About
Author, speaker, and Spring AI explorer based in the Dallas area.
Craig Walls
Principal Engineer · Java Champion · Alexa Champion
Craig Walls is a principal engineer, Java Champion, Alexa Champion, and the author of Spring AI in Action, Spring in Action, and Build Talking Apps. He's a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and conferences and writing about Spring.
When he's not slinging code, Craig is planning his next trip to Disney World or Disneyland, playing a new board game, or spending as much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, 1 bird, and 3 dogs.
What is “habuma”?
[hah-boo-muh] noun
A name adopted by Craig Walls as his primary domain name in the early days of the internet. habuma is a portmanteau formed from the first two letters of the three dogs Craig owned at the time: Harlee, Buster, and Max.