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 add Tailwind CSS to your Spring Boot Application
This is an example of how to use Tailwind CSS in your next Spring Boot application. If you just want to get up and running with Tailwind CSS you can use a CDN but this should only be used for prototyping because you will end up shipping a very large...
What's New in Spring AI 1.0.0 M1
In this article you learn about what is new in the latest release of Spring AI, 1.0.0 M1. The milestone comes packed full of features headlined by the new Chat Client that has a fluent API.
Spring I/O 2024
I just returned from my very first Spring I/O and I thought this would be a great opportunity to tell you about one of the best conferences I have eve been to. I am very fortunate to be able to travel the world visiting customers and conferences but this was...
What's New in Spring Boot 3.2
This article highlights some of the new features in the latest releases of Spring Framework 6.1 and Spring Boot 3.2.
Virtual Threads in Spring Boot
In this article, we will discuss Virtual Threads in Java, their significance for Spring Boot developers, and how they can enhance the performance of certain types of Spring Boot applications.
The Spring Boot Actuator is the one dependency you should include in every project
In this article, we will focus on the most important Spring Boot starter that you should include in all of your projects. The Spring Boot Actuator.
A First Look at the new JDBC Client in Spring Boot 3.2
In this tutorial you will learn about the new JDBC Client in Spring Framework 6.1 and Spring Boot 3.2.
A First Look at the new Rest Client in Spring Boot 3.2
This is my first look at the new Rest Client in Spring Boot 3.2. In this tutorial we will discuss what a client is, what are the different implementations of clients available and how to get started with the new Rest Client in Spring Framework 6.1 and Spring Boot 3.2
Streamline Your Development: Spring Boot with PostgreSQL & pgAdmin in Docker
In this article you will learn about the new Docker Compose module in Spring Boot 3.1 and how to connect to a Postgres database from your application. You will also learn how to use psql in the shell and pgAdmin to manage your database.