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Frank Delporte

@frankdelporte.be
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Senior Technical Writer at Azul - Author of “Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi” - Blogging, writing, podcasting, and experimenting about all things #Java and #JavaOnRaspberryPi - Java Champion

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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 09/10/2026
Thanks for sharing and nice to see the Lottie4J integration!
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 09/10/2026
Hi, would you be willing to contribute it as a tutorial on @jfxcentral.com for this section www.jfx-central.com/learn-javafx? We don't have any game-related tutorial yet... You can contribute with a pull request into this directory: github.com/dlsc-softwar...
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JFX-Central - Everything JavaFX
JFXCentral is a hub for JavaFX developers, offering resources like libraries, tools, tutorials, and showcases. It also curates community updates and provides a cross-platform JavaFX example app.
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afparks.bsky.social @afparks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Creating an internal tool for automated test recording of temporary power equipment. Day one: sign-in screens done, using the new StageStyle.EXTENDED for seamless window controls and Lottie4j for the animation playback. #JavaFX
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Richard Groß @richargh.de · 06/10/2026
So nice to finally have a markdown-based static site generator for the JVM. Thanks for your hard work.
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 05/10/2026
In #podcast 102, @hollycummins.com, Andy Damevin, and @frankdelporte.be discuss Foojay's and @quarkus.io move from WordPress to a static site. Lessons learned, technical decisions behind it, and what it means for performance and maintenance. foojay.io/today/foojay... #Java #WebDev #StaticSites
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Foojay Podcast #102: Why Foojay Walked Away From WordPress for Static Sites
Foojay walked away from WordPress after six years. Andy Damevin and Holly Cummins join to weigh CMS security and cost against Hugo, Jekyll and Roq.
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 03/10/2026
Bye bye WordPress. More and more sites are switching to other systems because of security and other problems. In Foojay #podcast episode 102, @hollycummins.com and Andy Damevin discuss CMS versus static websites. In your favorite podcast app or YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rQ2...
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We Left WordPress: CMS vs Static Sites, Hugo vs Jekyll vs Roq (Foojay Podcast #102)
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 02/10/2026
Here's the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek 🎉 www.jfx-central.com/links Thanks to Igor Azarny, @maxiong.bsky.social, Anahata ASI, Artistic_Solution117, @frankdelporte.be, @starbuxman.joshlong.com @andresalmiray.com, Libán Bande González, Sombriks & Old_Assistance7! Have a lovely #Java weekend!
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 30/09/2026
Fresh JavaFX links roundup for September 2026 is now up on Foojay. Check out the latest tutorials, tools, and community updates by @frankdelporte.be, published weekly on @jfxcentral.com. foojay.io/today/javafx... #JavaFX #Java
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JavaFX Links of September 2026
Here are the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of September 2026. This was a big month with the release of JavaFX 27!
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Josh Long 🍃 @starbuxman.joshlong.com · 17/09/2026
one of my favorite OSS projects maintained by the legendary Andres Aalmiray is JReleaser. Wannna automate the process of taking an artifact and getting it to production? Use JReleaser. jreleaser.org
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 25/09/2026
Here's the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek: www.jfx-central.com/links Thanks to Alexander Matveev, Michael Strauß, the JabRef Team, NURI, Florian Enner, @dlemmermann.bsky.social , mkpaz, and Techsenger Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 24/09/2026
Yesterday we announced AsciiDoc support, and now Mermaid, so you can create diagrams directly in your articles using simple text syntax. No more external tools needed for flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more. By @frankdelporte.be. foojay.io/today/diagra... #Mermaid #DiagramsAsCode #Java
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Diagrams as Code: Mermaid Support on the new Foojay
Foojay articles now render Mermaid diagrams from a fenced code block. Write the diagram in Markdown, get a real diagram, and keep it reviewable in the pull request.
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 23/09/2026
We just added AsciiDoc support to Foojay! Authors can now write posts in their preferred format alongside Markdown. Check out how it works and what it means for contributors. More info and examples in this post by @frankdelporte.be: foojay.io/today/asciid... #AsciiDoc #Java
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AsciiDoc Support on the new Foojay
Foojay articles can now be written in AsciiDoc as well as Markdown. Named blocks, real tables, source callouts and admonitions — the things Markdown has no syntax for.
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 22/09/2026
We've given Foojay a fresh new look and an improved experience. The redesigned site is now live with better navigation, updated features, and a cleaner interface. Check out what's new by @frankdelporte.be: foojay.io/today/announ... #Java #Foojay #OpenJDK
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Announcing The New Foojay
Foojay has a new home: a static, open-source site where publishing an article is a pull request. Same URLs, same archive, much faster, and new features.
