Software Development

Setting up a self-hosted, Linear-driven AI coding agent on my own server, and the two things that took actual work: keeping the bill sane and not handing it too much access.

Forget the perfect prompt - mastering context management is the real secret to productive AI-assisted development.

Keep your personal and work GitHub identities separate with SSH config tricks that route keys automatically.

My first Maven Central library: Free Cloudflare Turnstile integration for Spring Boot with zero CAPTCHA friction.

AI-powered translation keeps your Java message bundles in sync across languages without manual translation work.

Spring User Framework gets a major upgrade two years later with new features and flexible architecture.

Explore AWS Bedrock API, a direct competitor to OpenAI with Generative AI LLMaaS, and the implications of its Signature v4 authentication method. This article delves into the complexities and potential developer challenges posed by AWS's security-focused approach, highlighting the importance of simplicity and documentation in developer adoption.

HTTPS breaks LiveReload in Spring Boot - here's the WebSocket fix to keep hot reloads working over secure connections.

Spring Boot DevTools auto-restarts your app and reloads the browser - speeds up dev cycles significantly.

I have run into some issues getting Micronaut, GraalVM, and Native builds working correctly on my Apple Silicon M1 Max based MacBookPro. So I wanted to share what I've needed to do to get things working correctly.

Spring Shopify App Framework handles auth, webhooks, and REST/GraphQL APIs for building Java-based Shopify apps.

After 18 years of Eclipse, VSCode is faster, lighter, and better for modern Spring Boot development.

Flexible Spring User Framework cuts boilerplate on auth, registration, and password flows across projects.

QueueDoesNotExistException in Spring + SQS? Check your queue creation and region configuration first.

Wildfly 10 session leak traced to WebappLifecycleListener - a JBoss bug that needs workarounds for production.

Oracle Commerce Cloud: great idea on paper, but pricing and feature gaps make on-premise ATG still competitive.

Learn how to control your Nest Thermostat from the comfort of your command line with the Nest API!

Jersey-based REST module simplifies ATG REST service configuration with annotations instead of verbose setup.

JBoss doubles your Oracle connection pool size when separating transactional and non-transactional connections.

Eclipse, SVN, and heap dump analysis form the backbone of professional Java application development.