Introduction to the Tower Library
In Rust, Tower is designed around Functional Programming and two main abstractions, Service and Layer. Learn more here!
Friends Of OpenJDK Today
Every article on foojay.io, newest first: OpenJDK, the JVM, Java tooling and the ecosystem around them, written by the Java community.
Local Development Made Simpler with Testcontainers Desktop app
Learn how you can simplify your application testing and local development workflow using Testcontainers Desktop app.
AI-based Images generation with Quarkus and OpenAI DALL.E
We explore image generation with Quarkus and OpenAI using the new REST Client Reactive to invoke the OpenAI DALL.E API.
Is OpenJDK Just a Drop-In Replacement?
What are the pitfalls in replacing OracleJDK with OpenJDK? Simon Ritter has some interesting observations in his free new book.
Taming the Bias: Unbiased Safepoint-Based Stack Walking
Erik Österlund summed up the problems with my previous JEP proposal quite nicely, and here are my responses!
Thread-Safe Counter in Java: A Comprehensive Guide
In this tutorial, we will explore the concept of thread safety in Java, specifically focusing on a simple counter.
Building High-Performance Java Microservices with EDA
Renowned for its resilience and low latency, EDA is a reliable choice for developing robust, high-performing microservices.
Pitest: Do You Test Your Tests?
A brief introduction with code to mutation testing using Pitest. Now you too can get started testing your tests!
My Final Take on Gradle (vs. Maven)
Software development is a fast-changing field, and much of our understanding is based on personal experience. So here's mine.
Can't Reproduce a Bug?
"It works on my machine" is not an excuse. Sometimes we have bugs that we can't reproduce or understand. How do we investigate these bugs?