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Neil Brown @neiljbrown.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@frankdelporte.be and @speakjava.bsky.social thanks for continuing to do these podcasts which are a useful & enjoyable listen.
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 14/09/2026
New podcast episode is out! @frankdelporte.be and @speakjava.bsky.social talk about Java 27's practical improvements - smaller heaps, better defaults, and what's coming in Java 28 from Project Valhalla. Watch, listen and read more here: foojay.io/today/foojay... #Java #JDK27 #Valhalla
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Foojay Podcast #101: Java 27 in Practice: Smaller Heaps, Smarter Defaults, and Valhalla on the Horizon - foojay
JDK 27 arrives on 15 September 2026, and it is a feature release rather than a Long-Term Support one. That distinction matters less than it sounds: as - by Frank Delporte
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 12/09/2026
Season 6 of the @foojay.io #podcast kicks off with the launch of Java 27! @speakjava.bsky.social tells us what's new in this release and what is already known about what's coming in Java 28 from Project Valhalla. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3aA...
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Java 27 in Practice: Smaller Heaps, Smarter Defaults, and Valhalla on the Horizon (#101)
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 11/09/2026
Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek on www.jfx-central.com/links Thanks to José Pereda, Kevin Rushforth, Ambarish Rapte, Helal Anwar, @starbuxman.joshlong.com, LooseCartographer989 & the RottenWiFi Team. Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 11/09/2026
New on JFX Central: @starbuxman.joshlong.com 🍃 now has his own page! Two new videos on building native, high-performance desktop apps with #JavaFX + Spring Boot, plus two tutorials based on them. 👤 www.jfx-central.com/people/j.long
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JFX-Central - Everything JavaFX
JFXCentral is a hub for JavaFX developers, offering resources like libraries, tools, tutorials, and showcases. It also curates community updates and provides a cross-platform JavaFX example app.
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 07/09/2026
My Blackmagic camera lost tally + lens control on the ATEM Mini Extreme. Cause: a Raspberry Pi Zero on a completely different HDMI input, disturbing the shared CEC line. Fix: an adapter with pin 13 cut. webtechie.be/post/a-raspb...
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A Raspberry Pi Zero Broke the Tally Light of my Blackmagic Camera · webtechie.be
Tally and camera control over HDMI stopped working between a Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera and an ATEM Mini Extreme, and the cause was a Raspberry Pi on …
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 04/09/2026
New #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek is up: www.jfx-central.com/links Thanks to Alexander Zuev, Andy Goryachev, Ambarish Rapte, Gufran Thakur, Marius Hanl, Erik Costlow, Former_Weather_1174, @dlemmermann.bsky.social and @frankdelporte.be Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 01/09/2026
Check out the latest JavaFX updates and resources from August 2026, curated by @frankdelporte.be for @jfxcentral.com. From new libraries to tutorials and community projects, here's what's happening in the JavaFX world. foojay.io/today/javafx... #JavaFX #Java
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JavaFX Links of August 2026 - foojay
Here are the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of August 2026. We took a summer break, so there was only one "Links Of The Week" this month, and it covers - by Frank Delporte
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 28/08/2026
We took a summer break, so this Links Of The Week actually covers all of August! We hope you had a great summer and are ready for more JavaFX news in the coming weeks! www.jfx-central.com/links With @johanvos.bsky.social, @dlemmermann.bsky.social, and many more...
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JFX-Central - Everything JavaFX
JFXCentral is a hub for JavaFX developers, offering resources like libraries, tools, tutorials, and showcases. It also curates community updates and provides a cross-platform JavaFX example app.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The tool is built with JavaFX and works on Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD, in addition to supporting uncommon architectures like ARM, RISC-V, MIPS, and LoongArch, something that most commercial launchers do not offer.
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HMCL, the cross-platform Minecraft launcher that has nearly 9,800 stars on GitHub - Sinaptica
HMCL (Hello Minecraft! Launcher) is an open-source, cross-platform Minecraft launcher that allows you to install mods, manage modloaders, and customize the game
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 21/08/2026
This week, @azulsystems.bsky.social released Java's first monthly CSPU (Coordinated Security Patch Update) for August 2026. @frankdelporte.be explains what this means for Java developers and the new update schedule. foojay.io/today/azul-a... #Java #Security
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Azul August 2026 Release: Java's First Monthly CSPU - foojay
If someone discloses a 0-day CVE the day after a quarterly update, you could wait up to three months for a patched build. That gap is closed now. The - by Frank Delporte
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Gerrit Grunwald @hansolo.eu · 21/08/2026
There is a new version of #JDKUpdater get it while it’s hot… github.com/HanSolo/JDK-... #OpenJDK #Java
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Releases · HanSolo/JDK-Updater
A little tool written in Swift that will help you keeping your builds of OpenJDK/GraalVM up to date - HanSolo/JDK-Updater
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 17/08/2026
Hidekazu Kubota has updated the "Guide for JavaFX Development on Visual Studio Code" for Java(FX) 25 and Windows on #ARM. www.jfx-central.com/learn-javafx...
