Mark Heckler

Mark Heckler is a software developer & Principal Cloud Developer Advocate of Java/JVM Languages at Microsoft, conference speaker, Java Champion, & Kotlin Developer Expert focused on developing production-ready software at velocity. He has worked with key players in numerous industries to develop and deliver critical capabilities on time and on budget. Mark is an open source contributor and author of Spring Boot: Up and Running (https://bit.ly/springbootbook) and can be found on Twitter @mkheck.

Montreal 2025 sessions

Containers All the Way Down: Spring Boot Containerization

English session - Beginner

Containerization enables scalable, portable, resilient, and (cost-)effective applications. This session explores how Spring Boot developers can optimize for containerized environments:

* Best practices for building images
* Integration testing with TestContainers
* Cloud Native Buildpack support for JVM-based apps & Java native images

Come to this session to learn how to unlock the *full* potential of containers for your Spring Boot apps!

Technology as Fashion: Faded Fads & Flipped Scripts

English session - Beginner

KEYNOTE PROPOSAL

Developers strive to learn from personal experience, community knowledge, & current "best practices". Sometimes it all works, sometimes it doesn't. Today's hotness can become tomorrow's technical debt. But don't we look great!

The presenter examines past technology choices that went the way of crocheted vests & parachute pants. Also up for discussion are current tech offerings that show signs of moving to the bargain bin.