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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 …

Table of Contents A simple implementationPrerequisitesThe domain classThe DAO APIThe ProductDao classUsing the DAOUsing MongoDB as the persistence layerSetting up MongoDBThe MongoDBProductDao classConnecting to MongoDBThe application classAdvanced considerationsPreventing business logic leakageAdding custom query methodsError handlingConclusion The Data Access Object (DAO) …

Table of Contents Where fragmentation shows upWhy platform architecture mattersJoin our webinar: Insights on Enterprise Java, Trends, Challenges and StrategiesExplore the data Enterprise Java has matured into one of the most stable and widely adopted ecosystems in software development. Yet …

Testing email functionality is often painful. SMTP servers are external, tests become slow or flaky, and local setups differ from CI environments. As a result, many teams either mock the mail sender or skip proper email tests completely.

Table of Contents History of File Systems Within JavaBefore You StartURI DesignFile Tree ManagementBinary StorageThe Bare MinimumNext StepsFinal ThoughtsReferences LinksImage Credits So what does file system mean to you? Most think of file systems as directories and files accessed via …

Table of Contents OrangePi LineupTest BoardsOrangePi 5 UltraOrangePi RV2Getting StartedHardware SetupJava Installation and TestingOrangePi 5 Ultra (ARM)OrangePi RV2 (RISC-V)Conclusion As part of my 2026 learning goals around Java on Single Board Computers and RISC-V (see this post about x86 versus …

Table of Contents PrerequisitesStep 1: Create the project structureStep 2: Create the test infrastructureStep 3: Generate our first scenario testConclusion When we face software development, the biggest mistake is about delivering what the client wants. It sounds like a cliché, …

Table of Contents What’s IncludedThe Evolution: One Tool, Three Flavors 🎭🎨 Theme System: Documentation That Doesn’t Look Like It’s From 2005Flavor #1: DocBox Core Library 📚Flavor #2: bx-docbox (BoxLang Native CLI) ⚡Flavor #3: CommandBox Integration 📦Fully Documented & MCP ServerWhat’s …

Table of Contents Security PriorityPayara Platform Community Edition 7.2026.1Payara Platform Enterprise Edition 6.34.0The Payara Upgrade ToolPayara Platform Enterprise Edition 5.83.0Release Notes As we begin 2026, we’re pleased to announce new releases across all Payara Platform editions this January: Payara Platform …

Table of Contents Why Upgrade?Upcoming Webinar: Your Migration Guide JDK 25 has arrived as the latest long-term support (LTS) release for Java, bringing performance improvements and enhanced stability for modern applications. If your organization is running JDK 21, now is …

Table of Contents YouTubePodcast AppsGuestsMichal MaléřHolly CumminsLinksContent For this episode of the Foojay Podcast, we invited the author of three recent posts published on Foojay. And he brought a colleague to get even more expert knowledge in this podcast! We …