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# Eric Deandrea
Java Champion and advocate at Red Hat focused on cloud-native Java and testing.

## About

Eric Deandrea is a Java developer advocate and Java Champion who focuses on making cloud-native application development faster and cheaper. Working at Red Hat, he explores how developers can shift from traditional frameworks like Spring to Quarkus without losing familiar conventions.

His talks dive into the practical realities of modern Java tooling. He frequently breaks down how transitioning to Quarkus can cut application operational costs in half. He also focuses on test-driven development, showing developers how to use features like Dev Services, continuous testing, and AI-assisted IDEs to make unit and integration testing functional rather than frustrating.


## Upcoming Sessions

### World Congress 2026 North America · September 23, 2026
San José, CA
- [Reinventing Testing Practices in the AI Era](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1724-reinventing-testing)


## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2025 · July 9, 2025
Berlin, Germany
- [Like Spring, but Faster: The new Java Jedi](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1595-like-spring-but-faster-the-new-java-jedi) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording
- [Test-Driven Development: It's easier than you think!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1598-test-driven-development-it-s-easier-than-you-think) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Test-Driven Development: It's easier than you think!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1598-test-driven-development-it-s-easier-than-you-think) · Eric Deandrea
- [Like Spring, but Faster: The new Java Jedi](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1595-like-spring-but-faster-the-new-java-jedi) · Eric Deandrea


## Links

- [X](https://x.com/edeandrea)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edeandrea)