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Guillaume Laforge @glaforge.dev · 13/09/2026

Sharing an #Obsidian vault across multiple computers with #Git gives you full ownership, revision history, and zero subscription fees. But a default `git init` quickly leads to sync friction and merge conflicts. Here is my step-by-step guide to make it seamless 🧵👇

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 22/07/2026

Stop parsing AI responses with brittle string manipulation. Let Spring AI return real Java objects. 🚀 www.sivalabs.in/blog/spring-... 🤖 Why structured output matters ⚡ Generate typed objects 📋 Work with BeanOutputConverter, ListOutputConverter and MapOutputConverter #SpringAI #SpringBoot #Java

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Spring AI : Structured Output

Chat models are great at producing prose, but most applications don’t want prose — they want a Java object, a List<String>, or a Map they can bind to a response and return from a REST API. Spring AI’s...

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 18/07/2026

My 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 code is upgraded to 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝟰.𝟭.𝟬. github.com/sivaprasadre... 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 👇 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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GitHub - sivaprasadreddy/spring-boot-microservices-course: YouTube Spring Boot Microservices Course Application

YouTube Spring Boot Microservices Course Application - sivaprasadreddy/spring-boot-microservices-course

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 22/05/2026

🚨NewVideo - Kubernetes Made Easy. Deploy. Monitor. Debug. All from IntelliJ IDEA youtube.com/watch?v=Y8M7... You can connect & interact with Kubernetes cluster from IntelliJIDEA 👉 Explore kubernetes cluster resources 👉 Port forwarding 👉 SSH into pod containers 👉 Remote Debugging Spring Boot app

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Kubernetes Made Easy. Deploy. Monitor. Debug. All from IntelliJ IDEA

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 01/04/2026

Nice talk on JPA gotchas and how to fix them. You can also learn how @intellijidea.com Spring Debugger plugin helps in identifying those JPA issues 👇 When ORM Becomes OMG: Performance Pitfalls in JPA and Friends by Jos Roseboom www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_V... #Java #JPA #SpringBoot

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When ORM Becomes OMG: Performance Pitfalls in JPA and Friends by Jos Roseboom

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 30/03/2026

Agent Skills helps to steer AI Agents in the right direction and also helps in efficiently using the context. blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/03... In this article, I have shared how you can create an Agent Skill and use it with @jetbrains.com Junie and Claude to generate optimal code.

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AI-Assisted Java Application Development with Agent Skills | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog

Agent Skills is a new initiative that solves both problems by managing context progressively and extending AI agent capabilities on demand.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 16/03/2026

The jSpecify specification helps you to avoid NullPointerExceptions. You can easily configure jSpecify support in Java projects using the freshly brewed 𝐣𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 ♨️ github.com/sivaprasadre...

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 16/03/2026

You have implemented Pagination using Spring Data JPA and it seem to work fine locally, but in production it crashed the server with OutOfMemory Exception 😰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y0e... This video can help you identify a specific pagination issue and how to resolve it 🚀 #Java #SpringBoot

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Spring Data JPA : Pagination While Loading Child Collection

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 12/03/2026

🚨𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐇𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐳𝐲𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? youtu.be/a0mzCZNEvLk 👉 What causes LazyInitializationException 👉 How OSIV Filter or Eager Loading may result in N+1 SELECT problem 👉 How to fix LazyInitializationException in 3 ways 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬: @intellijidea.com tip to generate Spring Data Projections

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How to Fix Hibernate LazyInitializationException?

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 11/03/2026

🚨 Spring Boot + IntelliJ IDEA Tip 💡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Zp... Learn how you can use @intellijidea.com Spring Debugger plugin with H2 Database. #Java #IntellijIDEA #SpringBoot

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IntelliJ IDEA Spring Debugger with H2 Database

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 05/03/2026

ICYMI: I have created Agent Skills for Spring Boot. github.com/sivaprasadre... Yesterday I have added support for the following: ⭐️ MockMvcTester ⭐️ ArchUnit/Taikai ⭐️ Thymeleaf ⭐️ Docker Compose ⭐️ Taskfile #Java #SpringBoot #AI #Agents

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GitHub - sivaprasadreddy/sivalabs-agent-skills: Spring Boot skills for AI coding agents

Spring Boot skills for AI coding agents. Contribute to sivaprasadreddy/sivalabs-agent-skills development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 03/03/2026

The new version of the Arconia CLI is now out, ready to supercharge your Spring Boot workflow 🚀 The CLI uses Java 25, Spring Boot 4, and is now powered by @picocli.bsky.social after migrating from Spring Shell. It's released as a native executable with @graalvm.org and released with @jreleaser.org.

