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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Spring for GraphQL Schema Mapping Inspection Report
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Spring for GraphQL Schema Mapping Inspection Report

Join VMware's Spring Developer Advocate, Dan Vega, as he explores the exciting new releases in Spring for GraphQL. Dive into the enhanced features of the inspection report, walk through how to create a project, and more!

Deploying Spring Boot 3 Applications to AWS Lambda
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Deploying Spring Boot 3 Applications to AWS Lambda

Discover effective solutions for hosting your personal spring boot projects without hefty costs. Boost your skills with Dan Vega, your spring developer advocate, while exploring the capabilities of AWS Lambda.

How to add Request Headers using HTTP Interfaces in Spring Boot 3
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How to add Request Headers using HTTP Interfaces in Spring Boot 3

In this tutorial you will learn how to add a request header when using HTTP Interfaces in Spring Boot 3. This can be useful when you need to add a header to a single request or every single request. You will also learn how to view the headers that are...

Spring HTTP Interface Clients: Consuming HTTP services in Spring Boot
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Spring HTTP Interface Clients: Consuming HTTP services in Spring Boot

Learn all about the new HTTP Interfaces in Spring Framework 6 and Spring Boot 3 by building out a real world example.

Java 17 馃 AWS Lambda: Creating Serverless Functions in Java & Spring with Java 17
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Java 17 馃 AWS Lambda: Creating Serverless Functions in Java & Spring with Java 17

AWS has made a big announcement recently - Java 17 runtime is now supported on AWS Lambda. What this means is, you now have the freedom to write your lambda functions using Java in Spring and specifically target JDK 17.

馃敟 New in Spring Boot 3.1 - Spring Boot Docker Compose Module
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馃敟 New in Spring Boot 3.1 - Spring Boot Docker Compose Module

In this tutorial you will learn about the new Spring Boot Docker Compose Module. This module allows you to use Docker Compose files directly with Spring Boot applications.

Create a GraphQL Client in Java with Spring Boot
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Create a GraphQL Client in Java with Spring Boot

If you're working on a Spring application and you need to call another REST API, you have tools such as RestTemplate or WebClient. But what if you need to call a GraphQL API? With Spring, a GraphQL Client is available. In this tutorial, you will learn how to include it...

Project Loom Virtual Threads in Spring (JDK 19/20 Preview)
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Project Loom Virtual Threads in Spring (JDK 19/20 Preview)

Project Loom virtual threads explained for Spring developers: why thread-per-request breaks under load, and how to enable them in Spring on JDK 19/20 preview.

Working with GraphQL Mutations in Spring Boot
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Working with GraphQL Mutations in Spring Boot

In this blog post, we'll be taking a look at mutations in GraphQL, specifically using Spring Boot, GraphQL Java, and Spring Data JPA.