I enjoyed listening to—and wanted to share—the most recent episode of the
PlusOne podcast, which features Apache Geode!
https://plusone.apache.org/2026/07/20/apache-geode-with-jinwoo-hwang/
Showrunner Rich Bowen sat down with Jinwoo Hwang to discuss Geode's epic
revival. Here's a complete description of the episode:
> Rich Bowen speaks with Jinwoo Hwang about Apache Geode, the distributed
> in-memory data management platform that delivers low-latency, scalable data
> access for high-performance applications. In a rare story of open source
> revival, Jinwoo describes how Geode — originally born as GemFire in 2002 and
> donated to the ASF in 2015 — declined into inactivity by 2023 and was voted
> for retirement, only to be brought back to life with a major 2.0 release in
> December 2025. They discuss the massive modernization effort required (Java
> 21, Spring Framework 6, Jakarta EE), the personal cost of that work, and
> what’s next for the project’s security and stability roadmap.
A video version of the podcast is also available:
https://youtu.be/wm82gdQL2hQ?si=3N096MZMHxCrgZ_S
Thanks for helping tell the Geode story, Jinwoo!
