Aggregation Optimization in MongoDB: Unnecessary Unwinds (Part 2)
And why MongoDB might be a better relational database than you ever realized. Design reviews are one-on-one meetings where MongoDB experts …
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On programming languages, targets, and platforms
I started as a Java developer, but for some time now, I have broadened my horizons. Recently, I thought about how early languages were …
816 viewsWhat's New In The June 2026 Azul Payara Release?
The June 2026 Azul Payara release ships a critical security fix across every supported branch, Jakarta EE 11 GA libraries, and key updates …
BoxLang 1.14.0: Query Transformers - Take Full Control of Your Query Results
BoxLang 1.14.0 ships a lot of exciting features - Dynamic Sets, Ranges, Inner Classes, JSONPath navigation - but one quietly powerful …
double, BigDecimal, or Fixed-Point? Precision, Performance, and Sane Choices for Numbers in Java
There is an evergreen debate in the Java world: Should you always use MARKDOWN_HASHeb731dbabfc7392f8ad8c1cdb326a26aMARKDOWNHASH for money? …
Quarkus Unpacked: Insights from the Foojay Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of joining the Foojay podcast to talk about Quarkus in depth. The conversation covered a lot of ground, from …
We Will Not Sabotage Your Code
A maintainer recently hid a destructive prompt-injection payload aimed at AI agents inside his own framework. That is a betrayal of the …
Native Java Win32, 3D Gaming, Printing and Wallet
This week brings native Windows executables with no JVM, a portable 3D graphics API, a gaming API with Box2D physics, cross-platform …
Where production policy belongs: building Eliya in public
Where does production policy belong in a managed runtime? The thesis behind Eliya, an opinionated OpenJDK 25 distribution, and the one flag …
Building Java Containers Without a Dockerfile: Azul Zulu and Paketo Buildpacks
Skip the Dockerfile. Learn how to build Java containers with Azul Zulu via Paketo Buildpacks — covering Spring Boot, jlink, JFR, JMX, and …