Juan Román

The 10 Commandments of Navigating Code Reviews - Angie Jones If you've been in software development for any amount of time, chances are you've dealt with code reviews where the comments are harsh, blunt, or sometimes downright rude. Code reviews are a form of…

The 10 Commandments of Navigating #Code #Reviews

Demystifying OpenTelemetry: Why You Shouldn’t Fear Observability in Traditional Environments For decades, traditional technology environments, ranging from on-premises data centers to legacy applications and industrial control systems, have powered the core of many organizations. These…

Demystifying #OpenTelemetry: Why You Shouldn’t Fear Observability in Traditional Environments

java.evolved Code Snippets | java.evolved A collection of modern Java code snippets. Every old Java pattern next to its clean, modern replacement — side by side.

If you have been working with #Java for long enough, you may find these #code snippets that showcase the "old pattern" vs lastest language features... "Old habits die hard"

java.evolved Code Snippets | java.evolved A collection of modern Java code snippets. Every old Java pattern next to its clean, modern replacement — side by side.

If you have been working with #Java for long enough, you may find these #code snippets that showcase the "old pattern" vs lastest language features... "Old habits die hard"

The State of Java on Kubernetes 2026: Why Defaults are Killing Your Performance Most Java apps on Kubernetes still use bad defaults. Learn how to fix them to cut waste, boost performance, and avoid hidden latency issues.

The State of #Java on #Kubernetes 2026: Why Defaults are Killing Your Performance

Timeouts, Retries and Idempotency In Distributed Systems Sam Newman discusses the three golden rules of distributed computing and how they necessitate robust handling of timeouts, retries, and idempotency. He provides practical, data-driven strategies for…

Timeouts, Retries and Idempotency In #Distributed #Systems.

The Real-World Attacks Behind OWASP Agentic AI Top 10 OWASP's new Agentic AI Top 10 highlights real-world attacks already targeting autonomous AI systems, from goal hijacking to malicious MCP servers. Koi Security breaks down real-world incidents behind…

The Real-World Attacks Behind #OWASP Agentic #AI Top 10.

The Real-World Attacks Behind OWASP Agentic AI Top 10 OWASP's new Agentic AI Top 10 highlights real-world attacks already targeting autonomous AI systems, from goal hijacking to malicious MCP servers. Koi Security breaks down real-world incidents behind…

The Real-World Attacks Behind #OWASP Agentic #AI Top 10.
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CompletableFuture vs Virtual Threads: When to Use Each - Java Code Geeks Learn when to use CompletableFuture vs Virtual Threads in Java 21+. Compare async programming approaches, understand thread pinning

CompletableFuture vs Virtual Threads: When to Use Each #Java

#Remote Work Isn’t The Problem—The Way We Work Is

Good Postman Alternative API Clients? Here’re My Top 15 Let's be honest. For a long time, Postman was the main tool for anyone working with APIs. If you've...

Feeling #Postman laggy and slows down your work?

Here are a bunch of good alternatives to explore depending on your needs.

#Api #Rest #GraphQl

The Future Belongs to AI-Augmented 10x Developers, Not Bigger Dev Teams The 10X developer is no longer a myth and AI augmentation is creating a new breed of engineers whose productivity, speed, and capabilities far surpass traditional coders.

The Future Belongs to #AI-Augmented 10x #Developers, Not Bigger Dev Teams.
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Why I Believe Lombok Should Be Discarded from Java Projects Hello, today's article tackles a seemingly unpopular view, and I am sure it will meet some...

Have you ever considered not using #Lombok in your codebase?
If so, you might find this blog interesting...

The best way to use the Spring Transactional annotation

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Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance | TechCrunch AI web crawling bots are the cockroaches of the internet, many developers believe. FOSS devs are fighting back in ingenuous, humorous ways.

Open source devs are fighting #AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance.

How to Monitor a Spring Boot App In this blog you will learn how to monitor a Spring Boot application. You will make use of Spring Actuator, Micrometer, Prometheus and Grafana. Seems a lot of work, but this is easier as you might …

In this blog, you will learn how to monitor a Spring Boot application. You will make use of Spring Actuator, Micrometer, Prometheus and Grafana.
#java #springboot

I <3
@Java
's virtual threads.

I constantly use a great demo from @ciberkleid.bsky.social that really lays bare just how good it is. in the demo, I have a Spring `RestClient` (which uses blocking IO) that calls httpbin.org/delay/5 from a Spring MVC controller method.

Java Application Containerization and Deployment - DZone Refcardz This Refcard walks readers step by step through Dockerfile creation for Java apps, container image builds, deployment strategies, and more.

Hey Java devs, dive into containerization with this new DZone refcard, especially written with Java & Spring Boot in mind!

And it's FREE! 🆓

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Download, experiment, and lmk how it goes! And there's more where that came from. 😃🎁

Please share!

Setup Jenkins CI in 30 Minutes Do you want to experiment with Jenkins CI in a local setup? In this post we will setup a local Jenkins CI server, create a build job for a simple Spring Boot Maven project and push the created Dock…

In this post, you will setup a local Jenkins CI server, create a build job for a simple Spring Boot Maven project and push the created Docker image to DockerHub.
#jenkins #cicd

Podman Equivalent for Docker Compose In this blog, you will learn how to use Podman with the built-in equivalent for Docker Compose. You will learn how to use Podman ‘kube play’ and how to deploy your Podman Pod to a local…

Check how #Podman can help you when #Docker is not an option for whatever reason.

How to become a 10x developer:

1. Be kind
2. Take care of yourself
3. Strive for work-life balance
4. Read the docs
5. Write the docs
6. Write integration tests
7. Share knowledge
8. Answer StackOverflow questions
9. Study the OSS code you're relying on
10. Be kind