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Spring Boot auto-configuration

Ever wondered how Spring Boot knows how to automatically configure a MySQL database or Kafka queues? This quick tutorial on the @AutoConfiguration annotation explains how it works.

Spring Boot logging tutorial

Still using System.out.println? Discover the right way to handle logging in Spring Boot with SLF4J, profiles and pro tips you'll wish you knew earlier.

An introduction to LLM tokenization

Users interact with LLMs through natural language prompts, but under the hood these AI models are based on LLM tokenization. Expand your AI knowledge and skills with this tutorial.

Spring XML configuration

Want to consolidate your Spring configuration into a single file, and avoid 'annotation overload?' An XML-based Spring configuration might be the answer.

Spring Boot, Model Context Protocol tutorial in Java

Model Context Protocol is the most innovative LLM integration technology to date. Here's how to create Java-based, Spring Boot MCP components for ChatGPT and Cursor AI.

Coffee Talk: News & Insight

Obsolete vs. deprecated in software development
Cameron McKenzie 21 May 2025
Ever wonder what is the difference between an obsolete component and a deprecated component? Here's the answer in the most concise terms you'll find.
Component vs. Bean annotations in Spring
Cameron McKenzie 20 May 2025
Ever wonder what sets the Spring @Component and @Bean annotations apart? The difference is subtle, but for Spring Boot developers, it's an important ...
How to convert Figma designs to code with Cursor AI
Darcy DeClute 13 May 2025
One of the biggest challenges design teams and web developers face is turning Figma designs into responsive, professional-looking web pages that remain ...
How to use Swagger with Spring Boot
Cameron McKenzie 07 May 2025
The easiest way to build, test and document RESTful APIs built with Spring Boot? Simply add Swagger to your Spring Boot project and let OpenAPI do it for you.
Deprecated vs depreciated: What's the difference?
Cameron McKenzie 04 May 2025
Did you just hear someone say a method was depreciated? They probably mean deprecated. Here's the difference between the two.
Format output with Java printf
Cameron McKenzie 30 Apr 2025
Learn by example how format output with the Java printf method. If you want to format dates, times, integers, doubles and Strings in the text you output to the...
How to use git stash pop
Cameron McKenzie 28 Apr 2025
To move shelved changes from the Git stash to your working directory, the git stash pop command is preferred over apply, as pop will delete the stash in ...
Java, JDBC and the HSQLDB database tutorial
Cameron McKenzie 20 Apr 2025
Here's a quick JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial to get you up and running with Java database connectivity and the popular HyperSQL database.
User input and Java's JOptionPane example
Cameron McKenzie 19 Apr 2025
For new Java programmers, the JOptionPane class is a great visual and user-friendly introduction to user input and Swing-based programming. Here's how to get ...
What is Scrum? The Scrum process explained in 5 minutes
Darcy DeClute 07 Apr 2025
The Scrum framework is the software development industry's most popular Agile methodology. Here are the key steps that define how the Scrum process flows.