airhacks.fm podcast with adam bien Adam && Adam == true
Aug 9, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Adam Dudczak, a seasoned software engineer and tech enthusiast, reminisces about his early coding adventures on the Commodore 64. He shares fascinating tales of the demo scene and how he transitioned through various programming languages. Dudczak reveals insights from his work at Allegro, discussing its e-commerce dominance and the tech innovations behind it. He also dives into cloud strategies, contrasting Spring with Quarkus, while offering tips on optimizing public cloud costs—making this chat packed with both nostalgia and modern tech wisdom!
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Digitizing Polish Libraries At The Supercomputing Center
- At the Supercomputing Center Adam Dudczak built software to digitize and publish fragile Polish newspapers online.
- The system indexed corpora, managed vocabularies, and still supports over sixty libraries today.
EJB 3.0 And GlassFish Influenced By A Talk
- The project's virtual transcription lab used EJB 3.0 and GlassFish after conference-driven decisions.
- Adam Dudczak credits Adam Bien's talks as a key inspiration for choosing the standard-based stack.
Standards Saved Money In The Long Run
- Adam Bien argues Java EE standards reduced long-term migration and maintenance costs for enterprise apps.
- He shows migrating legacy Java EE code to Quarkus or modern runtimes is often straightforward and cheap.