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Hello eBPF: Developing eBPF Apps in Java (1)

eBPF allows you to attach programs directly to hooks in the Linux kernel without loading kernel modules, like hooks for networking or executing programs. This has historically been used for writing custom package filters in firewalls. Still, nowadays, it is used for monitoring and tracing, becoming an ever more critical building block of modern observability tools. To quote from ebpf.io: …

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Effective cloud-native Java app development with Open Liberty in the Eclipse IDE

The Eclipse IDE has been a popular choice with developers for many years, placing 2nd in “most popular IDE of 2022” by JRebel. This mature and fully-featured IDE, with an extensive plugin repository, can help to significantly improve the development experience. However, ensuring that developers have the most appropriate and helpful plugins can be the key to unlocking this improved …

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Interview with Gokul Chandrasekaran, the creator of JDoodle

In two previous posts, we explained how you can add executable Java code to your posts here on Foojay, including code with dependencies, by using JDoodle. To achieve this full integration, we got Gokul Chandrasekaran‘s support to use the plugin version, and he also gave us some insight into the history and development of JDoodle. Thanks, Gokul for your support …

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