AI tools are not “bad”.
But they often give bad results.

Why? Because they don’t understand your codebase.
And your prompts are missing context.

This is the real gap most Java developers hit right now.

I break it down here:
https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/java-developers-ai-tools-bad-results-context-prompting

#Java #AI #Quarkus #DevEx #LLM #SoftwareEngineering

As ubiquitous computing evolves, the pressure on scalable backends rises. Holger Tiemeyer explains how #Quarkus bridges Java’s legacy with modern cloud requirements through native images and optimized runtimes.

Read: https://javapro.io/2025/12/04/java-meets-the-future-how-quarkus-seamlessly-combines-architecture-performance-and-cloud-native/

@QuarkusIO @redhat #GraalVM

Finally live! Our training playlists are now public—covering #SpringBoot #Quarkus #Helidon #Payara #EclipseStore #Microstream

👉 Learn fundamentals that power modern Java
👉 Understand today’s frameworks
👉 Level up your backend skills

Get the free link: https://javapro.io/2026/04/01/new-java-training-playlists-now-available-from-fundamentals-to-modern-frameworks/

You asked for it—it’s finally here! A full collection of #Java training videos: #SpringBoot #Quarkus #Helidon #Payara #EclipseStore #Microstream & ...

✔️ Build real understanding
✔️ Learn core concepts that still apply
✔️ Go beyond quick tutorials

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFeSAZzYdUocK95uDSx7MPFi76GmkxPTm

COBOL on a MacBook? Yes, really.

I took a legacy COBOL workload and modernized it using Java + the Foreign Function & Memory API (FFM). No mainframe needed.

This is a practical way to bridge old and new systems without rewriting everything.

👉 https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/cobol-java-ffm-modernization-macbook

#Java #Quarkus #COBOL #Modernization #FFM #OpenJDK

Your Quarkus app might be doing way more database calls than you think.

N+1 queries are easy to miss. Hibernate Statistics makes them visible.

In this article:
- count real queries
- detect N+1 early
- fail tests on regressions

https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/hibernate-statistics-quarkus-n-plus-one-detection-java

#quarkus #java #hibernate #performance #backend #devops

⏰ Starting soon! Join us for Quarkus Insights Ep. #241 "What's new with Java 25" with Guillaume Smet & Sanne Grinovero

http://bit.ly/quarkusinsights

#java #quarkus #quarkusinsights

Many CI pipelines still run outside Kubernetes.

But Kubernetes already has a native pipeline engine: Tekton.

I wrote a tutorial showing how to build a Tekton CI pipeline for a Quarkus app:
• Git clone
• Maven build
• Buildah container build
• push to cluster registry

All running inside the cluster.

https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/tekton-pipeline-quarkus-kubernetes-ci-java

#Java #Quarkus #Kubernetes #Tekton #DevOps