Runtime Code Analysis in the Age of Vibe Coding
Table of Contents What Makes This DifferentThe Gap in Java ToolingThe Original ProblemWhy Existing Tools Don't FitHow I Ended Up Building ThisA Real-World BugHow the Bug AppearedWhy It Was Hard to SpotThe Key Insight: Frequency ≠ Resource ConsumptionHow It WorksInstrumentationThe ...
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DevBcn, the developers’ conference in Barcelona
Hola developers !!!!! The 11th edition of DevBcn, the developer’s conference in Barcelona is coming next June. The perfect place to have great technology talks 🤖, perfect weather 🏖️, amazing food 🥘, and an unforgettable experience 💖. It will be …
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What 2,000+ Professionals Told Us About the State of Java, AI, Cloud Costs, and the Future of the Java Ecosystem
Table of Contents Java powers AI in production Enterprises are rapidly moving away from Oracle Java Cloud costs are still too high, and Java efficiency is a powerful lever Unused and Dead code and CVE noise are quietly killing DevOps productivity Why this all matters right now Where Azul fits into this future Every year, I look forward to our State of Java Survey & Report because it gives us a view into how organizations are using Java today and where they’re heading next. This year, …
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🌊 Windsurf AI + Sonar: The Agentic Dream Team for Java Devs 🚀
Table of Contents What is Windsurf AI?Main characteristics that make Windsurf differentThe Usual Flow and the “Verification” ProblemWhat are Agent Skills?Example: A Skill with Command ExecutionThe Problem: Local Skills vs. The Cloud ☁️What is MCP technology?Let me introduce you to …
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🚀 The Future is Now: AI Code Assurance and MCP with SonarQube (Part 4)
Table of Contents Problem #1: “I see the bug, but I’m too lazy (or busy) to fix it”Problem #2: “My AI Assistant writes buggy code because it doesn’t know our rules”Problem #3: “How do I know if this Project with …
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The Ultimate 10 Years Java Garbage Collection Guide (2016–2026) – Choosing the Right GC for Every Workload
Memory management remains the primary factor for application performance in enterprise Java environments. Between 2017 and 2025, the ecosystem shifted from manual tuning to architectural selection. Industry data suggests that 60 percent of Java performance issues and 45 percent of production incidents in distributed systems stem from suboptimal Garbage Collection (GC) behavior. This guide provides a strategic framework for selecting collectors based on workload characteristics. It covers the transition from legacy collectors to Generational ZGC, analyzing trade-offs regarding throughput, latency, and hardware constraints with mathematical precision.
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Pointer Arithmetic in Modern Java
Table of Contents IntroductionBackground InfoWarningThe SetupComparing ApproachesBenchmarkConclusion Introduction In this post, we dive into a more advanced topic: pointer arithmetic in Java. With the introduction of the Foreign Function & Memory API (Panama), we can interact with native memory. Usually, …
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Flaky Tests: a journey to beat them all
Table of Contents What’s a flaky test?First try: retry them all!Second try: fix them all!Third try: embrace the inevitability!Conclusion “Sleep is not a synchronization primitive.” Every test engineer, eventually What’s a flaky test? A flaky test is a test that …
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🛡️ Dev Guide: How to choose your LLM without ruining your Java code (2026 Edition)
Table of Contents 1. The “Bloatware” Trap: Precision vs. Verbosity 📉🆚 The Code Face-off: Filtering a list2. Security: A “Bug” is not the same as an “Open Door” 🚨💀 The danger of “Blockers”3. “New” does not guarantee “Better Code” 📉4. …
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Optimizing Java for the Cloud-Native Era with Quarkus
Table of Contents What does Quarkus have to offer?Developer joy with live coding and dev modeCost efficiency and performanceReactive at its coreWhich of your current development pains could Quarkus solve?Dev ServicesVast extension ecosystem“OK, I would like to try it, but …
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Quarkus: A Runtime and Framework for Cloud-Native Java
Table of Contents Why Quarkus stands out?Quarkus as a versatile frameworkSimplified developer experiencePerformance that mattersSecurityObservability and control surfacesModular and production-readyBuilding your stack with QuarkusConclusion Public clouds such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, and platforms like Red Hat OpenShift, …