1. Spring and Java
>> Markdown in Java Docs [blog.jetbrains.com]
A detailed overview of how you can use Markdown to generate Javadocs and the IntelliJ support for rendering your documentation using “Reader Mode”.
>> Prompt Engineering Techniques with Spring AI [spring.io]
A guide to using multiple prompt engineering techniques with Spring AI, from zero-shot prompting, role prompting, chain of thought, and more.
Also worth reading:
- >> Enhanced Concurrency for Your Jakarta EE Applications [blog.payara.fish]
- >> Optimizing Java for the Cloud-Native Era with Quarkus [quarkus.io]
- >> Introducing Docker Model Runner: A Better Way to Build and Run GenAI Models Locally [docker.com]
- >> A Guide to Creating JavaFX Native Images [foojay.io]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> Foojay Podcast #69: All Things Java at VoxxedDays Amsterdam [foojay.io]
- >> Sequenced Collections – Deep Dive with the Expert [inside.java]
- >> JavaOne’25 Highlights – Inside Java Newscast #89 [inside.java]
- >> A Bootiful Podcast: Wiremock’s leaders Lee Turner and Tom Akehurst [spring.io]
Time to upgrade:
- >> Spring AI with Docker Model Runner [spring.io]
- >> Hibernate Reactive 3.0.0.Beta3 and 2.4.6.Final released [in.relation.to]
- >> GraalVM for JDK 24 Community 24.0.1 [github.com/graalvm]
- >> Quarkus 3.21.2 [github.com/quarkusio]
- >> Elasticsearch 8.18.0 [github.com/elastic]
- >> Micronaut Core 4.8.10 [github.com/micronaut-projects]
- >> WildFly 36 is released! [wildfly.org]
2. Technical & Musings
>> From APIs to Capabilities to Support AI Agents [christianposta.com]
An overview of how enterprise architectures are moving from an API-centric approach to capabilities and AI agents.
Also worth reading:
- >> QCon London 2025 Day 1: Parsing Data from Space, Developer Joy, Local First Apps, Platforms [infoq.com]
- >> How Senior Software Engineers Can Learn from Junior Engineers [infoq.com]
- >> Time to panic? AI and Cybercrime legislation is on your doorstep now [foojay.io]
- >> Alexa+ gets us a step closer to ambient interfaces [allthingsdistributed.com]
- >> New Docker Extension for Visual Studio Code [docker.com]
3. Pick of the Week
>> As an engineer, I’d rather be called stupid than stay silent [shiftmag.dev]
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