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AI Coding Zen and the Art of Context Management

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

Software Development AI

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Managing Home and Work GitHub Accounts from the Same Machine

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

Software Development Tools

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Updates to 10MinuteMail: Mobile-Friendly and Faster

10MinuteMail is faster and mobile-friendly now - a complete overhaul to match modern web standards.

10MinuteMail Web Development

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Stop Bots for Free with Cloudflare Turnstile in your Spring Boot App

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

Software Development Spring Boot Cloudflare Security

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Easy AI Powered Translation For Your Java App!

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

Software Development Java AI

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Productivity Pitfalls of Prolific Project Placements

Working 50% on two projects rarely means 50% productivity each - the hidden costs of context-switching compound fast.

Productivity

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Cloudflare Workers User Management and Session Framework

Stateful sessions on Cloudflare Workers beat JWT sprawl when your admin needs context and data persistence.

DevOps & Infrastructure Cloudflare

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How Does Cloudflare Workers Compare to AWS Lambda?

Cloudflare Workers beat Lambda on latency, cold starts, and pricing - I'm migrating production apps to the edge.

DevOps & Infrastructure Cloudflare AWS

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Introducing the New and Improved Spring User Framework

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

Software Development Spring Boot

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Bedrock API Authentication Made Me Quit My Project

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.

Software Development AWS AI

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Simple Wufoo Style Form Handling Using AWS

Build your own Wufoo with TypeScript and AWS - serverless forms that store data and send alerts automatically.

DevOps & Infrastructure AWS

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How to get SpringBoot LiveReload Working over HTTPS

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

Software Development Spring Boot

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Broken Site - Sorry

Migration from Avada theme left many pages broken - fixes coming as the rebuild continues.

Life & Personal

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SpringBoot DevTools Auto Restart and Live Reload

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

Software Development Spring Boot

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Migrating 10MinuteMail from Java to GraalVM Native

GraalVM Native compilation cuts 10MinuteMail startup time and memory footprint from Java baseline.

10MinuteMail Java GraalVM

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Micronaut, GraalVM, Native, AWS Lambda, and Apple Silicon M1!

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.

Software Development AWS GraalVM macOS

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A framework for building Shopify Apps using Java Spring Boot

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

Software Development Spring Boot JavaScript

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3 Reasons I’m Switching from Eclipse to VSCode as a Java Developer

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

Software Development Java Tools

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Jump Start Your App With A Spring User Management App

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

Software Development Spring Boot

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Remove Metadata Online For Free

Your photos hide GPS, timestamps, and device info - remove metadata before sharing them anywhere online.

Tech & Gear Photography