Kito Mann
Kito D. Mann is the Principal Consultant at Virtua, Inc., specializing in enterprise application architecture, training, development, and mentoring with microservices, cloud, Web Components, Angular, and Jakarta/Java EE technologies. He is also the co-host of The Stackd Podcast and the author of JavaServer Faces in Action. Mann has participated in several Java Community Process expert groups and is an internationally recognized speaker. He is a Java Champion and Google Developer Expert Alumni.
Montreal 2026 sessions
From Mosaic to Modern: The Evolution of Web App Architecture
English session - Beginner
The Mosaic web browser launched the modern web in 1993, sparking a journey from static pages to today’s rich applications. This session explores key shifts in web app architectures, the successes and missteps along the way, and recurring patterns that shaped the web—offering insights to guide future web development challenges with clarity and confidence.
GraphQL Distilled
English session - Beginner
REST APIs expose fixed endpoints, but clients are limited to predefined queries. GraphQL changes that—clients request exactly the data they need, while backends gain flexibility to unify multiple services. In this session, you’ll learn what GraphQL is, how it works, and how to build and consume GraphQL APIs.
