Computer scientist & MBA, pilot, inglés y español. Java Champion, Google Dev Expert in Kotlin, Rockstar presenter, author of Spring Boot: Up & Running. Ex Oracle, Pivotal, VMware, Microsoft, Modernehttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3mbpvrfof522m"Agile, How It Became Less Agile?" — Mark Heckler https://youtube.com/shorts/rMdexEfrTS8?si=HplrmTCTn7Ig2BQr This was a small snippet from a fun, and hopefully thought-provoking, keynote I was honored to deliver @confoo 2025.06 Jan 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpvrfof522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3m6x7gj6r3s2dI've resigned from my position as Senior Director of Field Engineering at Moderne. I have a few pet projects I plan to nurture & guide and going forward, I'll only choose things to which I feel I can contribute most meaningfully. Best to all, let's make 2026 AMAZING!01 Dec 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6x7gj6r3s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3m5fo426hdc2bJoin us!! It will be a fun and informative chat among us all, made all the better by you being there! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Nov 2025 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5fo426hdc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lxcw3inr4c2sJoin us for a fun and hopefully enlightening #ai adventure! We’ll talk, code, and marvel at the fit and misfits of AI in our world. 😁 Follow the link, click “notify me” for a reminder, and I’ll look forward to seeing you there! 😃🙌🍃🤖 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcw3inr4c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lvbrmaoksc2eLet's make the world of software, and by extension the world in general, a quantifiably better place.31 Jul 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbrmaoksc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lunofmuk5k2aVisionary organizations identify opportunities, then look for ways to increase capacity to take advantage of those opportunities.23 Jul 2025 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunofmuk5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lu3j2l3lfc27I'm thrilled to announce that I'm joining @moderneai.bsky.social, creators of @openrewrite.github.io, as Senior Director of Field Engineering! Automated refactoring, analysis, and transformation at scale. Learn more: www.moderne.ai Truly honored to join such an amazing team doing amazing things! https://www.moderne.ai/16 Jul 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3j2l3lfc27https://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lp2vmu5chs23Just got caught up in the latest round of terminations from Microsoft. If anyone needs a "batteries included" advocate who really knows code, AI, and real production concerns + solutions, ping me! Ready to make great things happen for you. Onward and upward! https://media.tenor.com/McY9R4_xYOIAAAAC/iron-man-tony-stark.gif?hh=322&ww=49813 May 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2vmu5chs23https://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lnuybmgef22sExpanded response timeout to allow Editor agent to go deeper. Repos at the end of the article. #Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 15: Application Security https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/application-security/ Content generation & editing using gpt-4.1 on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor!28 Apr 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuybmgef22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lnkqhyeljc2eWhoo, this is a big one! All critiques included & repos at the end of the article. ✅ #Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 14: Observability & Performance https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/observability-and-performance/ Content generation & editing using gpt-4.1 on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor!24 Apr 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkqhyeljc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lmzbxjzxh22e#Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 12: Development Tools (done two ways!) https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/development-tools-done-two-ways/ Agentic content generation & editing using Evaluator-Optimizer pattern. Now using gpt-4.1 on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor. SO MANY CHANGES! 1/2 🧵17 Apr 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzbxjzxh22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lmu5fpumyk2d#Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 11: #Architecture and #AppModernization https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/architecture-and-app-modernization/ Agentic content generation & editing using Evaluator-Optimizer pattern. Currently using o3-mini on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor; post length: 15 sentences.15 Apr 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmu5fpumyk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lmhui24fak2qNew post! #Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 10: Cloud-native #Java https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/cloud-native-java/ Agentic content generation & editing using Evaluator-Optimizer pattern. Currently using o3-mini on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor; post length: 15 sentences.10 Apr 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhui24fak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lmd4utvphk2u#Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 9: AI-assisted Development https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/ai-assisted-development/ Agentic content generation & editing using Evaluator-Optimizer pattern. Returned to using o3-mini on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor; post length: 15 sentences. Onward!08 Apr 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmd4utvphk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lmaf5dtlwc2u#Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 8: Java with Generative AI and LLMs https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/java-with-generative-ai-and-llms/ Agentic content generation & editing using Evaluator-Optimizer pattern. For this post, using gpt4-o on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor; post length: 15 sentences.07 Apr 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaf5dtlwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3llxdkldb7c2z#Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 7: Bikeshedding https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/bikeshedding-the-art-of-distraction/ Agentic content generation & editing using Evaluator-Optimizer pattern. Now using o3-mini on #AzureOpenAI as writer, gpt4-o on #OpenAI as editor; increased post length to 15 sentences.04 Apr 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llxdkldb7c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mkheck.bsky.social/post/3lltqc25gos25#Agentic #AI blog writing, DAY 6: The rise of techno-tribalism in the digital age. https://thehecklers.com/2025/04/the-rise-of-techno-tribalism-in-the-digital-age/ Agentic content generation & editing using Evaluator-Optimizer pattern. Code polishing.02 Apr 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:noolqfqqtruw6e4yauko7xz5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltqc25gos25