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1,546 viewsFrom a JAR to a full-fledged MacOS app
A couple of years ago, I developed a small Kotlin GUI to help me rename my files in batch. I actually created it with different JVM …
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4,557 viewsTransactions and ThreadLocal in Spring
Though I used Spring transactions a lot via the @Transactional annotation, I never opened thought about looking at their implementation.
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2,227 viewsKCDC 2025
When I first started attending conferences, I diligently tried to write down notes and publish them. It forced me to actively listen to the …
Nicolas Frankel
1,786 viewsGitHub workflows tips and tricks
I recently developed a new workflow, and it prompted me to write this post. Feel free to add your own.
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2,167 viewsGit default options
In this post, we describe the default of two of the most common Git commands. I hope it sheds some light on them.
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1,722 viewsOpenTelemetry configuration gotchas
Operators of OpenTelemetry can't treat services as black boxes. They must consider the underlying stack and framework, and learn how to …
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2,960 viewsOpenTelemetry Tracing on the JVM
You may know I'm a big fan of OpenTelemetry. I recently finished developing a master class for the YOW! conference at the end of the year. …
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2,830 viewsPattern-matching across different languages
With destructuring, pattern matching is a huge help to developers who want to write readable and maintainable code.
Nicolas Frankel
1,816 viewsTesting an OpenRewrite Recipe
Let's migrate ad hoc test code to rely on OpenRewrite's provided classes.
Nicolas Frankel
2,251 viewsBook Review: Writing for Developers
The exhaustive description of common patterns is a huge asset for beginning writers and can help even seasoned ones.