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Notes on Java, Spring Boot, databases, and infrastructure — grouped by reader level.

Intermediate · 2 articles

Mar 20, 20262 min read

Dockerizing Java Applications: From JAR to Production Image

A JAR that runs on your laptop is not a production image. How to build small, fast, and secure Java images with multi-stage builds, layered caching, and a proper runtime base image.

DockerJavaDevOpsKubernetes

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Jan 18, 20262 min read

REST API Design Guidelines for Production Systems

URLs, verbs, and status codes are the easy part. Designing APIs that survive real clients — pagination, versioning, errors, and idempotency — is where the discipline lives.

API DesignRESTJavaBackend

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