Practical writing on Java, Spring, AI, and the craft of software engineering.
If you're building with Java and Spring (or trying to figure out where AI fits into your development workflow) you're in the right place. I write practical, beginner-friendly deep dives on Spring Boot, Spring AI, and software engineering fundamentals, collected here in chronological order.
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How to Use HikariCP as Your Spring Boot Connection Pool
Learn how to use HikariCP, the high-performance JDBC connection pool, in Spring Boot and configure it via application.properties and auto-configuration.
Spring Boot Application Failed To Start
Spring Boot Application Failed To Start
How to read JSON data in Spring Boot and write to a database
How to read JSON data in Spring Boot and write to a database
Multiple Request Mappings in Spring Boot
Multiple Request Mappings in Spring Boot
Deploying a WAR to an application server in Spring Boot
Deploying a WAR to an application server in Spring Boot
Spring Boot Configuration using YAML
Learn Spring Boot YAML configuration with application.yml — inject properties with @Value, use Spring profiles, and manage dev and production environments.
Building your Angular Application for Spring Boot
Building your Angular Application for Spring Boot
Spring Boot Properties: Setting the locale
Spring Boot Properties: Setting the locale
Spring Boot 2.0 M2 Now Available
Spring Boot 2.0 M2 Now Available