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The only developer qualification that matters
Use your existing experience to build an life of more meaning
Developers who hate networking should try this
How to scale your impact without going to meetups and conferences
If You Can Learn Coding You Can Learn Anything
You already know how to do one of the hardest things there is
I Didn’t Enjoy Coding Until I Tried This
How to add curiosity to your development process
It took TEN coding jobs to learn this hard lesson
How I was finally forced into following my own path
How To Build an Effective Buy Button for Your Website
The 'Buy' button is the most important button on your website. Here's the simplest way to create a visually appealing button so customers can start purchasing your product.
Why I’m Moving My Operations to America
In software, simplicity is key. Follow these five strategies to make sure complexity doesn't sneak in the back door..
I Almost Quit Coding Until I Discovered This
Why every developer must build their own software project at least once.
Most Developers Can't Build an App in a Month—I Built This One in Just 7 Days
Ever since I realised I can use existing skills to launch my own software, my mission has been to build as many projects as possible. So I set myself the goal of building project #3 in just 7 days.
Building Software Got So Easy That Anyone Can Do It
How To Deploy Nuxt to AWS Lambda
Nuxt's default deployment mode is as a continuously running *Node.js* server. That's a problem for developers who prefer cost-efficient serverless technologies like AWS Lambda.
The Only Time I Ever Received a Cheque From America
Why Senior Developers Must Write Their Own Rulebook
The One Thing New Developers Get Wrong About Building Software
Why I Stopped Trying To Be an Expert
How I Pre-Sold 62 Copies of My Ebook Before Writing a Single Word
How To Setup Custom A/B Testing in AWS
Running Java in AWS Lambda
7 Hidden Spring Boot Features You Need To Enable NOW!
Using Gradle Build Scan To Optimise Your Build Process
Run Tests in Parallel To Speed Up Your Gradle Build
When working with slow tests, parallelising them is the first step towards faster builds.
Faster Tests By Disabling Gradle Test Reports
Don't waste any more time waiting for tests to run locally by implementing this quick build script fix.
5 Quotes by Gradle Founder Hans Dockter That'll Change How You Build Software
Hans Dockter quotes that'll open your mind to new ways of building software.
Design Your Own Test Automation Pyramid
Everyone wants fast, maintainable tests, so how do you best combine the test pyramid model with the realities of your own project?
Did You Update Yet to Latest Java 21?
Streamline your code with new language features in this latest Java LTS release.
The 5 Step Process To Migrate to the Gradle Kotlin DSL
Switching your build scripts to Kotlin doesn't have to be hard with this step-by-step process.
Don’t Use Gradle Without Understanding These Kotlin Essentials
Gradle is now Kotlin first, so learn these 5 Kotlin language features to get comfortable in Kotlin build scripts.
Using JUnit 5 With Gradle's Kotlin DSL
Learn this simple build script configuration to run JUnit 5 tests.
10 Reasons Why It’s Still OK To Love Java
After 30 years, Java is still relevant and arguably more useful in many situations than other languages.
Why Can You Write Gradle in 2 Different Languages?
The very first version of Gradle had build scripts written in the dynamic Groovy language. Why then, years later, did team Gradle add Kotlin as a 2nd option?
Did you update to Gradle 8 yet?
The Truth About Being a Digital Nomad
35 million people now make the most of their location independence as digital nomads. But there are 3 categories of digital nomad, each with its pros and cons. Could one of these lifestyles work for you?
3 Ways To Effectively Manage Gradle Projects in GitHub
Gradle vs. npm
What Java Developers Need To Know About NPM
For Java devs, npm can be a mystery. Jump in and learn the npm essentials.
13 Key Gradle Fundamentals From A Hello World Project
Ultimate CORS Guide for Developers
Why CORS exists, how it works, and how to use it to properly setup cross-origin requests.
5 Career Pivots Away From Software Development
13 Simple Ways To Edit Code Faster in IntelliJ IDEA
Are you making the most of IntelliJ IDEA for basic code editing? Here are 13 time-saving shortcuts for navigating, highlighting, and moving code.
Which JDK Version and Vendor Should You Use on Your Project?
With so many versions and vendors available, choosing which JDK to use can be confusing. Discover the most important facts to help you decide.
Optional in Java: Everything You Need To Know
Learn everything you need to know about Java's Optional: how it works, what problems it helps solve, and when not to use it.
Jar vs. Zip Files: The Key Differences
Learn everything you need to know about the differences between jar and zip files, with practical tips and examples along the way.
JDK vs. JRE: The Key Differences
Discover why the JDK & JRE exist, their differences & similarities, and practically how to use them.
JAVA_HOME vs. PATH Environment Variables
Learn what JAVA_HOME and PATH do, when to use them, and how to set them up in Windows.
10 Best Gradle Plugins for Java Projects
Integration Test Code Coverage with SonarQube and Jacoco
How to Deploy Eureka into AWS ECS
Discover how to setup Eureka in AWS ECS following an example project.
The Unknown Maven Repository System Powering Java
There's another side to Maven: a vital repository system serving up dependencies for the millions of daily Java builds.
