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Spring Boot auto-configuration

1 day ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

Spring Boot's ability to auto-configure the development environment so that developers can quickly integrate databases, Kafka queues, cloud services and AI models into their apps is one of the popular Java framework's biggest selling features. Few developers know how Spring Boot auto-configuration works, though. Spring's @AutoConfiguration annotation Spring Boot attempts to auto-configure any Java application that includes the @AutoConfiguration annotation.
Spring Boot logging tutorial

5 days ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

Logging in Java is a challenging task at the best of times. Whether it's the vast array of logging frameworks to choose from or the difficulty of configuring logging to balance reporting and performance, setting up logging in your Java applications and microservices can be complex. Spring logging tutorial Fortunately, Spring Boot, through its Spring logging dependency, greatly simplifies the process to efficiently and effectively generate runtime reports.
Spring XML configuration

1 week ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

The introduction of Spring annotations such as @Bean and @Component, which greatly simplify how to provision and autowire Spring managed beans, triggered a mass exodus from XML-based Spring configuration. However, annotation-based Spring configuration has its drawbacks, especially as applications scale. A codebase with Java annotations scattered across hundreds of classes can quickly become difficult to manage.
Spring Boot, Model Context Protocol tutorial in Java

1 week ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is arguably the most powerful innovation in AI integration to date, but sadly, its purpose and potential are largely misunderstood. So what's the best way to really understand what MCP is and what problem it solves? As always, the best way to learn a new API is to build something useful with it, which is exactly what we do in this Spring Boot and Model Context Protocol tutorial.
Obsolete vs. deprecated in software development

2 weeks ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns.
Spring @Component vs. @Bean annotations: What's the difference?

2 weeks ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns.
Learn JavaFX tutorial

1 month ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

JavaFX isn't hard to learn. In fact, any developer with a little bit of object-oriented knowledge and a penchant for desktop development in Java can quickly put together a feature-rich GUI application with the JavaFX framework. Complete JavaFX tutorial If you want to learn the fundamentals of JavaFX, all while you build a fun little desktop application, this JavaFX tutorial is for you.
Deprecated vs depreciated: What's the difference?

1 month ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

The key difference between deprecated and depreciated is that something deprecated can be used today, but will not be available in the future, while something that has depreciated has continuously lost value over time. The term depreciated is used commonly in accounting and economics, while the term deprecated is commonly used in software development and programming.
How to use Claude Desktop tutorial for beginners

1 month ago | theserverside.com | Cameron McKenzie

How to use Claude Desktop tutorial for beginners So, you finally decided to install Claude Desktop? Well, welcome to the club. Now, I don't know why you're installing it -- maybe you don't like the politics of OpenAI, maybe you're not happy with the results you're getting from ChatGPT, maybe you like the privacy implications that Claude Desktop has. As I said, I don't care why; I just want to make sure that you get Claude Desktop installed.
How to build an AI agent tutorial with example

1 month ago | theserverside.com | Bob Reselman

The basic principles One way to think of an AI agent is that it is similar to a human talent or professional agent who works to promote the client's interests. Talent agents have a great deal of autonomy in how they do their job. They find suitable work on behalf of the client and negotiate compensation and payment. The agent interacts with the client only at key decision points, such as whether to take an acting role or accept a contract at a certain pay rate.