Using LangChain4j in Micronaut

LangChain4j is a Java library that simplifies working with LLMs, enabling us to create AI-driven applications with minimal complexity. By…

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Zero-Downtime Deployments in Spring Boot with Kubernetes and Istio

Ensuring zero downtime during deployments is crucial for modern applications, especially in microservices architectures. Kubernetes, combined with Istio, provides powerful…

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Getting Started with ActiveJ

ActiveJ is a lightweight, high-performance Java framework designed for building scalable and efficient applications. It provides an alternative to traditional…

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Mock JWT Decoding with JwtDecoder in JUnit Tests

JSON web tokens (JWTs) are widely used for microservices and Spring security authentication. When testing Spring applications, mocking JWT decoding…

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Java REST Swagger vs. HATEOAS

In modern RESTful API development, API documentation and hypermedia-driven APIs play a crucial role. Two key concepts that developers often…

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Spring Cloud Microservices: Service Discovery and Tracing

Microservices architecture has become a popular approach for building scalable and maintainable applications. Spring Cloud provides a suite of tools…

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Custom Spring Boot Actuator Endpoints

Spring Boot Actuator is a powerful tool that provides production-ready features to monitor and manage your application. It comes with…

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Building High-Performance RPC Services with gRPC and Spring Boot

In the world of microservices and distributed systems, efficient communication between services is critical. While REST and WebSockets have been…

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Creating Kafka Consumers With Reactor Kafka

Reactor Kafka provides a reactive API that integrates Apache Kafka with Project Reactor, enabling developers to create non-blocking, back-pressure-aware Kafka…

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