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Tom Cools

@TCoolsIT

DevRel Engineer @TimefoldAI | Conference speaker 🗣️ | #Java | @Java_Champions | @BeJUG Organizer | Teacher and Trainer 👨‍🏫

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🎉 I am extremely excited to be joining @TimefoldAI . I was a fan of the Open Source solver for years and to now be able to join them on their journey to free the world from wasteful scheduling is amazing. Looking forward to supporting and enabling the developer community! <3

TCoolsIT's tweet image. 🎉 I am extremely excited to be joining @TimefoldAI . I was a fan of the Open Source solver for years and to now be able to join them on their journey to free the world from wasteful scheduling is amazing. 

Looking forward to supporting and enabling the developer community! &amp;lt;3

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🚀 #BeJUG is back in Ghent this November! Big thank you to Inetum (inetum.com/en/belgium) for hosting us! ☺️ Speaking this time are @FrankDelporte and @wbauweraerts.🤩 Raspberry Pi and becoming fearless💪 Sign up here: meetup.com/belgian-java-u… #java #bejug #community

BeJUG's tweet image. 🚀 #BeJUG is back in Ghent this November!

Big thank you to Inetum (inetum.com/en/belgium) for hosting us! ☺️

Speaking this time are @FrankDelporte and @wbauweraerts.🤩 Raspberry Pi and becoming fearless💪

Sign up here: meetup.com/belgian-java-u…

#java #bejug #community

Tom Cools reposted

on behalf of @TCoolsIT: our ✨ legendary ✨ informal speaker city tour is back!!!🥹 Starting at 20:30 in the city center 👌


Not me FOMO submitting to @jfallconf on the very last day 🤣. If you haven't yet, you got a couple more hours to do so! It's a great conference!


Time for a next @BeJUG Event! Many thanks to @cegeka for hosting this event in Hasselt! In this Belgian Java User Group, we have @BrianVerm and @KadiGrigg who'll help us make (or break!) some software. Sign-up here 👉 meetup.com/belgian-java-u… #java #security


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Is official: next JavaOne happens in March 2026 🥳🥳🥳!!! #Java #community #conference

JavaOne 2025 was such a hit that we just have to run it back. 😎 Save the date for our next #JavaOne event, coming to you March 17-19, 2026! social.ora.cl/6011fdkbH

java's tweet image. JavaOne 2025 was such a hit that we just have to run it back. 😎 

Save the date for our next #JavaOne event, coming to you March 17-19, 2026! social.ora.cl/6011fdkbH


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Time for our yearly stop @OniryxICT 🤩. We got great food and drinks. Weather is epic and we got 2 cool talks lined up! 🤩 Let's Go!

BeJUG's tweet image. Time for our yearly stop @OniryxICT 🤩. We got great food and drinks. Weather is epic and we got 2 cool talks lined up! 🤩

Let&apos;s Go!

Tom Cools reposted

The #Java tour continues! Next stop: @OniryxICT (Gembloux) – thanks for having us again! 🇧🇪 🕹️ @glyc1n will show how he turned IntelliJ into a game engine! 🎤 1 quicky slot still open! Want in? 👉 github.com/BeJUG/bejug.gi… #BeJUG meetup.com/belgian-java-u…


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In the lead up to #Java's 30th, let's celebrate some Java Legends. Drop a comment & tag the legendary figures in the Java community. We will go first, James Gosling, Brian Goetz, Mark Reinhold, @venkat_s, @ammbra1508, @BillyKorando, and Nicolai Parlog

virtualJUG's tweet image. In the lead up to #Java&apos;s 30th, let&apos;s celebrate some Java Legends. Drop a comment &amp;amp; tag the legendary figures in the Java community.

We will go first, James Gosling, Brian Goetz, Mark Reinhold, @venkat_s, @ammbra1508, @BillyKorando, and Nicolai Parlog

Tom Cools reposted

Can LLMs solve scheduling or routing problems? Can GenAI help companies save millions of dollars by optimizing Vehicle Routing, Shift Rostering or Job Scheduling to increase productivity and retention? Why not? Which type of AI can? And how can we combine it with LLMs to make…

GeoffreyDeSmet's tweet card. LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!

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Long overdue! Steve is one of the people who helped me a lot in my career. Congratz!

Congratulations to new #Java Champion @spoole167

Java_Champions's tweet image. Congratulations to new #Java Champion @spoole167


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Event Alert! 🚨Our May session of BeJUG is very early in the month, this time in Leuven! We'll have @jonas_grgt join us to talk about Event Driven systems. We are extremely gratefull to Randstad Digital Belgium for hosting us! 🙏 Signup for free at: meetup.com/belgian-java-u…

BeJUG's tweet image. Event Alert! 🚨Our May session of BeJUG is very early in the month, this time in Leuven! We&apos;ll have @jonas_grgt join us to talk about Event Driven systems.

