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99% of Java Developers Get Exception Handling Wrong — Here's What Senior Devs Do Instead
Try-catch blocks everywhere? Swallowing exceptions? Global handlers that don't scale?...
Why Java Devs Are the Swiss Army Knives of Programming
In the programming world, specialization is often praised. Python for data science, JavaScript...
Why Google Uses Go, Mozilla Uses Rust, and Banks Still Use Java
A retired Principal Software Engineer's perspective on strategic language decisions
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The "Free" Lie: 12 AI Tools That Are Actually Free (No Trials, No Credit Cards, No Nonsense)
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⚡ Stop Copy-Pasting DTOs — Build Dynamic API Responses in Spring Boot the Right Way
"Can this API return a different response based on the user's role?"
✅ 12 Best Practices Every Spring Boot Developer Should Follow
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Looking back at my journey from a nervous intern to a software architect, I realize that...
I Built 3 Full-Stack Apps in a Weekend Using Spring Boot + React
Building one full-stack app in a weekend is already a challenge. I built three. The stack? Spring...