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WebAssembly, the Safer Alternative to Integrating Native Code in Java

Developers typically choose between porting the code or dynamic linking to run native code on the JVM. This article examines these approaches, using SQLite as an example, and introduces a third option: Chicory Wasm runtime. This alternative combines the advantages of traditional methods while addressing their limitations, potentially offering a more secure solution to integrate native code.

Benjamin Eckel
on Aug 14, 2024
Java

Java Virtual Threads: a Case Study

This article explores JDK 21's virtual threads, comparing their performance with Open Liberty's thread pool. It covers key findings like throughput, ramp-up times, and memory footprint. Despite advantages, virtual threads showed unexpected performance issues, especially in CPU-intensive workloads. This analysis guides Java developers on when and how to use virtual threads in their applications.

Gary DeVal Vijay Sundaresan Rich Hagarty Laura Cowen
on Jul 11, 2024
Culture & Methods

Using Generative AI in Software Project Management to Bridge Domains and Accelerate Productivity

Gen AI Assistants play to the strengths of professionals with a breadth of experience, particularly software developers who can describe what they want the LLM to complete and critically evaluate the result. These tools enable us to swiftly cross divides of domain language and scale large repetitive tasks down to interesting ones on a human scale.

Ken Judy
on Jun 19, 2024
DevOps

Elevating Kubernetes Logging for Enhanced Observability

In this article, we will explore the challenges, strategies, and best practices that will help you achieve seamless log management in your Kubernetes environment.

Prithvish Kovelamudi
on Jun 13, 2024
Web Development

Streaming HTML – Asynchronous DOM Updates without JavaScript

Web applications provide the best user experience when pages load quickly and display additional data as it becomes available. Developers typically use JavaScript to load data asynchronously, but this adds complexity when compared to server-side rendering. We review a technique that uses the Shadow DOM with HTTP streaming to load pages quickly and display data asynchronously without JavaScript.

Tyson Gern
on Jun 11, 2024
Java

Optimizing Spring Boot Config Management with ConfigMaps: Environment Variables or Volume Mounts

Spring Boot stands out as a viable framework for its agility and streamlined workflow. Yet, effective configuration management remains a pivotal factor influencing deployment efficiency and ongoing maintenance. ConfigMaps, a feature in Kubernetes, provides configuration strategies for Spring Boot applications.

Naveen Pujaris
on Jun 06, 2024
Web Development

You Don’t Need a CSS Framework

Developers use CSS frameworks to reduce boilerplate, increase quality, and drive consistency. However, these gains are hard to maintain as an application’s codebase matures. Developers must configure and override the framework to accommodate changes. Instead of using a CSS framework, developers should write their own custom CSS. CSS has evolved enough that this became the best option.

Tyson Gern
on May 06, 2024
Java

Modernizing Testing Practices for Jakarta EE Projects

This article focuses on the increasing adoption of data-driven testing in Java enterprise applications and sheds light on the Data and NoSQL Jakarta specifications. It highlights the significance of modern testing libraries such as JUnit Jupiter and AssertJ and emphasizes the importance of container-based frameworks like Testcontainers in enhancing testing practices.

Otavio Santana
on Apr 10, 2024
Culture & Methods

Getting Technical Decision Buy-In Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Making large, important technical decisions is a critical aspect of a senior individual contributor's role. This article examines how Comcast has employed the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a decision-making framework developed in the 1970s, and adapted it for making technical and non-technical decisions both large and small.

John Riviello
on Mar 13, 2024
Development

What's New in PHP 8.3

PHP 8.3 is the latest major update in the PHP 8.x series. In addition to performance improvements, it brings a wealth of new features, including amendments to the readonly feature introduced in PHP 8.1; explicitly-typed class constants; a new #[\Override] attribute for methods intended to be overridden from a superclass, and more.

Deepak Vohra
on Feb 27, 2024
Java

Spring Boot 3.2 and Spring Framework 6.1 Add Java 21, Virtual Threads, and CRaC

Spring Framework 6.1 and Spring Boot 3.2 run on Java 21. They make concurrent programming simpler and more efficient with virtual threads, as well as improving reactive programming and Kotlin coroutines. For “Scale to Zero” startup time reduction, the OpenJDK project CRaC received initial support, while the existing GraalVM Native Image integration got faster through a GraalVM release.

Karsten Silz
on Feb 07, 2024
Java

Architecting with Java Persistence: Patterns and Strategies

Explore a spectrum of Java persistence patterns, from data-oriented to domain-centric. Delve into Driver, Mapper, DAO, Active Record, and Repository for robust architectural foundations.

Otavio Santana
on Jan 04, 2024