Ken Kousen

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September 11, 2026

Managing your manager

Many times, management decisions can seem capricious, arbitrary, or frustrating, but it doesn't have to be that way. In this three-hour hands-on course, Java Champion Ken Kousen shares the tips and ...

September 17, 2026

Agentic Commerce

It requires agent-friendly APIs, explicit authorization, transaction safety, structured errors, and a design that treats agents as real participants in the workflow rather than brittle screen-scrapers. Author, teacher, and JavaOne Rock ...

September 23, 2026

Agentic Coding with Claude Code

Harness the power of AI-assisted coding Course outcomes Accelerate Code & Documentation Automate and Standardize Enterprise Development Master Terminal Operation & Workflowt Customize and Extend the Agent Seamless Integration Course description ...

September 30, 2026

Agentic Coding with OpenAI Codex CLI

Unlock the Potential of AI-Driven Coding Course Outcomes Understand how to use OpenAI Codex CLI for software development Course Description Elevate your development skills with OpenAI Codex CLI. This course provides ...

October 7, 2026

Agentic Coding with Google Antigravity CLI

Agentic Command-Line Development with Antigravity 2.0 Course Outcomes Install and configure Google Antigravity CLI on macOS, Linux, or Windows, including PATH setup, silent keyring sign-in, browser fallback, SSH authentication, and enterprise ...

October 21, 2026

Agentic Coding with Claude Code

Harness the power of AI-assisted coding Course outcomes Accelerate Code & Documentation Automate and Standardize Enterprise Development Master Terminal Operation & Workflowt Customize and Extend the Agent Seamless Integration Course description ...

October 23, 2026

AI Coding with Junie

Autonomous task execution for complex coding in your JetBrains IDE Course Outcomes Ability to use Junie for AI-assisted software development Course Description Unlock the full potential of AI-assisted development with Junie, ...

October 28, 2026

Agentic Coding with OpenAI Codex CLI

Unlock the Potential of AI-Driven Coding Course Outcomes Understand how to use OpenAI Codex CLI for software development Course Description Elevate your development skills with OpenAI Codex CLI. This course provides ...

Bio

Ken Kousen is a Java Champion and Oracle Developer Champion, and the author of the books Modern Java Recipes (O’Reilly), Gradle Recipes for Android (O’Reilly) and Making Java Groovy (Manning), as well as O’Reilly video courses in Android, Groovy, Gradle, Advanced Java, and Spring. He is a regular speaker on the No Fluff, Just Stuff conference tour and a JavaOne Rock Star and Grails Rock Star. He has spoken at conferences all over the world. Through his company, Kousen I.T., Inc., he has taught software development training courses to thousands of students.