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I’m told this is a great intro to reactive programming. So of course, I intend to read it! Here it is: https://gist.github.com/staltz/868e7e9bc2a7b8c1f754
Thoughts?
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you haven’t checked it out already, take a look at www.photofeeler.com. Read about it’s logic. It’s fascinating! Stay tuned for more. I’m blogging form my iPhone!
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This Java ecosystem survey is both informative and will be useful to many people. Please fill it out if you have the time.
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For those of you interested in going to Java One, now known as Code One, the call for papers has been extended a week.
This year, Code One will have much more than just Java. You'll find Python and Go, R and much more.
Take a look at the agenda and think about going. And, for an even more exciting time, think about submitting a proposal…
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Hey, I started a Kotlin group - check it out and join if you'd like! I just put up a page dedicated to Kotlin links, books, and more resources. Will add more features like popular frameworks and chat later on.
Added by Amanda Hinchman-Dominguez on May 9, 2018 at 10:59am — 3 Comments
Every Java developer, in fact every software developer should have the opportunity to attend a technical conference every year or so. Increasingly, software conferences like Java One (now Code One) are becoming more broad and including multiple technologies. Ian Darwin is now publishing a great calendar of Java-related conferences. Here's the link: …
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If you’re passionate about the state of Istio, know how to leverage it with open source tools such as Prometheus and Zipkin, have an Istio demo, or have a great story or best practice to share, O'Reilly wants to hear from you. Each jam-packed 30-minute session should include your insights on why you have chosen Istio and how you are getting the most out of it. Istio Day sessions will take place on…
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Kyle Lexmond explains how to handle the high-pressure environment of severe production outages. He discusses the critical distinction between mitigation and root-cause resolution, sharing personal experiences from harrowing incident rooms. He shares valuable operational strategies on overcoming cognitive overload, establishing blameless cultures, and optimizing systems for faster recovery.
By Kyle Lexmond
OpenTelemetry has introduced a new "Blueprints" initiative aimed at reducing the growing complexity of deploying and operating observability systems at scale.
By Craig Risi
In this article, author Aaditya Chauhan discusses the limitations of RAG pipelines based purely on vector search and how an internal omni-search application using Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) that combines BM25 and vector results, can enhance the search solution.
By Aaditya Chauhan
Google has released a new CLI for Google Workspace, offering a unified interface for various services like Drive, Gmail, and Calendar. Built in Rust, the tool dynamically adjusts to API changes and features over 100 bundled skills. It requires Node.js and a Google Cloud project for setup. Initial community feedback is mixed, highlighting both its dynamic capabilities and setup challenges.
By Daniel Curtis
This week's Java roundup for May 25th, 2026, features news highlighting: lifecycle changes with two of the JEPs that were targeted for JDK 27; the GA release of Koog 1.0; point releases of Hazelcast, Quarkus, Hibernate and JHipster; the eighth milestone release of Spring AI 2.0; and introducing Endive, a JVM-native WebAssembly (Wasm) runtime.
By Michael Redlich
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