Why I Still Love Java in 2025
Java gets a bad reputation for being verbose. Here's why I think that reputation is wrong, and why Java remains the best language for serious backend work.
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Technical deep-dives, experiments, and lessons learned from the digital laboratory. Exploring code, systems, and the craft of building software.
Spring Boot vs Quarkus: A Real-World Comparison
Both are excellent Java frameworks. But which one should you choose for your next microservice? I compare them on startup time, memory, developer experience, and ecosystem maturity.
Designing Clean REST APIs with Spring Boot
A practical guide to API design principles — versioning, error handling, validation, and documentation — applied with Spring Boot and OpenAPI.
PostgreSQL Connection Pooling with HikariCP
How I tuned HikariCP connection pool settings for a high-traffic Spring Boot application, and what the monitoring data revealed.
Dockerising a Spring Boot App the Right Way
Multi-stage Docker builds, minimising image size, non-root users, and health checks — everything you need for production-ready Spring Boot containers.