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The Evolution of Software Integration: How MCP Is Reshaping AI Development Beyond Traditional APIs

MCP adds a dynamic layer over traditional APIs, enabling AI agents to access tools, context, and real-time data for smarter, more adaptive behavior.

July 4, 2025

by Chetan Yeddula

· 4,929 Views · 8 Likes

How to Troubleshoot Common Linux VPS Issues: CPU, Memory, Disk Usage

Troubleshoot and fix high CPU, RAM, or disk usage on your Linux VPS using top and other native tools. Boost server speed and prevent performance issues.

July 4, 2025

by Ankit Mathur

· 4,512 Views · 3 Likes

One Checkbox to Cloud: Migrating from Tosca DEX Agents to E2G

Moving from local test agents to the Elastic Execution Grid (E2G) is a straightforward move that replaces manual VM upkeep and with flexible cloud agents.

July 4, 2025

by John Vester

CORE

· 2,524 Views · 3 Likes

Self-Supervised Learning Techniques

Self-supervised learning (SSL) techniques like AMDIM and SimCLR enable robust tracking using unlabeled data, reducing costs, enhancing scalability, and improving accuracy

July 3, 2025

by Mostofa Shakib

· 1,836 Views

The OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications: An Overview of AI Security Risks

Learn the top 10 security risks in LLM apps, from prompt injection to data leaks, and how to build safer, more reliable Gen-AI systems.

July 3, 2025

by Goutham Bandapati

· 1,940 Views · 1 Like

Designing Microservices Architecture With a Custom Spring Boot Starter and Auto-Configuration Framework

Designing microservices with custom Spring Boot Starters and auto-configuration modularizes shared features like databases, security, and messaging.

July 3, 2025

by Girish Gajwani

· 4,623 Views · 3 Likes

Seata the Deal: No More Distributed Transaction Nightmares Across (Spring Boot) Microservices

Seata the deal: Example of Apache Seata-managed distributed transactions across multiple Spring Boot microservices; Apache Seata, Spring Boot, Java 21.

July 3, 2025

by Biagio Tozzi

· 3,362 Views · 3 Likes

Advanced gRPC in Microservices: Hard-Won Insights and Best Practices

Use streaming wisely. It is great for real-time or chunked data, but avoid long-lived streams unless necessary. Watch for ordering and backpressure issues.

July 3, 2025

by Ravi Teja Thutari

CORE

· 6,762 Views · 5 Likes

How We Broke the Monolith (and Kept Our Sanity): Lessons From Moving to Microservices

Moving from a monolith to microservices is messy but worth it — expect surprises, invest in automation, and focus on team culture as much as code.

July 3, 2025

by Shushyam Malige Sharanappa

· 3,943 Views · 4 Likes

Why Traditional CI/CD Falls Short for Cloud Infrastructure

CI/CD works great for stateless apps–but infra isn’t stateless. It’s live, interconnected, and hard to roll back when things go sideways.

July 3, 2025

by Aharon Twizer

· 4,992 Views · 2 Likes

Deploying LLMs Across Hybrid Cloud-Fog Topologies Using Progressive Model Pruning

Deploying LLMs at the edge is hard due to size and resource limits. This guide explores how progressive model pruning enables scalable hybrid cloud–fog inference.

July 2, 2025

by Sam Prakash Bheri

· 2,436 Views · 1 Like

Why API-First Frontends Make Better Apps

Design API-first frontends that scale—bind live data, handle real states, and customize without code bloat. Build faster, maintain smarter.

July 2, 2025

by David Brown

CORE

· 2,632 Views · 4 Likes

Microservice Madness: Debunking Myths and Exposing Pitfalls

The belief that "microservices eliminate dependencies" has probably caused more harm to our industry than the 2008 financial crisis did to finance!

July 2, 2025

by Thomas Hansen

CORE

· 3,047 Views · 7 Likes

Docker Model Runner: A Game Changer in Local AI Development (C# Developer Perspective)

Explore how C# developers can use Docker Model Runner to run AI models locally, reduce setup time, and integrate OpenAI-compatible APIs into their apps.

July 2, 2025

by Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri

CORE

· 5,582 Views · 3 Likes

A Keycloak Example: Building My First MCP Server Tools With Quarkus

Learn to build an MCP server for Keycloak. The article shows how to create a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Keycloak using Quarkus and Goose CLI.

July 1, 2025

by Shaaf Syed

· 3,535 Views · 5 Likes

Spring Cloud LoadBalancer vs Netflix Ribbon

In this article you will learn how Spring Cloud LoadBalancer differs from Netlix Ribbon, and why the first was replaced by the second.

July 1, 2025

by Mario Casari

· 5,670 Views · 9 Likes

Squid Game: The Clean Code Trials — A Java Developer's Survival Story

Learn about clean coding techniques to refactor rigid Java methods, embrace patterns like Strategy, avoid anti-patterns, and craft future-proof software.

July 1, 2025

by Shaamik Mitraa

· 5,952 Views · 6 Likes

The Death of REST? Why gRPC and GraphQL Are Taking Over

REST isn't dead, but it's no longer the default. gRPC dominates internal microservice communication with 60% faster response times and 75% smaller payloads.

July 1, 2025

by Igboanugo David Ugochukwu

CORE

· 4,604 Views · 7 Likes

Microservices for Machine Learning

Learn how I scaled my ML-powered finance tracker by breaking a monolithic design into microservices for better performance, maintainability, and deployment.

July 1, 2025

by Ramya Boorugula

· 1,821 Views

CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED: How to Fix This Windows Blue Screen Error

CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED is a notorious Windows error that triggers the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), leaving users frustrated and unsure of how to proceed.

July 1, 2025

by Jeremy Warren

· 28,131 Views · 1 Like

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