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💻 Software Developer || ☕ Java Developer Advocate @ JetBrains || https://sivalabs.in || https://youtube.com/sivalabs

Interested in Java, Kotlin, Docker, and Software Architecture.
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Here is the first episode of "Review Buddy Program"

EP01 - Code Review of Spring Boot REST API with JWT Authentication

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#Java #SpringBoot #BestPractices #CodeReview
Code Review Buddy | EP01 - Review Spring Boot REST API
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October 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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🚀 Introducing the Review Buddy Program!

I’ll review your Java projects on GitHub, share constructive feedback, and record the review to explain the why behind my suggestions 🎥

Want your code reviewed by an expert?
👉 Submit here: github.com/sivaprasadre...

#Java #CodeReview #DevCommunity
October 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Using ":latest", ">=3.12", "^7.1.0", "~3.0.4", etc is nothing but asking for the trouble. Just specify the exact version you want to use. With tools like Renovate and Dependabot, updating to newer versions can be simple without all this lock file headaches.
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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While there are countless guides available for starting with Spring Boot, developing production grade applications requires understanding best practices & avoiding common pitfalls.

Discover do's and don'ts of creating REST APIs with #SpringBoot in this video:
Spring Boot REST API Anti-Patterns and Best Practices
#sivalabs #spring #springboot #intellij #productivity #java #testing #junit #junit5 #maven #jpa #hibernate #unittesting In this video, I will explain what are some of the common anti-patterns used…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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There is no better way to learn a technology than building an application with it.

Here is a complete hands-on coding tutorial building URL Shortener application using Spring Boot end-to-end (5 Hours)

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Spring Boot: Build URL Shortener Application - Complete Course (5 Hours)
Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yMHBNLA1AnVfy_beGJGqg/join #sivalabs #java #spring #springboot #microservices #restapi #intellijidea #testing #junit…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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A multi-module Spring Boot app with a WebApp, REST API and Spring Shell based CLI

github.com/tomato-archi...

You don't need to create 10000 interfaces to support multiple delivery mechanisms(WebApp, REST API, CLI) 🚫

#TomatoArchitecture #PragmaticDeveloper
GitHub - tomato-architecture/url-shortener-tomato-architecture: URL Shortener Application following Tomato Architecture
URL Shortener Application following Tomato Architecture - tomato-architecture/url-shortener-tomato-architecture
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October 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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1⃣ Should I write more Unit test or Integration Tests?
2⃣ Should I use Mockito or In-Memory Implementations for testing?
3⃣ Should I aim for 100% Test Coverage?
4⃣ How to enforce a common coding style in a team?

I have shared my thoughts on these here 👇

tomato-architecture.github.io/recommendati...
Recommendations - Tomato Architecture
A pragmatic approach to software development
tomato-architecture.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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When it comes to software architecture, the well-known styles are Clean/Hexagonal/Onion Architectures. But I don't recommend them anymore.

Here is why 👇

tomato-architecture.github.io

TLDR: I still value the core principles they recommend, but I hate the dogma around them.

#TomatoArchitecture 🍅
Tomato Architecture
A pragmatic approach to software development
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October 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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I strongly recommend watching the latest Marco show, which was hosted by @jetbrains.com where he interviews Gavin King, the creator of Hibernate, to gain some insights into its myths and ORMs in general.
October 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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How often have you temporarily injected a bean 🫘 or added debug code, only to remove it after you find the issue? 👀 With #SpringDebugger, invoke any bean’s methods at a breakpoint and move on. More cases in the video 👇
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Spring Debugger: ApplicationContext At Your Finger Tips
IntelliJ IDEA has very good support for debugging Java applications. But while debugging an application, if we have framework-specific additional debugging capabilities that would be a great…
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September 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Should You Try Quarkus NOW?

youtu.be/fWJEC_qHUQ4?...

In this video I shared my thoughts on @quarkus.io

What I like, what I love and what can be improved.

#Java #Quarkus
My Unfiltered Thoughts on Quarkus
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September 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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What's cooking on my YouTube channel?
September 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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💡 TIP: Make Test Names More Readable 💡

Show some ❤️ on your test names!
September 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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KSON Structured Object Notation
KSON.org
KSON - A love letter to the humans maintaining computer configurations. Robust and efficient like JSON, clean and readable like YAML.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Postiz: Your ultimate AI social media scheduling tool

https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app

You can run it locally using Docker Compose.
September 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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A test post to Bluesky from Postiz
September 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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🍃 Spring AI Complete Tutorial (3 Hours)

youtu.be/hmWHfB2ixu0?...

#Java #SpringBoot #SpringAI #GenerativeAI #MCP #AIAgents
🚀 Spring AI Complete Tutorial (3 Hours)
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September 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Debugging complex Spring Boot issues needs additional tools and techniques.💡
Spring Debugger plugin is created to make it easy by providing the whole ApplicationContext at your fingertips.👇
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Spring Debugger: ApplicationContext at Your Fingertips | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog
Spring Debugger plugin is created to make it easy by providing the whole ApplicationContext at your fingertips. See what what you can do with Spring Debugger plugin.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🚨 My new video on Spring Debugger is published 🚀

Want to impress your colleagues with your debugging skills? 😎

Take a look at this video 👇
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September 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Many people asked to add Spring Security for my Spring Modulith sample project. Done 🚀

github.com/sivaprasadre...
GitHub - sivaprasadreddy/spring-modular-monolith: A modular monolith application built with Spring Modulith
A modular monolith application built with Spring Modulith - sivaprasadreddy/spring-modular-monolith
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September 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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My colleague @brendt.bsky.social (talented developer, lovely person) has written a wonderful little book about what he's learned along the way as a programmer. things-i-wish-i-knew.com
Now available: Things I wish I knew when I started programming
E-book and paperback, available on Amazon, Kindle, Apple Books, and more!
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September 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Standardization of AI-Powered Development already started 🔥

✅ AI Unified Process: aiup.dev
✅ spec-kit: github.com/github/spec-...
✅ Prompt Orchestration Markup Language (POML): github.com/microsoft/poml
✅ AGENTS.md: agents.md

#AI #NoVibeCoding #AiDrivenDevelopment
AI Unified Process - AIUP
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September 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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🔥 Hot take: AI isn’t just Python’s playground! 🐍❌
👉 Java is stepping up big time in the AI world. 🚀

⚡ With Embabel (built on Spring AI), you can create powerful AI Agents & agentic flows right on the JVM.

youtu.be/lqQ_NL4y5Qg

🎥 In this video, I show how to build AI Agents with practical examples.
Building AI Agents using Java and Embabel
YouTube video by SivaLabs
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September 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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How about creating an MCP Server for Spring Initializr?

Developers can describe what kind of application they are planning to build in plain English and the MCP Server can generate the application with all the necessary dependencies!!!

#Java #SpringBoot
September 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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🍃Spring Debugger – No More Database Port Conflicts

I use #Testcontainers and #Docker Compose everyday and this Spring Debugger feature makes my life so much easier 🚀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDm5...

#java @intellijidea.com #SpringBoot #ProductivityTips
Spring Debugger – No More Database Port Conflicts
YouTube video by IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE
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August 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM