Java runtime field guide
Java Memory Architecture
Follow executable Java 17 code through JVM stacks, heap objects, runtime constant pools, HotSpot Metaspace, the JIT code cache and direct memory.
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Technical notes
Ideas become clearer when I trace them to the mechanism.
Detailed notes on Java, systems, platform engineering and observability. Some are conventional articles; others are interactive explanations built around executable examples.
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Articles and field guides
This index will grow as I turn study notes and practical investigations into material worth returning to.
Spring Boot learning series
Spring Boot from First Principles
Five separate, incremental modules covering dependency injection, the first Boot application, beans, component scanning, explicit bean creation and auto-configuration.
5-part guided seriesRead article
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