This blog is a platform for me to share my knowledge in the area of software development.
Nowadays, there are quite a lot AI coding assistants. In this blog, you will take a closer look at GitHub Code CLI, a terminal based AI coding assistant. GitHub Copilot CLI integrates smoothly with GitHub Copilot, so if you have a GitHub Copilot subscription, it is definitely worth looking at. Enjoy!
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Nowadays, there are quite a lot AI coding assistants. In this blog, you will take a closer look at Claude Code, a terminal based AI coding assistant. Since mid January 2026, Claude Code can also be used in combination with Ollama, a local inference engine. Enjoy!
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Nowadays, there are quite a lot AI coding assistants. In this blog, you will take a closer look at Qwen Code, a terminal based AI coding assistant. Qwen Code is optimized for Qwen3-Coder, so when you are using this AI model, it is definitely worth looking at. Enjoy!
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The 16th of September 2025, Java 25 was released. Time to take a closer look at the changes since the last LTS release, which is Java 21. In this blog, some of the changes between Java 21 and Java 25 are highlighted, mainly by means of examples. Enjoy!
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MCP servers extend the functionality of a Large Language Model (LLM). Inference engines allow you to define the MCP servers, but often you will need to write an MCP client yourself. In this blog, you will learn how to do so using Spring AI. Enjoy!
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In this blog, you will learn how to create a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using Spring AI. You will see with how little effort you can create your own MCP server. Enjoy!
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In October 2025, I visited Devoxx Belgium and again it was an awesome event! I learned a lot and received quite some information which I do not want to withhold from you. In this blog, you can find my takeaways of Devoxx Belgium 2025!
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In this blog, you will take a closer look at Spring Security. More specifically Spring Security in combination with Keycloak using OpenID Connect. All supported by means of examples and unit tests. Enjoy!
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Your application has an integration with another system. In your unit integration tests, you want to mock the other system’s behaviour. WireMock is a testing library which helps you with mocking the APIs you depend on. In this blog, you will explore WireMock for testing a Spring Boot application. Enjoy!
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You create a well-defined architecture, but how do you enforce this architecture in your code? Code reviews can be used, but wouldn’t it be better to verify your architecture automatically? With ArchUnit you can define rules for your architecture by means of unit tests.
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