Martin Smelt

BoxLang CouchBase Module: Enterprise Caching, Distributed Locking, and AI Vector Memory

Author: Luis Majano Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Couchbase + BoxLang: A High-Performance Combination Enterprise-Grade Distributed Caching True Distributed Locking for Mission-Critical Workloads Component-Based Locking (Recommended) Callback-Based Locking AI Vector Memory for BoxLang Agents Example: Persistent Vector-Powered Memory Multi-Tenant Isolation Hybrid Memory Model Direct Couchbase SDK Access Session Storage Backed by Couchbase Installation Quick App Configuration …

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The End of One-Sized-Fits-All Prompts: Why LLM Models Are No Longer Interchangeable

Author: Nehal Gajraj Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Takeaway 1: LLM choice is now a statement about your productTakeaway 2: Frontier models have divergent ‘personalities’Takeaway 3: End of an era. Prompts are no longer monoliths The rise of prompt subunits User feedback and evals Conclusion For developers and product builders, one assumption has guided the last …

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Jakarta Data Makes Persistence a Breeze

Author: Alfonso Altamirano Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents The Problem: Data Access in Enterprise JavaAnnotation-Driven Persistence with Jakarta DataHow Payara Implemented Jakarta DataWhere Does This Leave Enterprise Java Developers? Working with enterprise Java databases can sometimes feel like swimming upstream. Jakarta EE 11’s Jakarta Data helps developers glide through data operations effortlessly, cutting complexity and keeping …

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How to publish a Java Maven project to Maven Central using JReleaser and GitHub Actions (2025 Guide)

Author: Jago de Vreede Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Preconditions GPG key Coordinate (group-id) Preparing your project JReleaser Installing locally JReleaser configuration The actual local release Staging Release Check progress in Maven Central repository GitHub action Secrets Workflow Maven pluginResources used This article is a tutorial that guides you through the process of releasing a Java …

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Building Java Microservices with the Repository Pattern

Author: Mike LaSpina Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents What you’ll learn The Spring standard repositoryCustom repository functionsWhen requirements changeThe double-edged sword of Spring updates in MongoDB Increased network traffic Oplog bloat and replacing documents Why schema and indexing matterConclusion Further reading What you’ll learn How the MongoDB Spring repository can be used to abstract MongoDB operations …

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First Experiments with Java on the LattePanda IOTA: An Alternative to Raspberry Pi?

Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Unboxing the LattePanda IOTAAssemblySetting Up The Board First Boot: Windows Pre-installed Installing Ubuntu Setting Up Java Development Testing Java, JavaFX, and Pi4J HelloWorld with JBang JavaFX Test Pi4J Test Performance Check Conclusion After years of experimenting with Raspberry Pi boards, Java, JavaFX, and Pi4J to control electronics, I …

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More Java From Azul!

Author: Simon Ritter Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents A Little Java History Azul is a company focused purely on Java through builds of OpenJDK, in the form of Platform Core, and our high-performance Java platform (including JVM), Platform Prime.  We build on these with Intelligence Cloud to deliver precise information about security vulnerabilities in running code, unused code and an inventory of all JVMs in use.  When looking at …

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Spring Boot 4 OpenTelemetry Guide: Metrics, Traces, and Logs Explained

Author: Mahendra Rao B Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Key TerminologyWhy OpenTelemetry?Step-by-Step Guide Testing with Docker Compose Conclusion References In my previous article, I outlined a comprehensive list of features introduced in Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4. In this series of articles, we will explore these features in detail using a pragmatic approach. In this …

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