A Long Spring: 19 Years of Living with Your Past Mistakes • Arjen Poutsma • GOTO 2025
GOTO Conferences — Aug 6, 2026 — conference
Why watch
Arjen Poutsma reflects on 19 years of contributing to Spring Framework, sharing lessons learned from maintaining a major Java framework across different eras—from XML configuration through annotations to functional programming. The talk covers how to innovate responsibly while preserving trust, evolve APIs without breaking compatibility, and serve a growing developer community. Ideal for developers and open-source maintainers interested in long-term software stewardship.