
Justin Biard
@icodealot
Software engineer working on database tools for Oracle Cloud. My family is my life. I like tinkering/technology/art/games in my free time. (posts are mine)
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Recently shared a single image summary of the Database Tools service in OCI. Here is even more about creating DB connections in the OCI cloud using the DBTools service. A sales pitch for a free service? Nay! Another tool for your developer toolbox 👇 icodealot.com/database-tools…
I have not used Quarkus yet for anything in production but exploring it in development and I like what I am seeing so far. Developer productivity feels like it will be 🔥
Thanks everyone who came to my talk at @CommitYourCode '25 or watched the stream. I appreciate you taking the time to be there and I hope you took something useful away from it. Thanks also for the feedback! Slides with examples and links are here: speakerdeck.com/icodealot/mana…
My wife, traditionally non-technical, is using git to push changes and sync her code between workstations. She now casually drops these tidbits in conversations. 🥹
DAMN…. Toronto/Canada just got our very first KCD ever 🤩🤩🤩 When: May 2026 Where: Venue being locked in 😎 Stay tuned for more details! cncf.io/blog/2025/09/2…
A lot of great topics presented this year and the networking was also excellent. The most common remark I heard from folks was along the lines of... "I can't believe this is practically free" Good job @DThompsonDev and all of the @CommitYourCode team.




If you attend @FranklinU and are interested in (or already in ACM SIG) check out the WebDev-Cloud SIG. We are kicking off a collaborative project in 1-2 weeks. The focus will be on building pragmatic, real-world experience, and developing cloud deployed software + REST APIs.
Checking in... going great by the way. Milestones from 2025: - Rejoined of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - Commit Your Code conference presenter and attendee (2025) - Dallas Software Developers meetup presenter and attendee (2025) - Guest presenter for Franklin…
There is a very human element to writing software and learning the craft. I don't worry about AI taking jobs as much as eroding the connections that keep developers talking to each other. To combat this in my own dev life I plan to hit meetups more often starting in 2025.
I look forward to nerding out about cloud tech at #CommitYourCode and learning from what others have put together. 🤓 See you in September!

Find people you'd like to share a meal with and break some bread. Most of the best memories I have from career or otherwise revolve around sharing meals with family, friends, and coworkers.
Speaker Emails were sent out last night with important details! If you are a speaker, please make sure you check it out.
Presenting or attending Commit Your Code 2025 in Plano, TX this September? I look forward to seeing you there! Great event for a good cause and even better outcomes. commityourcode.com
Just wrapped up the final exam for the Summer trimester and I think I nailed it 🤞 That's 2 classes down for the master's. 🤓📈
I usually leave the paper wasps alone because they are beneficial but they stung my wife on the arm so...
The 15th edition of the #JVM Language Summit is coming up! Learn more about this event and register now to meet and network with OpenJDK engineers, visiting language experts, and Java luminaries. social.ora.cl/60134YzD7

Check out the full lineup (still adding more speakers!!) & details here If you have any questions, reach out! If you are a student or a dev that has recently been laid off, we have had some EXTREMELY generous people buy tickets to gift. DM me. commityourcode.com
First adventure (on the tabletop) in Tamriel. Daughter and I are playing through the intro campaign in Black Marsh.

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