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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 25/09/2025

What's cooking on my YouTube channel?

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 25/09/2025

💡 TIP: Make Test Names More Readable 💡 Show some ❤️ on your test names!

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 07/08/2025

Google Docs added syntax highlighting for more languages 😍

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 06/08/2025

Spring Modulith support in @intellijidea.com 2025.2 See it in action 👇

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 05/08/2025

I have build this whole application using @intellijidea.com Junie (okay, 80% Junie and 20% me). Using IntelliJ IDEA's features combined with Junie Agentic IDE power is a great productivity boost 🚀🚀🚀

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 05/08/2025

Oooh...what are these shiny new lock icons 🤔 That's right... Spring Modulith support landed in @intellijidea.com 2025.2. You don't have to run the test to know whether you are violating any module boundaries. IntelliJ IDEA tells you as you code 🔥

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 15/07/2025

💡Tip of the Day: Asserting single vs List<Object> responses while using Spring's MockMvcTester. #Java #SpringBoot #Testing

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 20/06/2025

TIL: You can use @intellijidea.com "Compound RunConfiguration" to run multiple Run Configurations at once. Very handy during microservices development.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 18/06/2025

If you are working on multiple repositories (a typical case for microservices based projects), then you can use @intellijidea.com Workspaces support to easily checkout all the repositories 👇

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 09/06/2025

Spring Boot Guidelines: Define Clear Transaction Boundaries. For more guidelines, check github.com/JetBrains/ju... #Java #SpringBoot #AI

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 26/05/2025

Spring Boot Guidelines: Prefer package-private over public for Spring components. For more guidelines, check github.com/JetBrains/ju... #Java #SpringBoot #AI

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 24/05/2025

TIL: While using #SpringBoot with #Kotlin, you can assign default value to request parameter using Kotlin's default value feature without using "defaultValue" attribute.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 22/05/2025

🍃 Spring Boot Guidelines 🍃 1⃣ Prefer Constructor Injection over Field/Setter Injection For more, check github.com/JetBrains/ju... #SpringBoot #AI #BestPractices

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 22/05/2025

3⃣ Replace Spring Data JPA with JdbcClient using JetBrains #Junie

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 22/05/2025

2⃣ Generate frontend #Angular Application from REST API Postman Collection using JetBrains #Junie

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 22/05/2025

I use JetBrains #Junie regularly for various use-cases. Let me show you some use-cases: 🧵 1⃣ Generate #SpringBoot REST API

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 12/05/2025

Oh, I did this mistake many times. On Twitter, I even asked why it is like this. But no satisfactory answer!!

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 05/05/2025

You can reference Spring Boot config property values using property reference expression or SpEL. TIL: The (@)ConfigurationProperties classes are registered with the bean name as "{prefix}-fully-quality-class-name". #SpringBoot

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 25/04/2025

I had a great time at #GIDS 2025 conference.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 11/04/2025

Well, here is what ChatGPT think of me 😀

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 01/04/2025

Evolution of a developer 😆

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 14/03/2025

Interesting read...

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 02/03/2025

For my specific application(data-driven with minimal business logic), unite tests are not very helpful. Integration tests serves better. Mockito can be useful for some other type of apps. So, I don't want to use Mockito tests like this for my application.

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 02/03/2025

Baby sitting LLMs 😀

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Siva @sivalabs.in · 25/02/2025

Bean Validation API for validating String required fields has two similar annotations (@)NotBlank and (@)NotEmpty, but there is a difference which often overlooked. TLDR: For Strings to be required, use (@)NotBlank annotation.