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Table of Contents Let’s dive in!Simple Example – Text SearchBreakdown Table (for a ~9ms $search aggregation path through MongoT)Local DebuggingSample DataInteresting Example – Faceted Text SearchLucene Indexing Strategy + Benefits over MongoD IndexesVector Search ExampleLocal Grafana MonitoringPerformance Java Code PackagesSo what …

Table of Contents Recommended Team Workflow You know the drill. Someone opens a PR and half the review comments are about tabs vs spaces, where braces go, or why that one function has its arguments formatted differently from everything else. …

Table of Contents The Forensic Analysis: The 3 Sins of ThreadLocal1. The Spaghetti State (Unconstrained Mutability)2. The Memory Leak Trap (Unbounded Lifetime)3. The Inheritance Tax (The RAM Killer)The Missing Link: Structured Concurrency IncompatibilityExhibit A: The Zero-Waste Solution (JEP 506)The ScoreboardExhibit …

Java 17 is the new Initializr default, generated projects ship an AGENTS.md authoring skill that any AI agent can pick up (including a workflow that lets agents drive jdb against the simulator), native themes get a runtime accent palette, plus Metal follow-ups and iOS push that no longer prompts at launch.

Table of Contents The Fluent Builder — jwtNew()The BIF FunctionsHMAC Sign and VerifyRSA Sign and VerifyJWE Encryptionalg:none RejectionHMAC Minimum Key Lengths (RFC 7518 §3.2)Algorithm AllowlistClock Skew ToleranceAuthentication MiddlewareToken Refresh with Grace PeriodKid-Based Key RotationSigning (JWS)Encryption (JWE) JWT authentication is everywhere. …

A new Metal rendering backend for iOS, a browser-hosted Skin Designer that retires the skin downloader, an iOS Reminders-style Return-as-Done flag, status-bar tap diagnostics, a simulator dark/light toggle, and a candid look at how we balance quality with the speed of a small open source company.

Table of Contents First: Understanding Community vs. Subscriber AvailabilityGetting Zulu CA in a ContainerDocker Official Images (new)Legacy Docker Hub Images (azul/zulu-openjdk-*)Getting Zulu SA in a ContainerAzul Customer RegistryChainguard ImagesChoosing the Right ImageWhat’s Missing? Tell Us. Previously in this series: The …

Table of Contents New FeaturesCharacter-Aware Trimming — trim(), ltrim(), rtrim()getClassMetadata() by Absolute PathSystemExecute() Environment ControlsThe BoxLang Formatter Goes Production-ReadyAsync & Concurrency HardeningMiniServer: Security & ReliabilityCompatibility WinsChangelog Highlights BoxLang 1.13.0 is a stability-first release with deep compatibility work and runtime hardening. …

Table of Contents Prerequisites1. Project setup2. Storing and managing review patternsDefining the pattern modelCreating the repositoryBuilding the service layerExposing the REST endpoints3. Embedding patterns with Spring AI and MongoDB Atlas Vector SearchAdding Spring AI dependenciesGenerating embeddingsSeeding the pattern libraryCreating the …

Table of Contents What we’ll CoverPrerequisitesStep 1 — Install BoxLangStep 2 — Install the bx-ai ModuleStep 3 — Set Up Your .env FileStep 4 — Configure config/boxlang.jsonStep 5 — Run Your First ScriptWhat Are AI Agents?What Is BoxLang AI?Core Concept …