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 …
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BoxLang 1.10.0: Functional Arrays, Elegant Loops & Distributed Locking
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 …
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GraphQL for Java Developers: Building a Flexible Data Layer
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 …
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Bringing Java Closer to Education: A Community-Driven Initiative
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 …
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Code. Check. Commit. 🚀 Never Leave the Terminal with Claude Code + SonarQube MCP
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 …
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Abstracting Data Access in Java With the DAO Pattern
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) …
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Enterprise Java in Practice: Fragmentation, Platforms and Real-World Trade-offs
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 …
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Testing Emails with Testcontainers and Mailpit
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.
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Introduction to Behavior Driving Development with Java and MongoDB
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, …
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DocBox v5 – Reborn: Modern API Docs for BoxLang & CFML
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 …
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What’s New in the January 2026 Payara Platform Release?
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 …
