Architect-Grade Java with LLMs: airhacks.university

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One day of coding, debating and shipping Java with Adam Bien (linkedin.com/in/adam-bien). Five years online. Now back at MUC, in person.
A small cohort, one full day, and a repository you keep.
This is an advanced, hands-on workshop on architect-grade, LLM-assisted Java development — using LLMs and agents to ship maintainable, well-tested Java without slipping into vibe coding.

Learn how to (checkout full agenda: https://airhacks.university):
What you'll learn

Agents, subagents, context, LLMs, MCP, tools, skills, agents and agent memory (...) basics / introduction
Developer / LLM synergy: who does what
Effective communication with domain experts and product owners
Bridging domain experts and Java implementation
Requirements clarification with stakeholders
From specs to working Java code
Spec-driven development for Java and Web Platform projects
LLM-native architectures, planning and design
Scaling LLM-driven development to large systems
The LLM impact on architectural principles:

• Rethinking DRY and DIE in the LLM era
• YAGNI and KISS in LLM-generated code
• Separation of Concerns with LLMs
• Maximal Cohesion, Minimal Coupling: why cohesion beats coupling in the context window
• Information hiding as a context-window strategy
• Reusability and modularization in LLM-first projects
• Do hexagonal architectures survive LLMs?
• Do we still need microservices?
• Continuous improvement workflows for Java teams

Continuous review of generated Java code
Continuous compliance with architectural rules
Unit-, Integration- and System Testing with LLMs
Capturing architectural rules with Skills
Creating efficient AGENTS.md
Hyperproductivity without sacrificing maintainability
Refactoring with continuous test feedback
Using specialised sub-agents to improve code quality
Capturing best practices as executable hooks
MCP integrations for Java workflows
Reusing Skills and sub-agents for recurring tasks
Understanding token economics and reducing inference costs
Unorthodox LLM-first approaches for security, maintainability and productivity

• ...(TBD)

Full agenda: https://airhacks.university