Growing Quarkus in a Spring Boot World – Kevin Dubois (IBM) | The Marco Show

Java’s not dead, it’s evolving! In this episode, Marco sits down with Kevin Dubois, Developer Advocate at IBM (Quarkus Team), to explore how Quarkus is reshaping the Java ecosystem. We talk about the speed that made Quarkus famous, its cloud-first design, the rise of AI-powered Java development, and how it’s changing what it means to be a Java developer today. What you’ll learn: – Why Quarkus was never meant to kill Spring Boot – The real magic behind Quarkus’s hot reload and Dev UI – Building for cloud, serverless, and Kubernetes – Java’s place in the AI era, and what’s next – How Quarkus makes Java fun again 🎁 Giveaway: Guess how many unique contributors have worked on Quarkus since 2019! The closest answer wins JetBrains merch or a free 1-year license to your favorite JetBrains product. Drop your guess in the comments. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:12 Why Quarkus was created (it’s not about killing Spring) 04:45 How Quarkus compares to Spring Boot today 08:30 Developer experience: hot reloads, Dev UI, and that “aha” moment 13:05 Quarkus in the cloud: Kubernetes, containers, and serverless 18:20 Native compilation vs JVM: when (and when not) to use it 24:00 MicroProfile, Jakarta EE, and open specs 28:35 The future of Java: monoliths, microservices, and AI 33:10 How IBM is investing in Quarkus and the Java ecosystem 37:25 Agentic AI, LangChain4J, and practical use cases 42:10 Rapid-fire questions 46:15 Giveaway question + closing thoughts Follow Kevin: X:   / kevindubois   BS: https://bsky.app/profile/kevindubois.com YouTube:    / @thekevindubois   Follow The Marco Show: Instagram:   / themarco.show   Join us: Website: https://jb.gg/website Blog: https://jb.gg/blog X:   / intellijidea   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/intellijidea... LinkedIn:   / intellijidea   Facebook:   / intellijidea   Download IntelliJ IDEA: https://jb.gg/download-intellij-idea