We are extremely gratefull to Randstad Digital Belgium for hosting us! 🙏

Signup for free at: meetup.com/belgian-java-u…

Tom Cools reposted

Our Open Source solver now has a dedicated home: solver.timefold.ai It's a place for the Timefold Solver community, with everything you need to build a solution for any planning, scheduling or routing optimization problem. Is there anything missing that you would like to…

GeoffreyDeSmet's tweet image. Our Open Source solver now has a dedicated home: solver.timefold.ai

It&apos;s a place for the Timefold Solver community,
with everything you need to build a solution
for any planning, scheduling or routing optimization problem.

Is there anything missing that you would like to…

Tom Cools reposted

LLMs can’t do everything — but AI still can! 🤖 Join @TCoolsIT April 23rd for a session that cuts through the GenAI hype! Learn how Timefold tackles scheduling problems LLMs can’t solve Live Stream: bit.ly/4jaIpBS

virtualJUG's tweet image. LLMs can’t do everything — but AI still can! 🤖 Join @TCoolsIT April 23rd for a session that cuts through the GenAI hype!

Learn how Timefold tackles scheduling problems LLMs can’t solve

Live Stream: bit.ly/4jaIpBS

Tom Cools reposted

Let’s keep up the #java vibes! 🚀 Heading to @NSI_ITSS in Awans & a big thanks to our hosts! Excited to have Matthias share all about Maven 4. Register here: meetup.com/belgian-java-u… Plus, an open Quick Slot for 10-25min talks—volunteers, step up: github.com/BeJUG/bejug.gi…

BeJUG's tweet image. Let’s keep up the #java vibes! 🚀 Heading to @NSI_ITSS  in Awans &amp;amp; a big thanks to our hosts! Excited to have Matthias share all about Maven 4. 

Register here: meetup.com/belgian-java-u…

Plus, an open Quick Slot for 10-25min talks—volunteers, step up: github.com/BeJUG/bejug.gi…

Tom Cools reposted

🎤 Byte size session announcement We’re excited to welcome @TCoolsIT from @TimefoldAI to the Voxxed Days Amsterdam lineup! Great to have you, Tom, looking forward to your byte size session! 🙌 🧠 Talk: “LLMs can't optimize schedules, but AI can!” 🔹 LLMs are great, but not…

VoxxedAmsterdam's tweet image. 🎤 Byte size session announcement

We’re excited to welcome @TCoolsIT from @TimefoldAI to the Voxxed Days Amsterdam lineup! 

Great to have you, Tom, looking forward to your byte size session! 🙌

🧠 Talk: “LLMs can&apos;t optimize schedules, but AI can!”

🔹 LLMs are great, but not…

Tom Cools reposted

The quickstarts readme for our open source solver had a make-over! It's now easier to find the right example and start solving your scheduling or routing problem with #PlanningAI. Try it out: github.com/TimefoldAI/tim…

GeoffreyDeSmet's tweet image. The quickstarts readme for our open source solver had a make-over!

It&apos;s now easier to find the right example and start solving your scheduling or routing problem with #PlanningAI.

Try it out:
github.com/TimefoldAI/tim…

Tom Cools reposted

Excited for #JCON EUROPE 2025? See @TCoolsIT at #JCON2025 in Cologne talking about '#Braving the Change: #Recalibrating to New #Realities' ‘Change is the only #constant in our industry’… but they never told … Get your free #JUG Ticket: jcon.one

jcon_conference's tweet image. Excited for #JCON EUROPE 2025? See @TCoolsIT at #JCON2025 in Cologne talking about &apos;#Braving the Change: #Recalibrating to New #Realities&apos;

‘Change is the only #constant in our industry’… but they never told …

Get your free #JUG Ticket: jcon.one

Tom Cools reposted

Duke's Corner Podcast with Tom Cools on his mission to spread Java all over Belgium! We chat about the @BeJUG, the evolution Java, the Java release cycle, contributing to the community, and some life issues developers have to manage during their careers. @java @TCoolsIT


Timefold hitting the front-page of @newsycombinator 😍. The blog post @GeoffreyDeSmet wrote is probably the best explainer why I switched companies after 11.5 years at my first employer. It's heartfelt, personal and excellent: timefold.ai/blog/how-i-bui… #OpenSource #Founder

TCoolsIT's tweet image. Timefold hitting the front-page of @newsycombinator 
😍. 

The blog post @GeoffreyDeSmet wrote is probably the best explainer why I switched companies after 11.5 years at my first employer.  It&apos;s heartfelt, personal and excellent: timefold.ai/blog/how-i-bui…

#OpenSource #Founder

After learning about Model Context Protocol (MCP), a way to expose external software to LLMs, I decided to experiment with it! 🧪 You can read all about it on my latest blog post: tomcools.be/post/2025-jan-… Thanks @maxandersen for the #quarkus guide for #MCP. #java #camel


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