Guillaume Nodet

Red Hat Distinguished Engineer @ IBM. Apache Software Foundation member working on Maven 4, Camel, Karaf, and JLine. Sharing architectural deep dives and code-level insights from 20+ years in the Java open-source ecosystem.

Pilot 0.1.0: An Interactive TUI for Maven

Pilot is a new Maven plugin that replaces wall-of-text CLI output with interactive terminal UIs. Search Maven Central, browse dependency trees, detect conflicts, audit CVEs, and edit your POMs – all without leaving the terminal, and without breaking your formatting.

April 10, 2026 · 4 min · gnodet

From Coder to Coach: Working with AI Agents in Open Source

I raised dozens of PRs on Apache Camel using AI agents. Some were great. Some were really wrong. Here are the three rules I learned, the tools I use, and practical tips for making AI-assisted development actually work.

March 30, 2026 · 6 min · gnodet

Zero-Commit, Zero-Input Maven Releases

How to release Maven projects with just git tag — no version commits, no CI parameters, no release plugin — using Nisse and git-derived versions.

March 17, 2026 · 9 min · gnodet