Open Source Bait and Switch
When OSS advocacy goes too far and corporate greed takes over. FOSS is used as a tool to destroy competition and hurt the dev community.
Opinion
On Cosmetics vs. Intrinsics in Programming
Instead of arguing about cosmetics, e.g., annotations vs. "functional", we need to spend time on intrinsics more: actors, asynchronous, etc.
The Cost of Production Blindness
Cloud rose to fame on the banner of cutting costs but with its tremendous growth, spend is rocketing. Learn how you can cut down overspend!
Hard Things in Computer Science
Here I list several hard things I've been exposed to. I believe there are many others: I'll be interested in the ones you've encountered!
Chopping the Monolith: Foojay.io Today
In this article, I highlight that microservices, as presented at conferences, are doomed to fail in most organizations.
Three Mistakes Developers Make Preventing Getting Hired On Projects
From experience, I have seen three big mistakes every junior software developer makes that could easily be solved.
7 Reasons Why, After 26 Years, Java Still Makes Sense!
After many discussions with Java developers, combined with my personal experiences with the Java community and platform, here are the key …
Lessons learned from previous projects
This article discusses our shifting thought process on the notion that our practices, which were once considered good practices, can fade …
An Example of Overengineering - Keep it WET
This week's post is pretty short. I've already written about overengineering, but this adds a personal touch.
What Are Your Java Predictions, Hopes, and Dreams For 2021?
Wrapping up a series with a list of brief predictions from a wide variety of leading members of the Java community!