From Algorithms to Adventures: Where CS took me (and where it could take you!)

Short presentation given to computer science students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

1. RPI R E N S S E L A E R P O L Y T E C H N I C I N S T I T U T E From Algorithms to Adventures Where CS Took Me (and where it could take you!) Eric Deandrea Senior Principal Software Engineer IBM
2. @edeandrea • Java Champion • 27+ years software development experience • Contributor to Open Source projects Quarkus LangChain4j (& Quarkus LangChain4j) Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Security Testcontainers Wiremock Microcks • Boston Java Users ACM Chapter Vice Chair & Board Member • Published Author • Cat lover • Black belt in martial arts About Me
3. @edeandrea • Showcase & explain Quarkus, how it enables modern Java development & the Kubernetes- native experience • Introduce familiar Spring concepts, constructs, & conventions and how they map to Quarkus • Equivalent code examples between Quarkus and Spring as well as emphasis on testing patterns & practices 3 https://red.ht/quarkus-spring-devs
4. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career Professional Timeline
5. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career 2011 Lead Solution Architect • Started using Open Source Software & teaching about it Professional Timeline
6. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career 2011 Lead Solution Architect • Started using Open Source Software & teaching about it 2016 Senior Architect • 1st Open Source Software contribution Professional Timeline
7. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career 2011 Lead Solution Architect • Started using Open Source Software & teaching about it 2016 Senior Architect • 1st Open Source Software contribution 2019 Senior Solution Architect Professional Timeline
8. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career 2011 Lead Solution Architect • Started using Open Source Software & teaching about it 2016 Senior Architect • 1st Open Source Software contribution 2019 Senior Solution Architect 2021 Sr. Principal Dev Advocate • 1st virtual conference speaking session • Published "Quarkus for Spring Developers" 2022 • 1st in-person conference speaking session (Texas) • 1st International conference speaking session (Belgium) Professional Timeline
9. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career 2011 Lead Solution Architect • Started using Open Source Software & teaching about it 2016 Senior Architect • 1st Open Source Software contribution 2019 Senior Solution Architect 2021 Sr. Principal Dev Advocate • 1st virtual conference speaking session • Published "Quarkus for Spring Developers" 2022 • 1st in-person conference speaking session (Texas) • 1st International conference speaking session (Belgium) 2023 Joined Boston Java Users ACM Chapter Board Professional Timeline
10. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career 2011 Lead Solution Architect • Started using Open Source Software & teaching about it 2016 Senior Architect • 1st Open Source Software contribution 2019 Senior Solution Architect 2021 Sr. Principal Dev Advocate • 1st virtual conference speaking session • Published "Quarkus for Spring Developers" 2022 • 1st in-person conference speaking session (Texas) • 1st International conference speaking session (Belgium) 2024 Java Champion 2023 Joined Boston Java Users ACM Chapter Board Professional Timeline
11. @edeandrea 1999 Started SW Engineer career 2011 Lead Solution Architect • Started using Open Source Software & teaching about it 2016 Senior Architect • 1st Open Source Software contribution 2019 Senior Solution Architect 2021 Sr. Principal Dev Advocate • 1st virtual conference speaking session • Published "Quarkus for Spring Developers" 2022 • 1st in-person conference speaking session (Texas) • 1st International conference speaking session (Belgium) 2024 Java Champion 2025 Sr. Principal Dev Advocate Sr. Principal SW Engineer • Boston Java Users ACM Chapter Vice Chair • Named 2025 Sessionize Most Active Speaker (60+ talks, 15+ countries since 2021) 2023 Joined Boston Java Users ACM Chapter Board Professional Timeline
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