Author: Raphael De Lio Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents 0. GitHub Repository1. Add the required dependencies2. Configure the Semantic Cache Vector Store3. Implement the Semantic Caching Service4. Integrate with the RAG ServiceStep 1: Clone the repositoryStep 2: Configure your environmentStep 3: Start the servicesStep 4: Use the applicationStay Curious! TL;DR: You’re building a semantic caching system …
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Author: Nicolas Frankel Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Java’s pattern matchingCharacteristics of the new switch syntaxScala’s pattern matchingKotlin’s pattern matchingPython’s pattern matchingRust’s pattern matchingConclusion Pattern matching is a major feature in software development. While pattern matching applies in several locations, its current usage is limited to switch case blocks. I want to compare the power of …
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Author: Arek Borucki Original post on Foojay: Read More Run an Atlas cluster locally in minutes You no longer need a cloud account to try MongoDB Atlas features. Spin up a fully compatible local cluster in seconds, with no login, no credit card, and no friction. Reading time: 2-3 min What is the MongoDB Atlas Platform? MongoDB Atlas is a …
Read More »JC-AI Newsletter #2
Author: Miro Wengner Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents In the first newsletter, we introduced a 14-day cadence, which means that this week it’s time for a new collection of articles from the fields of AI, LLM, Java and more. article: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of an AI ‘fraud crisis’ article: Are AI models ‘woke’? The …
Read More »Release V0.0.2 of Java DMX512 Library With Universes and USB-to-DMX support
Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Introduction of DMX UniversesUSB-to-DMX SupportDMX512 Java LibraryDMX512 JavaFX Demo ProjectNext Steps Earlier this month, I released V0.0.1 of my new Java library to interact with DMX512 devices using (optionally) the Open Fixture Library (OFL). After some more experimenting, I’m able to announce the next (beta) release V0.0.2 with …
Read More »🧱 Monolith or 🧩 Microservices in 2025?
Author: Vincent Vauban Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Terraform and IaC: Changing Architecture with Confidence How Infrastructure as Code helps teams adapt architecture efficiently Why IaC Helps But Be Careful Vibecoding Culture Favors Monorepos and Monoliths Why developer happiness drives simpler, centralized architectures Why Developers Prefer It It’s Not Always Binary Enterprises Now Embrace the Monolith …
Read More »Why Java is Still Worth Learning in 2025: A Developer’s 25-Year Journey
Author: Markus Westergren Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents I’ll be honest – my first encounter with Java in 1999 wasn’t love at first sight. It was during a university distributed systems course, and coming from a background in assembler and C, Java felt bloated, slow, and frankly untrustworthy. That “automatic memory handling” seemed like dangerous magic …
Read More »JavaFX Links of July 2025
Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents CoreApplicationsGamesComponents, Libraries, ToolsPodcasts, Videos, BooksConferences, PresentationsTutorialsMiscellaneousJFX Central Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of July 2025. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com. Did we miss anything? Is there anything you want to have included in one of the next overviews? Let us know via …
Read More »Java, What’s Old? Part II: Utils
Author: Anthony Goubard Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents ObjectsvolatileLocaleCollatorNormalizer After Java, What’s Old? Part I – Collections, let’s now have a look at less known old utility classes that can still be useful. Everything in this series will be in Java 8 and later, so after reading this article, you will be able to use it …
Read More »De uitkomsten van de NLJUG Leden-enquête
Een aantal maanden geleden heeft onze stagiaire Sander Aarts als onderdeel van zijn afstudeerproject Commerciele Economie een leden-enquête uitgevoerd onder alle NLJUG leden. Naast dat de response (meer dan 800) overweldigend was, realiseren wij ons dat we ondanks dat zijn scriptie alweer van een tijdje geleden is , de uitkomsten en conclusie over dit onderzoek nog niet breed is gedeeld …
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NLJUG – Nederlandse Java User Group NLJUG – de Nederlandse Java User Group – is opgericht in 2003. De NLJUG verenigt software ontwikkelaars, architecten, ICT managers, studenten, new media developers en haar businesspartners met algemene interesse in alle aspecten van Java Technology.