DevOps 101 Part III: Package Management
DevOps has a ton of jargon in it, though. It’s like running into a brick wall. Here, I'll explain package managers!
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.
Spring Boot, Java 16, and New Java Records
Let's discuss Records, an official feature in Java 16, and apply this knowledge in conjunction with a Spring Boot application!
Kicking Spring Native's Tires with GraalVM
Despite all the "magic" of Spring Boot, Spring Native handles most of GraalVM's required configuration out-of-the-box!
Secure Code Review Best Practices (Part 2)
Code reviews are hard to do well. Particularly when you’re not entirely sure about the errors you should be looking for!
DevOps 101 Part II: Introduction to Container Registries
I’m covering tools and terminology common to DevOps, plus the occasional newbie-friendly tutorial for emerging or established technologies.
Highlights of the Newest and Latest JEPs in Java 16
The JDK Enhancement Proposal (or JEP) is a community process for proposals for enhancements to the OpenJDK. Which ones made it into Java 16?
Getting Started with Java Testing with VS Code
To run Java tests on VS Code, we recommend using the Java Test Runner extension or the Java Extension Pack, which includes the extension.
Custom Controls in JavaFX (Part VII): JDK Butler
I have created an application that makes use of JavaFX custom controls. Here I'll go through the custom controls that I've created for it.
Secure Code Review Best Practices (Part 1)
Code reviews are hard to do well. Particularly when you’re not entirely sure about the errors you should be looking for!
Embracing JVM unified logging (JEP-158 / JEP-271)
In the previous post, I briefly introduced unified logging and a simple GC configuration. For the savvy GC tuners, there are many options.