- Kotlin Coroutines and OpenTelemetry tracing
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I recently compared three OpenTelemetry approaches on the JVM: Java Agent v1, v2, and Micrometer. I used Kotlin and coroutines without overthinking. I received interesting feedback on the usage of
@WithSpan
with coroutines. Indeed, the@WithSpan
annotation works flawlessly in conjunction with coroutines for some time already. However, it made me think about the underlying workings of OpenTelemetry. Here are my findings. - Redis Returns to Open Source under AGPL License: Is It Too Late?
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Another post about the Redis drama: will users come back or not now that Valkey (the fork) is available? Let’s wait a bit until we can come to a conclusion.
- GitHub MCP Exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP
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MCP has huge potential to make our lives better, but as with any other new technology, we will get a load of infosec attacks. This one is particularly smart and nasty.
- "Streaming vs. Batch" Is a Wrong Dichotomy, and I Think It’s Confusing
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Indeed, any streaming system worth the name is indeed micro-batching.
- Spring Boot 3.5 Delivers Improved Configuration, Containers, and SSL, Shortens Free Support
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A whole batch of good stuff!
- OWASP Kubernetes Top Ten
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TIL during KCD Istanbul: the OWASP provides a Top Ten for Kubernetes as well. It’s not rocket science, but I find the material very educative, especially the "How to prevent" section.
- Apache Fury
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A blazing-fast cross-language serialization framework powered by just-in-time compilation and zero-copy
- I Replaced Spring Boot with Quarkus — Here’s What Happened (And Why I’m Never Going Back)
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TL;DR: an "engineer" decides to migrate from a Spring Boot app based on blocking code to Quarkus non-blocking code and attributes the performance win to Quarkus.
Some comments mention that the post is written by an AI or a very bad engineer. In any case, it serves as an example of not what to do. Spring Boot also offers a non-blocking paradigm and the post doesn’t mention any schedule regarding the migration.
Technical debt is a thing, but staying within the bounds of the same framework is more cost effective than migrating to another one.
- Why Use Structured Errors in Rust Applications?
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- Using
thiserror
for libraries andanyhow
for applications - Pattern matching isn’t the only reason to use structured errors
- The tradeoffs
- Using
- Residuality Theory: A Rebellious Take on Building Systems That Actually Survive
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I never heard about this approach. I wonder who did implement it and what was their feedback.
- Pyrefly vs. ty: Comparing Python’s Two New Rust-Based Type Checkers
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So far, my only experience in Python was for small-sized batches. Thus, I didn’t have any performance issues; plus, I avoid implicit typing, unless it’s evident.
As a side-note, it’s very interesting that Rust is invading the Python ecosystem.
- Spring Secret Starter: Managing Secrets in Your Spring Boot App
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I’m not sure it’s necessary or the best approach, but it’s always a fun exercise to build a starter for Spring Boot.