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Two weeks have passed, and it is time to present a new collection of readings that may shape developments, utilization or ideas in the field of artificial intelligence in 2026. While significant activity characterizes the AI field, many unresolved research, …

Table of Contents What’s new in version 8.0? General changesQueryable EncryptionExpress query stagesQuery shape and query settingsCompatibility and deprecationsQuery behaviorIndex filtersMigration planning and strategyPre-migration assessment Staging cluster: your testing hubUpgrade production clusterMonitoringCluster node metrics RecapHow complex is your upgrade?Straightforward upgradesMore complex upgradesConclusion Have …

Table of Contents The problemThe solutionImproving the buildFinishing touchesConclusion A couple of years ago, I developed a small Kotlin GUI to help me rename my files in batch. I actually created it with different JVM frameworks to compare their relative …

Table of Contents 🎯 What’s NewNine New Array Methods for Functional ProgrammingElegant Loop Destructuring SyntaxDistributed Cache Locking for Clustered EnvironmentsDynamic Module Management⚡ Performance OptimizationsFully-Qualified Name ResolutionASM Compilation ImprovementsStreaming Binary Responses🛠️ Developer Experience EnhancementsMiniServer Warmup URLsRuntime Introspection VariablesModule Binary DirectoryJSR-223 Configuration …

Table of Contents Why RISC-V?StarFive VisionFiveTest BoardGetting StartedHardware SetupInstalling UbuntuJava Installation and TestingInstalling JavaSimple Java TestsConclusion As part of my 2026 learning goals around Java on RISC-V (see this post about x86 versus ARM versus RISC-V), I’ve asking various suppliers …

Table of Contents GraphQL fundamentals Why GraphQL fits well in the Spring ecosystemChoosing Netflix DGS with Spring for GraphQLProject setupDependenciesDomain model overviewDefining the GraphQL schemaPersistence with MongoDBQuery resolvers with Netflix DGSMutations and input validationResolving relationships in MongoDBThe N+1 query problemUsing DataLoader …

Table of Contents The Chaos and the CrowdFOSDEM isn’t a conference so much as a live snapshot of the open source ecosystem in action.Navigating the FirehoseSo why go in person when you could watch from your sofa?Trends and Tensions in …

Table of Contents The role of this GitHub repositoryWhy Java in Education MattersA Major Milestone: Java in CoderDojoCommunity Content vs. Official Raspberry Pi Foundation MaterialImpact on Raspberry Pi, Pi4J, and the Java EcosystemThe Challenge with the Raspberry Pi FoundationConnecting Existing …

Table of Contents First things first: What is Claude Code? 🤖The Old Way: The Context-Switching Tax 💸The Missing Piece: SonarQube MCP Server 🧩The Workflow: Generate, Verify, Remediate 🔄Step 1: The Setup 🛠️Step 2: The Action (Java Example) ☕Interacting with your …

Java developers from around the world are writing a book about a question that’s becoming impossible to ignore: how do we write software that’s good for both our projects and the planet? Sustainability for Java Developers: Towards an Understanding of …

Table of Contents CoreApplicationsGamesComponents, Libraries, ToolsPodcasts, Videos, BooksTutorialsMiscellaneousJFX Central Here are the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of January 2026. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com. Did we miss anything? Is there anything you want to have included in one of …

Table of Contents Foojay.io friends, you’re invited—for free!Relive JCON EUROPE 2025 At JCON EUROPE, developers, speakers, and contributors from across the globe come together to exchange ideas, share experiences, and connect around Java. What makes our Java community special isn’t …