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Articles, guides, and updates from the ChurConf community.
From REST API to MCP Server: A Spring Boot Guide
Varsha Das · 5 November 2026
Turn an existing Spring Boot service into an MCP server with Spring AI 2.0. Add the starter, expose a tool with @McpTool, choose a transport and test it.
Java and Apache open source communities unite for first ChurConf Sydney and Community Over Code Sydney, November 18–19, 2026
Conference · 1 October 2026
For the first time, ChurConf and Community Over Code land in Sydney together—bringing the Java and Apache open source communities under one roof with a strong speaker lineup from Red Hat, Azul, Eclipse Foundation, JetBrains, Amazon, and more.
AI-driven reverse engineering of Java applications
Conference · 1 July 2025
How AI-assisted reverse engineering (AIARE) can help understand Java codebases, from traditional tools to LLMs and a practical case study with third-party libraries.
jPrime 2025: A Java blast from East Europe
Conference · 20 May 2025
10 years Java, 10 years jPrime—another great Java community conference in Bulgaria, with AI, modern Java, and close to 1200 attendees.
GraalVM Native Image: Build Fast, Start Faster
Conference · 1 February 2025
A concise guide to building native executables with GraalVM for Java and Spring Boot applications.
Spring Boot Best Practices for Production
Conference · 28 January 2025
Configuration, observability, and deployment tips to run Spring Boot apps reliably in production.
A new conference from the Java community for the Java community
Conference · 27 January 2025
We're kicking off ChurConf—a community-oriented Java conference in New Zealand. See you in Auckland this October for two days of passion, ideas and fun.
Virtual Threads in Java 21: A Practical Guide
Conference · 15 January 2025
Learn how to use virtual threads (Project Loom) in Java 21 for scalable, lightweight concurrency without the overhead of platform threads.