Java frameworks are usually discussed in terms of benchmarks and best practices.
But sometimes, the fastest way to understand a platform is to do something completely ridiculous with it.
This article breaks down six and a half intentionally weird Quarkus demos from JChampions Conference.
Under the jokes is a serious point: Quarkus is far more flexible than most people realize.
https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/six-and-a-half-ridiculous-things-quarkus
Ever since @SnoopJ pointed me to it, the term "semantic ablation" has been stuck in my brain, not the least of which because it builds on the near tautology that human communication is high-entropy by nature.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/semantic_ablation_ai_writing/
Let the AI Debug It: JFR Analysis Over MCP https://jbachorik.github.io/posts/jfr-mcp-serve #java #jfr
"Open" source - open only past the gates.
I acknowledge the need behind this: to fend off the many PRs submitted by people blindly using AI tools, or by AI agents. It creates an unacceptable load.
It's still sad.
https://wandering.shop/@offby1/116069885162090859
Iām thrilled to see this feature from GitHub: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-02-13-new-repository-settings-for-configuring-pull-request-access/ Tl;dr it is now possible for repositories to disable pull requests entirely, or to restrict them to collaborators only. #OpenSource
Markus Eisele
Cassandra is only carbon now