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First Test of Java on the VisionFive 2 Lite (RISC-V)

Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Why RISC-V?StarFive VisionFive Test Board Getting Started Hardware Setup Installing Ubuntu Java Installation and Testing Installing Java Simple Java Tests Conclusion As part of my 2026 learning goals around Java on RISC-V (see this post about x86 versus ARM versus RISC-V), I’ve asking various suppliers to send me …

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GraphQL for Java Developers: Building a Flexible Data Layer

Author: Matteo Rossi Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents GraphQL fundamentals Why GraphQL fits well in the Spring ecosystemChoosing Netflix DGS with Spring for GraphQLProject setup Dependencies Domain model overviewDefining the GraphQL schemaPersistence with MongoDBQuery resolvers with Netflix DGSMutations and input validationResolving relationships in MongoDBThe N+1 query problemUsing DataLoader in Netflix DGSError handling in GraphQLSecurity considerationsWhen GraphQL is …

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FOSDEM 2026 and the Open Source Firehose

Author: Steve Poole Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents The Chaos and the Crowd FOSDEM isn’t a conference so much as a live snapshot of the open source ecosystem in action. Navigating the Firehose So why go in person when you could watch from your sofa? Trends and Tensions in 2026 What did FOSDEM 2026 actually tell …

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