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New Java Benchmark for Coding LLMs puts GPT-5 at the top

Author: Jonathan Ellis Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents GPT-5 is on top at every performance level and every price point … but it’s no speed demon Performance by task length Other observations Implications for builders A Note on Reasoning Introducing the Brokk Power Ranking The Brokk Power Ranking is a new open-source coding benchmark, featuring 93 …

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OpenTelemetry configuration gotchas

Author: Nicolas Frankel Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents The promise of OpenTelemetryGotchas Path or no path? Python logging Micrometer TracingQuarkusSummary Last week, I described several approaches to OpenTelemetry on the JVM, their requirements, and their different results. This week, I want to highlight several gotchas found across stacks in the zero-code instrumentation. The promise of OpenTelemetry …

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OpenTelemetry Tracing on the JVM

Author: Nicolas Frankel Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents CommonalitiesRunning the OpenTelemetry AgentMicrometer Tracing on Spring BootOpenTelemetry Spring Boot StarterQuarkusDiscussion You may know I’m a big fan of OpenTelemetry. I recently finished developing a master class for the YOW! conference at the end of the year. During development, I noticed massive differences in configuration and results across …

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