Get the JRush Episode 1 recording and materials. Josh Long, Dmitry Chuyko, and Andrew Clement explain native image for Java apps, Spring Boot optimization, GraalVM-related tooling, and compact container deployments.
What are the talks about?
Josh Long explains why native image matters once a Spring Boot application is ready for production. The talk connects startup time, resource use, and deployment efficiency with practical engineering decisions.
Andrew Clement walks through the Spring Native story from the engineering side: how Spring applications become native images, what changes under the hood, and where teams should watch the tradeoffs.
Dmitry Chuyko explores what native image can deliver after the JDK 16, AOT, and GraalVM shifts. Expect compact microservice containers, practical tooling, and performance-focused deployment context.
What you will learn
Episode 1 focuses on native compilation: how Java apps become native executables, where Spring Native fits, and how containers benefit from a smaller footprint.
Understand what native compilation changes, why teams use it, and how it can reduce startup time and resource usage in real Java services.
Learn where Spring Native fits, what it means for production-ready applications, and how to reason about optimization without adding risk.
Connect native image tooling with compact microservice containers, deployment efficiency, and the tradeoffs teams should consider before production.
Headliners
Spring Developer Advocate
Josh has been the first Spring Developer Advocate since 2010. He has authored books on Cloud Native Java, released training videos on microservice architecture, and contributed to open source Spring initiatives.
@starbuxman
Performance Architect at BellSoft
Dmitry is a performance architect at BellSoft and one of the most active corporate OpenJDK developers. He optimizes OpenJDK for x86 and Arm, and contributes to the development of compact Java containers.
@dchuyko
Director on the Spring Engineering team
Andrew is a Director on the Spring Engineering team and a long-time Spring Committer. He is the project lead for AspectJ, creator of the Spring Expression Language, and co-creator of Spring Native.
@andy_clement
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