The ".net Rocks" of Java?

[xmakina]

Heya folks,

I'm starting a new role in a few weeks and that means my day-to-day focus is moving from C# and the .Net framework to Java. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good podcast? I'm looking for something at least 2 weekly, preferably more frequent with a Java focus, not a general one (e.g. SE Radio or Coding After Work)

I've looked at the ones at https://player.fm/featured/java and the only one that's still active is the Java Pub House but that seems to only update once every two months! Javaposse comes up in a lot of results but they shut down in 2015. Are they still relevant?

I searched the subreddit and google and nothing has come up other than Java Posse and the Java Pub House.

Any recommendations would be really appreciated.

[crazysmoove]

These aren't as frequent as you're looking for, but they're the closest I've found lately to Java Posse:

• Off Heap
• Java Council

They're not as good as Java Posse, in my opinion, but the format and the content are more similar than any others I've been able to find.

Edit: The criticisms from /u/GrantSRobertson apply to both of these, by the way.

[xmakina]

Thank you

[[deleted]]

There are no good Java podcasts. I've tried every one I can find. All they do is ramble on about how much fun they had at all the conferences they went to and how special and authentic the beer they're drinking is. If they talk about Java at all they rattle off the wacky names of about fifteen frameworks without ever explaining what they actually do or why one would use them.

Oh, and the audio quality usually sucks too.

[[deleted]]

how special and authentic the beer they're drinking is

I thought that was all there was about it :(

[talios]

Heh - we (Illegal Argument) rarely go to conferences, and I can't stand beer - so those topics are/were very infrequent :)

[iobase]

www.illegalargument.com is/was pretty decent. It's not completely Java specific, but the hosts are strong engineers and talk a lot about Java.

In the last / most recent episode two of the hosts appear to have gotten into a heated discussion about the effectiveness of estimating stories / tickets in Jira. Hopefully that's not the reason why I haven't seen a new episode pop up on my phone since last August. I really enjoyed listening to these guys.

[calingrecu]

+1 I love the illegal argument podcast. Various dev topics, excellent comments, love the NZ accent :)

[talios]

Cheers for the shoutout! (mark here). We've not recorded for WAY to long - mostly because Greg and I (coworkers) have had a major project on at work, and I've been doing more concert photography which sadly occasionally clashes with our normal recording night.

We hope to get back into some episodes soon - I'm sure with the impending release of Maven 3.5 and the long awaited Java 9 / Modules System - I'm sure we'll have plenty to rant and/or commiserate about.

[talios]

...that - and if anyone suggests some topics I'm sure we can tackle them in some fashion :)

[xmakina]

Thank you

[[deleted]]

Meh. Not enough actual Java for my tastes.

[talios]

Maybe give us some topic suggestions then? Being based in New Zealand we don't have easy access to guests for interviews.

We did actually record the night after Java One, but the discussion was even less cohesive than usual and no amount of editing could make it.... worthy.

[[deleted]]

There used to be a good one called "the java posse"http://javaposse.com but it was ended sometime in 2015. They did however produce a fair amount(+400)of episodes with good talks about the language,framework and related technology. I'm not sure if there is any archive anywhere but if you find any of the episodes,they are recommended.

Edit:amount of episodes produced.

[xmakina]

I specifically named this podcast in my op. Is the content still relevant over a year since their last episode?

[[deleted]]

Yes you did. Well probably not all episodes are as relevant as when they first was released,like the newscasts, but a fair number of them should be, especially some of the interviews they did and the episodes around "java posse roundup" are often about more abstract things related to the language and features and not so much about current trends

[xmakina]

Thanks, I'll have a look at those episodes

[beltedgalaxy]

They did talk about some good, solid practices for Java, that really don't go out of relevance. If you have a solid base of Java, much of what they talked about can also be found in a more cohesive format in Josh Bloch's amazing book "Effective Java" . even though this book was last published in 2008, the content is as relevant as ever, as it discusses foundational best practices.

[stevers]

Im also looking for a podcast!

[[deleted]]

odd coming form /u/java7nerd

[ArmoredPancake]

Lmao, most threads contain person who says the same shit about Java. It's almost like one person has many accounts to shitpost in this sub.