Table of Contents The mvn dependency:analyze commandSpring Boot startersBringing the maven-dependency-analyzer into the modern ageConclusion Recently, my good friend Richard Fichtner advised using the mvn dependency:analyze command to get rid of declared but unused dependencies: There is another use case …
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Breaktime Tech Talks (Ep38): Spring AI Debugging + How to Contribute to Open Source
Table of Contents Vector database architectureJSON formattingPinecone configurationConfiguring multiple vector storesWhy and how to participate in open sourceWrapping up! In this episode, I continue my journey with vector databases, integrating Pinecone, Neo4J , and Spring AI. While making some progress, …
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Breaktime Tech Talks (Ep37): Vector Database Frustration + Microsoft LazyGraphRAG
Table of Contents Devnexus conference shout-outVector database explorationIssues getting up and runningOverall experienceMicrosoft LazyGraphRAGWrapping up! This is episode 37 of the Breaktime Tech Talks. You are listening to the Breaktime Tech Talks podcast, a bite-sized tech podcast for busy developers, …
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Spring Cloud Stream: Demystifying Event-Driven Architecture
Table of Contents Why Event-Driven Systems?What Are Event-Driven Systems?Key drivers:Why Now?The Architecture of Event-Driven SystemsKey BenefitsCommunication in MicroservicesPopular Message BrokersCloud-Based Messaging SystemsScaling and Fault Tolerance in Event-Driven SystemsFault Tolerance MechanismsReal-Time and Streaming DataStream Processing LibrariesChallenges of Event-Driven ArchitectureCAP Theorem and …
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Securing Vaadin Applications with Microsoft Entra
Table of Contents Step 1: Create an Application in EntraCreate App RoleAssign UsersCreate Client SecretStep 2: Configure OAuth2 with Entra in our ApplicationAdd DependenciesConfigure the ApplicationEnable Entra SecurityConfigure Role PrefixRoles in ActionStep 3: Setup Karibu TestingSummary Many companies use Microsoft …
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Building a Declarative API with Spring AOP and SpEL
Table of Contents A story about legacyEvaluating SpEL expressionsImplementing the audit adviceTesting the audit aspectImprovementsFootnotes In this article, we’ll implement a declarative API to perform tasks belonging to cross-cutting concerns, using auditing as an example. We’ll see how SpEL and …
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Foojay Podcast #66: Let’s Talk About Java Code! Diving into a few Foojay blog posts…
Table of Contents VideoPodcast (audio only)GuestsLinksContent In this Foojay podcast, we dive into a few articles that were published recently and focus on code. Video Podcast (audio only) Guests Links Content 00:00 Introduction of the topics and guests 00:55 Wim …
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Spring Data Neo4j: How to update an entity
Table of Contents Spring save() methodPatch YearCustom CypherProjectionsProjection as MovieMovie entity as projectionWrapping Up!Resources After working on a new online Spring Data Neo4j course, I learned a couple more things about updating an entity. The course required a different set …
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The Proper Way to Define Configuration Properties in Spring
Upgrading from Spring Boot 2 to 3 forced me to define my configuration properties in a better way.
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AI-powered Chat Application using IBM watsonx.ai and Spring AI
Table of Contents PricingIBM watsonx.aiCreating IBM watsonx.ai Chat-based ApplicationPrerequisitesConfigurationsChatbotChat ApplicationBasic ChatStreaming Chat Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) disrupted enterprises with the introduction of GPT-4 foundation model by Open AI in the late 2022 to early 2023 triggering big tech to …
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Speed up your Spring Batch with Native Image and GraalVM
Learn how to speed up your Spring Batch jobs using GraalVM Native Image! 🚀 Discover how to compile batch apps into native executables for faster startup times (0.2s vs 4s), lower memory usage, and better performance. Perfect for CSV-to-PostgreSQL processing! Speed up your Spring Batch with Native Image and GraalVM
