One Base URL, Many Coding Agents: What an OpenAI-Compatible Gateway Looks Like From java.net.http
Somewhere in every coding agent there is an HTTP client. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, OpenCode: strip away the terminal UI or the …
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Debugging Is Invariant Discovery: What One Kafka Session Taught Us About AI Agents
Every Java team has a sentence like this one somewhere: Any operation on a TID must go through the single asynchronous path and must not let …
No Database Operations Found: What Writing a Spring Boot Analyzer Taught Me About Spring
I spent months building a static analyzer that answers one question about a Spring Boot codebase: if I change this endpoint, what does the …
1,083 viewsAI-Assisted Unused & Dead Code Removal
Why Your Codebase Is Forcing AI to Underperform, and What to Do About It Your AI coding assistant is only as good as the codebase it works …
Enabling AI Agents to Use a Real Debugger Instead of Logging
Every Java developer has been there. Something breaks, and the first instinct is to litter the code with System.out.println(">>> HERE…
Unikernel: Profiling and Troubleshooting JVM on Nanos Unikernel
Profiling a Java Application Running Inside an Unikernel with JProfiler Unikernels are often associated with minimalism and tight resource …
The Art of Performance Tuning: Why Saving 30% in the Cloud Means Nothing if Your Code Wastes 1000× More
The Hidden Cost of “Good Enough” Code A few weeks ago, Kirk Pepperdine published a fascinating performance challenge — a small Java code …
Spring AI Debugging + How to Contribute to Open Source
In this episode, I focus on continuing my journey with vector databases, integrating Pinecone, Neo4J , and Spring AI.
The slow Death of the onjcmd Debugger Feature
Learn about the rise and fall of the onjcmd Java debugger feature, from its inception to its eventual removal.
Front End Debugging Part 2: Console.log() to the Max
Learn advanced front-end debugging: use console log levels, CSS styles, assertions, & more to simplify and enhance your development workflow