Arconia CLI
Supercharge Your Spring Boot Workflow

brew install arconia-io/tap/arconia-cli

# Run your Spring Boot application during development
arconia dev

# Build your application as a native executable
arconia build --native

# Run tests for your Java application
arconia test

# Build a container image using Cloud Native Buildpacks
arconia image build buildpacks --image-name ghcr.io/thomasvitale/myapp

# Migrate your application to Spring Boot 4.0
arconia update spring-boot --to-version 4.0

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Konstantin Pavlov @kpavlov.me · 02/03/2026

Spring Modulith is very valuable tool to avoid dependency cycles between modules in enterprise applications. Must-have tool for every serious project.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 02/03/2026

[🚨New Video ] Spring Boot Agent Skills - Let AI Generate Code The Way You Want youtu.be/OBHtRiWEyEs #Java #SpringBoot #AgentSkills

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Spring Boot Agent Skills - Let AI Generate Code The Way You Want

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 02/03/2026

SpringModulith helps in building Modular Monolith by providing automated modularity checks & more jb.gg/uj9s2n In this article I have explained: ✨Core principles of Spring Modulith ✨Adapting Spring Modulith in an existing Spring Boot app ✨How @intellijidea.com helps with inspections, & quick fixes

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Migrating to Modular Monolith using Spring Modulith and IntelliJ IDEA | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog

As applications grow in complexity, maintaining a clean architecture becomes increasingly challenging. The traditional package-by-layer approach of organizing code into controllers, services, reposito

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 26/02/2026

Another wonderful podcast episode. Interesting to hear the journey of open source software developers. I became a fan of Ronald Dehuysser's sense of humor 🙂 @jobrunr.bsky.social

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IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE @intellijidea.com · 25/02/2026

Need a straightforward persistence layer for a CRUD service? Spring Data JDBC is lean and explicit. For a DB-first approach, use IntelliJ IDEA to generate entities from an existing schema. Liquibase and Flywaydb diff generation are also supported. jb.gg/b8o1hq

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Spring Data JDBC Made Easy with IntelliJ IDEA | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog

In this article, you will learn how to use Spring Data JDBC by leveraging IntelliJ IDEA's powerful features and become more productive in your development process.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 23/02/2026

Spring Modulith is my preferred way to build Spring Boot applications. I have created Spring Boot Agent Skill to use Spring Modulith so that I don't have to repeat myself 😎 github.com/sivaprasadre...

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 14/02/2026

Finally I am going to meet the Spring Community legends in-person 🤩

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 29/01/2026

Learning Spring Boot can feel overwhelming for beginners 😵‍💫 That’s why I created 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞: a concise, example-driven guide covering most commonly used Spring Boot features. github.com/sivaprasadre... If you find it helpful, feel free to share 🙌 #SpringBoot #Java #Learning

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GitHub - sivaprasadreddy/spring-boot-self-learning-guide: Spring Boot Self Learning Guide

Spring Boot Self Learning Guide. Contribute to sivaprasadreddy/spring-boot-self-learning-guide development by creating an account on GitHub.

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IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE @intellijidea.com · 19/01/2026

IntelliJ IDEA turns 25! 🎉 Join the celebration to meet our special guest Runzo, play with him, and grab our one-of-a-kind birthday postcards. Join the celebration! 👇 jb.gg/IJ25

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Cult.Repo @cultrepo.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

IntelliJ IDEA: The Documentary arrives 5th March! 🚨 It's the IDE that makes you "feel like you're in the cockpit of a figher jet". And to celebrate their 25th birthday, we've released the trailer -- now live on our YT channel 🎉 youtu.be/TwMXi6tDzLE

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Sharat (Shar) Chander - 🟦🌊 @sharatchander.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

On behalf of the #Java DevRel Team at #Oracle, congratulations to @jetbrains.com for 25 years of @intellijidea.com, which has helped drive greater java adoption across the global developer ecosystem! Here's to 25 more years and beyond!

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 15/01/2026

Is it "Ctrl + Alt + L" or "Ctrl + Shift + L" 🤔 Thankfully I don't need to memorize them anymore. Just dot dot www.youtube.com/watch?v=waY6... #Java #IntelliJIDEA #Tips

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Command completion: No more shortcuts!

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Ronak Gandhi @ronakg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It's vibe coding only if you don't know what you're doing. A software engineer using AI to speed up development isn't vibe coding. Someone who's never developed anything and doesn't know how AI generated code works is vibe coding.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 05/01/2026

📣[New Article] The Power of Value Objects sivalabs.in/blog/the-pow... 👉 Benefits of using Value Objects 👉 Using Value Objects with JPA 👉 Binding Request Parameter/Body to ValueObjects in Spring Boot applications #Java #SpringBoot

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The Power of Value Objects

A Value Object is a domain concept defined by its values rather than by identity. For example, we can represent EventId, EventCode or Email as a value object. In this article, let’s explore the benefi...

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 03/01/2026

Spring Boot Application Architecture Patterns: * LayeredArchitecture * Package-By-Module * Simple Modular Monolith * Modular Monolith with TomatoArchitecture * Modular Monolith with DDD and HexagonalArchitecture github.com/sivaprasadre...

