the global Java community to amplify technical knowledge for the benefit of Irish based developers and businesses. It is a resident member of Dublin's TechMeetup.space.
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