10 Tips to Use Gradle With IntelliJ IDEA in 2022
Maven phases vs. goals
4 Benefits Of Using Gradle Multi-Project Builds
How to add a Gradle dependency
Gradle assemble task essentials
Gradle check task essentials
Maven vs. Gradle in-depth comparison
Top 5 Gradle benefits over Maven
Jib vs. Spring Boot for building Docker images
Discover why using a Docker image build tool like Jib or the Spring Boot plugin is a good idea and how to set it up to build your application.
How to build Gradle projects with GitHub Actions
The 6 best Gradle tutorials for beginners
Gradle Tutorial for Complete Beginners
Gradle Build Command
Running integration tests in Gradle
How to Exclude Gradle Dependencies
5 reasons to switch to the Gradle Kotlin DSL
10 Gradle best practices to supercharge your project
Gradle Task Inputs and Outputs
bmuschko Docker Gradle plugin review
Using Jenkins and Kaniko to build Docker images in AWS
Learn how to use Kaniko from Jenkins to easily build and push Docker images.
Deploying Jenkins into AWS ECS using CDK
Learn how to deploy a production-ready Jenkins in a few lines of code using the AWS Cloud Development Kit.
5 ways to inject secrets from AWS into Jenkins pipelines
Discover 5 better ways to manage secrets required by your Jenkins jobs.
Top Gradle 7 features & improvements
SonarQube branch analysis
View the Gradle Dependency Tree
All about the Gradle task graph
3 surprising facts about AWS SQS FIFO queues
Discover the 3 most important caveats with SQS FIFO queues.
Running Jenkins slave agents in another VPC using VPC endpoints
Discover how to use VPC endpoints to enable a Jenkins agent in one VPC to communicate with a Jenkins master in another.
3 options for cross-account VPC access in AWS
gradle vs. gradlew - what's the difference?
How and when to use a Prometheus gauge
Integrating AWS CodeBuild into Jenkins pipelines
Discover how to integrate AWS CodeBuild with Jenkins, with full working examples.
5 reasons for developers to get an AWS certification
AWS ECS deployments step-by-step
S3 bucket access from the same and another AWS account
Jenkins vs. AWS CodeBuild for building Docker applications
The pros and cons of Jenkins vs. AWS CodeBuild, specifically related to building applications which run in Docker.
Setup Jenkins to assume a role in another AWS account
Setup Jenkins to access resources in another AWS account using one of these 4 assume role methods.
AWS Fargate Spot vs. Fargate price comparison
Add SonarQube quality gates to your Jenkins build pipeline
Learn to add SonarQube analysis and quality gate stages to a Jenkins pipeline.
Setup Spring Boot behind a load balancer using the X-Forwarded headers
Using Jenkins Configuration as Code to setup AWS slave agents automatically
Automate your Jenkins cloud configuration setup using Jenkins Configuration as Code.
Running Jenkins jobs in AWS ECS with slave agents
Learn how to run Jenkins jobs in slave Fargate containers in AWS ECS.
Anatomy of a Gradle build script: the key to understanding Gradle
VPCs, subnets, and gateways - fundamentals for working with containers in AWS
Deploy your own production-ready Jenkins in AWS ECS
Discover all the pieces required to deploy a production-ready Jenkins master into AWS Elastic Container Service. You can take the best parts of the provided CloudFormation template, and apply them to your own setup.
Annotation Processors in Gradle with the annotationProcessor Dependency Configuration
How to update Gradle
Prometheus service discovery for AWS ECS
Gradle implementation vs. compile dependencies
Spring Boot default metrics
Gradle Project Properties Best Practices
Unleashing the Spring Boot Gradle plugin
AWS SNS for CloudWatch alarm email notifications
Shipping AWS EC2 logs to CloudWatch with the CloudWatch agent
Running Docker in Docker on Windows (Linux containers)
When to use an AWS S3 VPC endpoint
Deploying a Spring Boot application into AWS with Jenkins (part 3 of microservice devops series)
How to take a Docker image and deploy it into AWS Elastic Container Service.
Building a Spring Boot application in Docker and Jenkins (part 2 of microservice devops series)
How to get a Spring Boot application running in a Docker container.
Building a Spring Boot application in Jenkins (part 1 of microservice devops series)
Create a Spring Boot API application and build it in Jenkins every time a change is pushed.
What's the Gradle Wrapper and Why Use it?
How to use Gradle api vs. implementation dependencies with the Java Library plugin
Introduction to writing Gradle plugins
How to do a Maven to Gradle migration on a Java Spring Boot project
When to create different subnets in AWS VPCs
Recursive AWS Lambda Functions in Node.js JavaScript
Gradle Lifecycle Evaluation Order For Multi-Project Builds
How to Measure Code Coverage Using SonarQube and Jacoco
How To Secure Your Gradle Credentials In Jenkins
Setup credentials for your private repository using Jenkins credentials, and inject them into your Gradle builds.
The 4 Types Of Prometheus Metrics
7 Things Your Mom Never Told You About Gradle
Monitoring A Spring Boot Application, Part 4: Visualisation & Graphing
Monitoring A Spring Boot Application, Part 3: Rules & Alerting
Monitoring A Spring Boot Application, Part 2: Prometheus
Monitoring A Spring Boot Application, Part 1: Fundamentals
Creating AWS CloudFormation Resources With The Service Role
