TLDR
Renewed vExpert ๐๏ธ โ a selective community recognition program (application + review + voting), and a strong motivation to keep contributing to Spring (Tanzu) and sharing also via my book "Study Guide for Spring"! ๐ (book: https://bit.ly/springtify )
๐ธ WHAT IS VEXPERT?
The vExpert program is VMwareโs (now Broadcomโs VMware) global community recognition for people who consistently share knowledge, help others, and give feedback to the ecosystem โ through talks, content, OSS, mentoring, forums, user groups, etc.
๐ธ HOW SELECTIVE IS IT?
Itโs not โapply = get itโ. The process involves:
โช๏ธ Application submission (your contributions, impact, consistency)
โช๏ธ A review phase
โช๏ธ A voting / selection step (peer + program evaluation)
And the program remains a global community with 1,350+ active vExperts across 75+ countries.
๐ธ WHY THIS RENEWAL MATTERS TO ME
My contributions are deeply connected to the Spring ecosystem (Tanzu) โ sharing what I learn, teaching what I practice, and helping teams build better apps with Spring in real production contexts. ๐ฑโ๏ธ
And Iโm especially happy to connect this renewal with my book โ"Study Guide for Springโ ๐
๐ธ THANK YOU ๐
โช๏ธ To the vExpert program team for keeping this community energy alive (and for the quiet encouragement along the way).
โช๏ธ To everyone in the Spring / Tanzu community who shares, reviews, challenges, and inspires.
โช๏ธ To readers, students, and peers who read my posts, ask questions, and push me to clarify my thinking. ๐ฌ
TAKEAWAYS
๐ธ KEEP SHARING CONSISTENTLY
โช๏ธ Talks, posts, videos, OSS, mentoring โ impact compounds. ๐
๐ธ COMMUNITY RECOGNITION FOLLOWS COMMUNITY IMPACT
โช๏ธ Focus on helping people; recognition is a side effect. ๐ค
๐ธ DOCUMENT WHAT YOU LEARN
โช๏ธ Turn real-world work into reusable knowledge (like a book). โ๏ธ
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