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GitHub - sivaprasadreddy/spring-boot-application-architecture-patterns: Spring Application Architecture & Design Patterns

Spring Application Architecture & Design Patterns. Contribute to sivaprasadreddy/spring-boot-application-architecture-patterns development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 01/01/2026

Something is brewing for 2026 🚀 Stay tuned 🧐

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 11/12/2025

💡Spring Boot + Thymeleaf TIP💡 In #SpringBoot applications, you can use PUT, PATCH, DELETE, etc methods in addition to GET, POST in your Thymeleaf Forms.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 09/12/2025

🚨 All You Want to Know About Spring API Versioning 🍃 youtube.com/watch?v=xDMj... ✨ Enabling API Versioning using properties & programmatic configuration ✨ Using Header, Query Param, MediaType Param, Path Segment Strategies ✨Fixed & Baseline Versioning ✨ Testing with MockMvcTester and RestTestClient

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All You Want to Know About Spring API Versioning

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 29/11/2025

💡Spring Boot Tip💡 While building Spring Boot REST APIs its a common convention to use "/api". Instead of adding (@)RequestMapping("/api") in all controllers, you can configure that as follows:

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 28/11/2025

Spring Modulith introduced support for Application-Module Aware Flyway Migrations. You can checkout that feature in action here👇 github.com/sivaprasadre... #Java #SpringBoot #SpringModulith

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 27/11/2025

🚨 Practical Guide To Upgrade to Spring Boot 4 🚀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENpq... 👉 How to update Starter dependencies 👉 Updating Testcontainers dependencies and config 👉 Jackson 2 ObjectMapper to Jackson 3 JsonMapper 👉 Using Spring Boot HTMX 5 👉 Issue with RESTAssured

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Migrating To Spring Boot 4

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 19/11/2025

Enhance the Spring Boot developer experience with Arconia: zero-code and zero-config infrastructure provisioning. Add one dependency. That's it! www.thomasvitale.com/arconia-dev-... #Java #SpringBoot

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Introducing Dev Services for Spring Boot using Arconia

Enhance the Spring Boot developer experience with Arconia: zero-code and zero-config infrastructure provisioning. Add one dependency. That's it!

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 18/11/2025

🚨 Remote Debugging Spring AI + Docker Model Runner Issue From IntelliJ IDEA 🚀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwaB... ✨ Integrating Spring AI with Docker Model Runner ✨ Using Docker Compose to run LLM model & Spring Boot app ✨ Remote Debugging from IntelliJ IDEA #Java #SpringBoot #SpringAI #Docker

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Remote Debugging Spring AI + Docker Model Runner Issue From IntelliJ IDEA

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 13/10/2025

Here is the first episode of "Review Buddy Program" EP01 - Code Review of Spring Boot REST API with JWT Authentication www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIMf... #Java #SpringBoot #BestPractices #CodeReview

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Code Review Buddy | EP01 - Review Spring Boot REST API

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 09/10/2025

🚀 Introducing the Review Buddy Program! I’ll review your Java projects on GitHub, share constructive feedback, and record the review to explain the why behind my suggestions 🎥 Want your code reviewed by an expert? 👉 Submit here: github.com/sivaprasadre... #Java #CodeReview #DevCommunity

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 08/10/2025

Using ":latest", ">=3.12", "^7.1.0", "~3.0.4", etc is nothing but asking for the trouble. Just specify the exact version you want to use. With tools like Renovate and Dependabot, updating to newer versions can be simple without all this lock file headaches.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 08/10/2025

While there are countless guides available for starting with Spring Boot, developing production grade applications requires understanding best practices & avoiding common pitfalls. Discover do's and don'ts of creating REST APIs with #SpringBoot in this video:

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Spring Boot REST API Anti-Patterns and Best Practices

#sivalabs #spring #springboot #intellij #productivity #java #testing #junit #junit5 #maven #jpa #hibernate #unittesting In this video, I will explain what are some of the common anti-patterns used…

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 08/10/2025

There is no better way to learn a technology than building an application with it. Here is a complete hands-on coding tutorial building URL Shortener application using Spring Boot end-to-end (5 Hours) www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEgS...

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Spring Boot: Build URL Shortener Application - Complete Course (5 Hours)

Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yMHBNLA1AnVfy_beGJGqg/join #sivalabs #java #spring #springboot #microservices #restapi #intellijidea #testing #junit…

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 08/10/2025

A multi-module Spring Boot app with a WebApp, REST API and Spring Shell based CLI github.com/tomato-archi... You don't need to create 10000 interfaces to support multiple delivery mechanisms(WebApp, REST API, CLI) 🚫 #TomatoArchitecture #PragmaticDeveloper

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GitHub - tomato-architecture/url-shortener-tomato-architecture: URL Shortener Application following Tomato Architecture

URL Shortener Application following Tomato Architecture - tomato-architecture/url-shortener-tomato-architecture

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