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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X (Twitter) MCP Servers with Spring AI: Search Posts and Query Docs Programmatically
X released MCP servers for its API and docs. Build a Spring Boot MCP client with Spring AI 2.0 to search X posts and query the X API docs programmatically.
My CYC 2025 Demo: Why Building MCP Servers in Java Just Got Ridiculously Simple
Learn how Spring AI 1.1.0-M2 makes building MCP servers in Java incredibly simple with just annotations. No callbacks, no complex setup. Includes complete code from my Commit Your Code 2025 conference demo, showing how to expose your Java application's data to Claude and other AI assistants.
Creating Your First MCP Server in Java with Spring Boot
Build your first Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in Java using Spring Boot and Spring AI, exposing tools that let Claude and other AI models call your code.
Supercharge Your LLM Applications with Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Learn how Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables LLMs to access external data sources and tools, with practical implementation guides for getting started today.