From Cloudflare Zero-trust to Tailscale
I have spent some time last year implementing Cloudflare Tunnels on my Home Assistant and my Synology NAS. On Mastodon, I had not one but …
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Not a Lucid Web3 Dream Anymore: x402, ERC-8004, A2A, and The Next Wave of AI Commerce
This article is for technically savvy readers, especially developers, protocol designers, and product teams working with AI agents, APIs, or …
Java and Jakarta EE and the Evolution of the Cloud with Nanos Unikernel
Nanos shows that cloud-native can exist without adding complexity, and can be secure, faster, lighter, safer, more efficient, and more …
How to Release a Java Module to Maven Central with JReleaser and GitHub Actions (2025 Guide)
Complete step-by-step guide to publishing Java modules to Maven Central using JReleaser and GitHub Actions. Learn GPG signing, automation, …
Micrometer & Prometheus in Spring Boot: Kafka Burger Orders
Learn Micrometer and Prometheus in Spring Boot by building a Kafka Burger Orders app that emits metrics. Step-by-step guide with code and …
JC-AI Newsletter #8
This newsletter focuses on examining how AI enhances productivity through enterprise studies, agentic system architecture, attack vectors, …
JC-AI Newsletter #7
Fourteen days have passed, and it is time to present a fresh collection of readings that could influence developments in the field of …
Why Mirroring Production in Dev Helps You Avoid Costly Mistakes
It’s not enough for your application or queries to just “work.” They need to be observable and validated in environments that reflect …
Cloudflare Tunnel for Home Assistant
I continue to take care of my Home Assistant. This week, I replaced my original setup with Cloudflare Tunnel. This is the 6th post in the My …
Getting my feet wet with Crossplane
In the early days of IT, we manually configured servers–each one a precious snowflake, lovingly maintained and documented. But the size of …