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JFX-Central - Everything JavaFX
JFXCentral is a hub for JavaFX developers, offering resources like libraries, tools, tutorials, and showcases. It also curates community updates and provides a cross-platform JavaFX example app.
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 30/07/2026
Thanks, @myzsd.bsky.social, for alerting me! I renamed the post leading to 404 for this link. There is an alias now, so the link works again.
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 30/07/2026
New library: Sheetmusic4J, a JavaFX component that renders MusicXML sheet music and lets you hook into it: move a marker, highlight a note, sync with MIDI playback. Built by @frankdelporte.be for MelodyMatrix's upcoming Learn view. foojay.io/today/introd...
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Introducing Sheetmusic4J, a Java(FX) Library to Render and Interact with Sheet Music - foojay
I'm building MelodyMatrix with my son, an application to look at and play along with music. The app already shows a song in different views: falling - by Frank Delporte
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 30/07/2026
Sheetmusic4J 0.0.3 is out! I shipped 0.0.1 as a question: does anyone want a native Java(FX) sheet music library? LinkedIn comments got answered: now it reads/writes ABC notation and imports Guitar Pro 7/8 files, plus lots of engraving improvements. webtechie.be/post/sheetmu... #Java #JavaFX
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Sheetmusic4J 0.0.3: When LinkedIn Comments Becomes Features · webtechie.be
After introducing Sheetmusic4J, two LinkedIn comments challenged me to support ABC notation and Guitar Pro files. Release 0.0.3 does exactly that, alongside a …
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 27/07/2026
Thanks @apidia.net ! sheetmusic4j.com/api-docs/
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API Documentation - Sheetmusic4J
API Documentation is provided by APIdia.
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 27/07/2026
Oracle is adding between-quarters security releases for Java (CSPUs), first one Aug 18, 2026. Quarterly CPUs stay, but urgent fixes can now ship outside that window because AI has shortened the exploit timeline. What it means for your release pipeline by @frankdelporte.be foojay.io/today/new-be...
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New Between-Quarters Security Updates for Java: What CSPUs Mean for Your Release Pipeline - foojay
In an announcement on the OpenJDK Updates Mailinglist on July 20, 2026, Rob McKenna explained a change in the Oracle security release cycle for JDK - by Frank Delporte
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 24/07/2026
Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on www.jfx-central.com/links. Thanks to @johanvos.bsky.social @gluonhq.bsky.social @azulsystems.bsky.social @frankdelporte.be @rabauer.dev Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 24/07/2026
Sheetmusic4J: open source library rendering MusicXML sheet music on a JavaFX Canvas, no WebView. Built for MelodyMatrix's Learn section, following playback with a marker and note highlight. webtechie.be/post/introdu...
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Introducing Sheetmusic4J, a Java(FX) Library to Render and Interact with Sheet Music · webtechie.be
Introducing Sheetmusic4J, a JavaFX library that renders MusicXML sheet music with a playback marker and note highlighting, built for the upcoming Learn section …
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 24/07/2026
Azul Zulu July 2026 Quarterly Update Released. @frankdelporte.be reports on the latest Azul Zulu quarterly update, covering new features and improvements. foojay.io/today/azul-z... #Java #AzulZulu #OpenJDK :foojay:
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Azul Zulu July 2026 Quarterly Update Released - foojay
Every three months your production JDKs fall further behind on security patches. Azul closes that gap today with the July 2026 quarterly update for Azul - by Frank Delporte
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 23/07/2026
New content on our website: Sheetmusic4J, a Java library to parse MusicXML and render sheet music natively in JavaFX. www.jfx-central.com/libraries/sh...
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 23/07/2026
@apidia.net here is a new project for you... ;-) github.com/sheetmusic4j...
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GitHub - sheetmusic4j/sheetmusic4j: Java(FX) library for sheet music
Java(FX) library for sheet music. Contribute to sheetmusic4j/sheetmusic4j development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Igfasouza @igfasouza.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Happy Approximation Pi Day! 🥧🚀 A great excuse to celebrate the Pi ecosystem with Java. Whether you're learning, prototyping, or even exploring space-inspired projects, Java + Pi is a powerful combination. #Java #RaspberryPi #Pi4J #JavaOnRaspberryPi youtube.com/shorts/lcHL6...
