$ whoami

Dan Vega

Spring Developer Advocate @ Broadcom

Hello 👋🏻 My name is Dan Vega, Java Champion, Spring Developer Advocate, Husband and #GirlDad based outside of Cleveland OH. I created this website as a place to document my journey as I learn new things and share them with you. I have a real passion for teaching and I hope that one of blog posts, videos or courses helps you solve a problem or learn something new.

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Developer.java

public record Developer(
  String name,        // Dan Vega
  String role,        // Spring Dev Advocate
  int yearsExperience // 25 and counting
) {}

var dan = new Developer(
  "Dan Vega",
  "Java Champion",
  25
);

System.out.println("Let's build something 🚀");

~ /blog ~ /newsletter ~ /speaking ~ /courses

$ ls ~/blog --latest

Latest Articles

Spring Boot End of Life: Every 3.x Branch Is Now Unsupported

July 14, 2026 · 11 min read

Spring Boot 3.5 reached end of life in June 2026 and every 3.x branch is now unsupported. What that means, and how to plan your Spring Boot 4 upgrade.

How to Kill a Process Running on a Port (Windows, macOS & Linux)

July 14, 2026 · 7 min read

Port 8080 already in use? Learn how to find and kill the process running on a port on Windows, macOS, and Linux—with copy-paste commands for each.

Spring AI Tool Search: Stop Wasting Tokens on Tools You Don't Need

July 9, 2026 · 17 min read

Spring AI 2.0's tool search brings dynamic tool discovery to Spring Boot—load tools on demand instead of into every request to cut token usage and cost.

Work

Company
Broadcom
Role
Spring Developer Advocate
Date
2023Present
Company
VMware
Role
Spring Developer Advocate
Date
20222023
Company
Briebug
Role
Principal Enterprise Java Architect
Date
20212022
Company
Tech Elevator
Role
Curriculum Developer
Date
20182021
Company
Markel
Role
Senior Developer
Date
20122018
Company
Steris
Role
Senior Web Developer
Date
20082012
Company
LetterNine
Role
Web Developer
Date
20042008
Company
Five9
Role
Technical Support Specialist
Date
20012004