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Table of Contents CoreApplicationsGamesComponents, Libraries, ToolsPodcasts, Videos, BooksTutorialsMiscellaneousJFX Central Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of March 2025. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com. Did we miss anything? Is there anything you want to have included …

Table of Contents Mike Hearn: Conveyor, build self-updating desktop app packagesSven Reimers: JTaccuino, notebook application for Java developersChris Newland: DemoFX and JitWatch This is the next part in the series of “JavaFX in Action” interviews. Are you working on a …

Table of Contents The one giant cluster approachBetter resource utilizationLower operational overheadStraightforward networking and service communicationSimplified governanceCost efficiencyDownsides of a one giant cluster approachLarger blast radiusComplex multi-tenancy managementScalability limitsCluster-wide objectsWhat’s the ideal size, then?vClusterHow vCluster mitigates the downsides of a …

Table of Contents My approach and the use caseBaseline: regular Rust-to-nativeAdapting to WebAssemblyRunning the Wasm image on DockerRunning the Wasm image on KubernetesFinal stepsConclusion Like a couple of innovative technologies, different people have different viewpoints on where WebAssembly fits the …

I continuously collect JavaFX-related content for the JFX Central Links Of The Week. Recently, I saw a video on LinkedIn, shared by Abdoulaye Wade Cissé, of a JavaFX “virtual lab” and wanted to learn more about this project… Turns out …

Table of Contents What are Gatherers?Creating a GathererBuilt-in GaterersCreate your own GathererConclusionReferences Java is a programming language with many language features, specifications, and APIs. Even among experienced Java developers, being aware of all of these is quite rare. If a …

Table of Contents Devnexus conference shout-outVector database explorationIssues getting up and runningOverall experienceMicrosoft LazyGraphRAGWrapping up! This is episode 37 of the Breaktime Tech Talks. You are listening to the Breaktime Tech Talks podcast, a bite-sized tech podcast for busy developers, …

Java 24 rolls out today, and it brings a diverse set of features. For example, compact object headers bring better performance, and various security features have been added. Or how about the eagerly-awaited solution to virtual thread pinning? This post has all the info!

Table of Contents VideoPodcast (audio only)Read more about Java 24 on FoojayGuestsSimon RitterHanno EmbregtsContent We serve you a podcast about the new Java version every six months. Our regular guest, Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO of Azul, is known on social …

Table of Contents Unit testing vs. integration testingTestcontainersUse-case: application with database”Unit” testing”Integration” testingThe GitHub workflowAlternative “Unit testing” on GitHubConclusion Imagine an organization with the following practices: Commits code on GitHub Runs its CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions Runs its production …

Table of Contents Building and storing the imageSizing the clusterAuthenticate on Google Cloud from a GitHub workflowWorking within the GitHub workflowCreate a Kubernetes manifestSetting the correct GitHub image tagAccessing the private GitHub registry from GKEGet the PostgreSQL connection parametersGetting the …

Table of Contents Weaving vCluster into the GitHub workflowChanges to the workflowCleaning upConclusion This week’s article is the third and final in my series about running tests on Kubernetes for each pull request. In the first post, I described the …