Champion
Trisha Gee
Digital Aguacates
Trisha Gee is a Java Champion, author, and internationally recognised speaker who has spent over 20 years building software and helping developers build it better. From high-performance financial systems to developer tools, she brings hands-on experience and a clear, practical perspective on what actually makes teams effective, and how engineering organisations build better software.
She is the co-author of Head First Java and Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA, and her talks, articles, and videos are widely used by developers to navigate complex topics and improve how they work. She focuses on developer productivity, proven engineering practices, and the role of human judgment in an increasingly AI-assisted world.
Trisha got her start in developer communities, founding and supporting user groups and engaging directly with developers. She continues to champion community-led learning, inclusive practices, and the idea that great software comes from people, not just tools.
She is the co-author of Head First Java and Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA, and her talks, articles, and videos are widely used by developers to navigate complex topics and improve how they work. She focuses on developer productivity, proven engineering practices, and the role of human judgment in an increasingly AI-assisted world.
Trisha got her start in developer communities, founding and supporting user groups and engaging directly with developers. She continues to champion community-led learning, inclusive practices, and the idea that great software comes from people, not just tools.
Badges 15
Talks 23
- Devoxx Belgium 2026
Open Source in the Age of AI: Where's the value?
- Devoxx Belgium 2026
Why Java Is Perfect for AI - Just Not the AI You’re Thinking Of
- Devoxx UK 2026
Shiny new tools won’t fix your problem
- Devoxx UK 2025
Are Your Tests Slowing You Down?
- Devoxx UK 2025
Beyond Inspiration: Turning Learning into Action
- Devoxx Belgium 2024
Developer Productivity Engineering: What's in it for me?
- Devoxx Belgium 2024
Productivity is Messing Around and Having Fun
- Devoxx UK 2024
97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know
- Devoxx UK 2024
Troubleshooting Your Maven and Gradle Builds with Build Scan®
- Devoxx UK 2024
Productivity is Messing Around and Having Fun
- Devoxx UK 2024
Developer Productivity Engineering: What's in it for me?
- Devoxx Belgium 2023
Are Your Tests Slowing You Down?
- Devoxx Belgium 2023
Developer Unproductivity Horror Stories
- Devoxx UK 2019
Moar intellij idea tips and tricks
- Devoxx UK 2019
Life after java 8
- Devoxx Belgium 2018
Be more productive with intellij idea
- Devoxx Belgium 2018
Is boilerplate code really so bad?
- Devoxx UK 2018
Is boilerplate code really so bad?
- Devoxx UK 2018
The java council
- Devoxx UK 2017
Real World Java 9
- Devoxx UK 2017
Don't just Embrace Change, Create Change
- Devoxx US 2017
Don't just embrace change, create change
- Devoxx US 2017
Anticipating java 9 - functionality and tooling