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SenseHat with PI4J
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Igfasouza @igfasouza.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Happy World Emoji Day. #WorldEmojiDay SenseHat emoji display #pi4j #JavaOnRaspberryPi #Java
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 21/07/2026
Testing Java on Banana Pi with both ARM and RISC-V architectures. @frankdelporte.be shows how to get started and blink an LED using Pi4J. foojay.io/today/first-... #Java #BananaPi #RISCV #IoT
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First Test of Java on Banana Pi (ARM and RISC-V), Plus a Blinking LED with Pi4J - foojay
As part of my 2026 learning goals around Java on RISC-V (see this post about x86 versus ARM versus RISC-V), I've asked various suppliers to send me - by Frank Delporte
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Igfasouza @igfasouza.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Running Pi4J on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano #JavaOnRaspberryPi dev.to/igoriot/runn...
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Running Pi4J on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano
Story Horse? This post was inspired by the excellent article by WebTechie, First Test of Java on...
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Johannes Rabauer @rabauer.dev · 19/07/2026
If you are interested in playing around with midi devices and files, check out melodymatrix.rocks. It's free and quite fun :) @frankdelporte.be built this with his son, which is such a great idea on it's own! #JavaFX #MIDI #Piano
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Official account of jfxcentral.com @jfxcentral.com · 17/07/2026
Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on www.jfx-central.com/links. Thanks to Kevin Rushforth @frankdelporte.be @rgiskard7.bsky.social @dlemmermann.bsky.social rrangelox markehammons @cupofcode.bsky.social Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!
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Austin Lehman @cupofcode.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Released Today: New book “Introduction to the Aussom Programming Language” is now available for free download at aussom-lang.com/books and a new version of Aussom CLI 1.2.1 is available on the site. #aussom #java
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Aussom Lang - Books
Books and guides for learning Aussom in depth, including Building Desktop Applications in Aussom with JavaFX.
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 16/07/2026
Java on @bananapi.bsky.social: the ARM BPI-M4 Zero beats the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 on every benchmark. Also got Pi4J blinking an LED on a non-Raspberry Pi board for the first time. RISC-V BPI-F3 results too. webtechie.be/post/first-t... #Java #RISCV #JavaOnSingleBoardComputers
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First Test of Java on Banana Pi (ARM and RISC-V), Plus a Blinking LED with Pi4J · webtechie.be
First Banana Pi Java test compares ARM and RISC-V boards, shares OS image links, setup pitfalls, and early findings for BPI-M4 Zero and BPI-F3 development.
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 14/07/2026
Just stumbled upon this: daily.dev/posts/803tN2...
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Java 21 to 25: 22.7% increase in throughput (RPS) and a 20.1% reduction in average latency. | daily.dev
A real-world benchmarking report from Trendyol's International Payment team comparing Java 21 and Java 25 (LTS) performance. Upgrading to Java 25 delivered a...
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 13/07/2026
Those are the "visible" changes, but there are many more bug fixes and improvements in existing features with every new release. For instance, FFM API was reported to work faster when you moved from Java 24 to 25, without any related JEP change.
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Foojay, the Friends Of OpenJDK @foojay.io · 13/07/2026
🎙️ Episode 100! We brought together podcasters @frankdelporte.be, @adambien.blog, Jennifer Reif, @kadigrigg.bsky.social, Oumaima Zerouali, and Steve Poole to talk about podcasting. What do they have in common? Find out in this milestone episode. foojay.io/today/foojay... #podcast #java
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Foojay Podcast #100: When a Podcaster Interviews Podcasters, and What They All Have in Common - foojay
Foojay Podcast hits episode 100. No plan, no roadmap. It just happened. To mark the occasion, Frank turned the microphone around and invited other - by Frank Delporte
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 13/07/2026
MelodyMatrix, the app to "look at music", got a new multilingual Hugo website (8 languages) and hit release 1.1.0: audio spectrum view, falling note blocks, better view/audio sync. webtechie.be/post/a-new-w... #MelodyMatrix #JavaFX #MIDI
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A New Website for MelodyMatrix, and What's New in Release 1.1.0 · webtechie.be
MelodyMatrix gets a brand new multilingual Hugo website built with Claude and Theia IDE, while the existing Vaadin website was reworked to backend-only …
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Kadi (Grigg) McKean @kadigrigg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thank you @frankdelporte.be ! It was great chatting with you! Congrats on 100 🥳🥳🥳
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Frank Delporte @frankdelporte.be · 11/07/2026
This just happened... The 100th episode of the @foojay.io #Podcast! With other podcasters about their motivation and what they learned. With @adambien.blog, Jennifer Reif, @kadigrigg.bsky.social, Steve Poole, and Oumaima Zerouali. In your podcast app and YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PID-...
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When a Podcaster Interviews Podcasters, and What They All Have in Common (#100)
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