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Reviewing student code in the age of LLMs

Some observations during this years code review

Posted on May 17, 2024 | Tom Cools

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Azure Storage: usage and testing with Java

Using Blob, Table and Queue storage in the cloud using Java... but testing it locally.

Posted on April 6, 2024 | Tom Cools

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Replying to a CFP: Anti-patterns

A quick glance at some reasons why your submission might not make it.

Posted on July 2, 2023 | Tom Cools

CFP Anti-Patterns Conferences

Java improved its 'Hello World' experience

Smoother on-ramps with new Java Enhancement Proposals

Posted on April 10, 2023 | Tom Cools

Java Impressions Learning

Strategy over Style

Learning style are a myth, strategies are the real deal

Posted on January 12, 2023 | Tom Cools

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Java related things I want to see more of in 2023

2022 is over, time to look towards the future!

Posted on January 5, 2023 | Tom Cools

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Use Testcontainers to create a Docker Test Image

Tackle those long Liquibase/Flyway changelogs or setup your testdata from code!

Posted on June 15, 2022 | Tom Cools

Testcontainers Test Data Liquibase/Flyway

Playwright: Wordle, with no hands!

Using UI Automation to play Wordle.

Posted on January 16, 2022 | Tom Cools

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The Coffee 'Break' Conundrum

In IT: is it work time, or a break?

Posted on October 7, 2021 | Tom Cools

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Host your own Map/Route Service API

The data is out there, you just need to expose it.

Posted on September 28, 2021 | Tom Cools

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