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strace Revisited: Simple is Beautiful

Author: Shai Almog Original post on Foojay: Read More Understanding strace and its Origins A Look Back: strace and dtrace Originating from Sun Microsystems Technical Functioning of strace The Role of ptrace in strace Comparing with DTrace Practical Usage and Advantages Ease of Use and Accessibility Favored in Linux Environments strace in Action: A Closer Look at System Calls Basic …

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Masters of Java 2024

The day before JFall 2024 sixty-two enthusiastic Java developers got together in Veenendaal for Masters of Java: the annual coding challenge for Java Developers of all levels. The event was organized by NLJUG, with First8 Conclusion as the main sponsor responsible for the software and challenges. The developers had signed up in 34 teams. For some, it felt like an …

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Langchain4J Musings

Author: Nicolas Frankel Original post on Foojay: Read More I’m coming relatively late to the LLM party, but I rarely come very early in the hype cycle. For example, I never bought into blockchain, the solution still searching for problems to solve, nor in microservices, the latest in the cargo cult IT trends. Despite my late arrival at the LLM …

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