Quarkus Unpacked: Insights from the Foojay Podcast
Table of Contents What is Quarkus?How does Quarkus compare to Spring, Micronaut, or other frameworks?Is Quarkus more modern because it is newer?Does Quarkus replace the JVM?What is Quarkus live reload?How does build-time optimization work?How does this differ from JIT and ...
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Your TLS Stack Is Lying to You About Zero-Copy
Table of Contents The “No Waste Compute” ConstraintThe Impedance Mismatch in Memory OwnershipThe Netty QuestionExplicit State and FFMWhat the Exploratory Benchmarks ProveThe GC Layer and the True Cost of AbstractionsWhere SSLEngine Still WinsWhat I Changed, and What I Gave UpThe …
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How to Develop AI Agents Using BoxLang AI: A Practical Guide
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 …
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Explore Spring AI SDK – Amazon Bedrock AgentCore – Part 3
Table of Contents 1. Adding Built-in Tools: AgentCore Browser2. Add the below class.3. Create a Controller4. Create a Thymeleaf UI page5. VerifyReferencesIn Part 1 and Part 2, we explored the Spring AI SDK and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore features, including the …
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BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 7 of 7: MCP — The Protocol That Connects Everything
Table of Contents 🔌 Consuming MCP Servers — The Client SideSeeding Agents with MCP ServersHow MCPTool Works🖥️ Building MCP Servers — The Server SideSimple ServerHTTP Transport for WebWeb Application Integration🔒 Enterprise Security FeaturesCORSRequest Body Size LimitsAPI Key ValidationAutomatic Security HeadersSecurity …
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UCanAccess: The Modern Pure-Java Bridge to Microsoft Access
Table of Contents A Brief HistoryWhat Problems Does It Solve?The Disappeared BridgeCross-Platform CompatibilitySeamless Integration for ToolingTech Stack & RequirementsGetting StartedAdd the DependencyConnect and QueryWrite Data BackAccess-Specific FunctionsUber JAR for Non-Maven ProjectsQuality & MaintenanceGet InvolvedMicrosoft Access databases are everywhere. Decades of …
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BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 6 of 7: Memory Systems & RAG — Building AI That Remembers
Table of Contents 🧠 Two Categories of Memory📋 Standard Memory TypesSummary Memory — How It Actually Works🔍 Vector Memory TypesHybrid Memory — The Best of Both🏢 Per-Call Multi-Tenant Identity Routing📚 Document Loaders🔗 Building a Complete RAG PipelineStep 1: IngestStep 2: …
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BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 5 of 7: One API, 17 Providers — The Provider Architecture Deep Dive
Table of Contents 🗺️ The Full Provider Matrix🏗️ The Provider Hierarchy🎯 IAiService — The Trimmed Interface🛡️ The Capability SystemRuntime Capability DetectionQuerying CapabilitiesEnforced at the BIF Level🔧 BaseService — The Transport Layer⚙️ Provider Configuration🔀 Custom Base URLs🏠 Ollama — Local AI, …
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BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 2 of 7: Building a Production-Grade AI Tool Ecosystem
Table of Contents 🏗️ The Tool Hierarchy🧱 BaseTool — The Abstract FoundationFluent Schema Description⚡ ClosureTool — Zero-Boilerplate Tool CreationTools Get the Full Chat Request🗄️ The Global AI Tool RegistryModule Namespacing@AITool Annotation ScanningTwo-Step Resolution🔧 Built-In Core Tools — now@bxai🔌 MCPTool — …
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BoxLang AI Deep Dive — Part 1 of 7: The Skills Revolution 🎓
Table of Contents 🧠 What Is a Skill?📄 The SKILL.md File Format🔧 Creating Skills⚡ Two Injection ModesAlways-On SkillsLazy / Available SkillsThe loadSkill Tool — Auto-Registered, Not MagicPromoting Lazy Skills Mid-Session🌍 Global Skills Pool🎨 How Skills Render🔍 Introspection📋 Full Skills API …