Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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Spring developers are in a strange position in 2026: everything is changing: AI, platform engineering, enterprise architecture. And yet Spring keeps getting stronger.

In this talk, @thecote walks through why this is actually a great moment to be a Spring developer, especially in large organizations. He looks at:

- How AI code generation is changing Java and Spring development
- Why enterprise momentum still matters
- The role of platforms in making Spring teams faster
- Where private AI, model brokering, and MCP-style patterns fit in
- What you can do to increase your leverage as a Spring developer

If you’re building enterprise application, working on internal platforms, or wondering how AI changes your day job, this is a grounded, pragmatic look at where Spring fits in 2026, and how to push it further.

If you're interested in the AI platform parts, you can hear more details in my co-worker Purnima Padmanabhan's talk at AI in Finance Summit NYC in April: ny-ai-finance.re-work.co

As promised, here are the slides: speakerdeck.com/cote/state-of-spring-2026