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Thomas Schilling
Founder / Engineer / Speaker / Java MVP
I build software with Spring Boot and Kotlin, with a focus on quality, maintainability, and fast delivery. My work today sits at the intersection of product engineering and agentic development workflows: how to use coding agents without lowering the engineering bar.
I'm the founder of PhotoQuest, a SaaS product used at 300+ weddings, the creator of Spring ViewComponent, and a speaker at conferences including Spring I/O, Devoxx, and JavaZone. I was recently recognized as a Microsoft Java MVP.
Latest Articles
View all- Why I Left Hashnode and Built My Own Blog with a Kotlin SSGAPR 23, 2026
- Svelte 5 Islands in Spring Boot with Kotlin: The Preact AlternativeFEB 25, 2026
- Fixing Gradle on Claude Code Web with a PreToolUse HookFEB 23, 2026
- Preact Islands in Spring Boot with htmx: When Alpine.js Isn't Enough AnymoreFEB 18, 2026
- How I Used Claude Code to Plan a Complex Security Migration using AskUserQuestionToolJAN 11, 2026
Founder
Visit siteA SaaS product used at 300+ weddings.
Speaking
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- ›_ Claude Code for JVM Developers Big Sky Dev Con · Bozeman, MT Upcoming · 25 Jul Where coding agents speed up everyday JVM work — and where solid engineering still has to hold the line.
- ›_ Claude Code for Spring Developers Spring I/O 2026 Practical use of coding agents in Spring teams without dropping engineering standards.
- ›_ Building server-side web applications with htmx Devoxx 2024 Slides, workshop material, and patterns for shipping interactive apps without frontend sprawl.
- ›_ Building server-side web applications with htmx and Spring JavaZone 2024 Managing complexity through server-rendered architecture, good boundaries, and tooling choices.
Talks and Workshops
Conference talks and hands-on workshops for engineering teams — practical patterns teams can use, not demo-driven architecture.
- Spring Boot & Kotlin
- htmx & server-rendered UI
- Agentic engineering workflows