The Main Thread
Markus EiseleDeep dives into Quarkus, AI tooling, and the architecture decisions that actually matter for senior Java engineers.
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Build Your First Clustered WildFly Bootable JAR
I like the simplicity of a bootable JAR. You package your application together with WildFly, copy one file into a container image, and let Kubernetes start as many instances as you need. At first, this looks like the ideal deployment model....
Rename a PostgreSQL Column Safely with Quarkus and Flyway
Imagine the following scenario: PostgreSQL accepts ALTER TABLE customer RENAME COLUMN full_name TO display_name. Flyway records a successful migration. An old application instance can still run SELECT full_name FROM customer a moment la...
Build Token Exchange Between Three Quarkus Services
I was writing my column for the German magazine Java Spektrum recently. That got me thinking about security standards for agents, especially the rules around token audiences and token forwarding. I wanted to take one part of that discussion...
Flamme in Practice: Can Quarkus Topology Become a Runtime Decision?
I found this little gem in the r/Quarkus community. Someone asked to test it and send feedback. That is the right call to action for me. So here we are!
Flamme is a Quarkus extension from Amadeus. It lets you write components without decid...
How to Authorize Stateless MCP Tools with Quarkus
I was writing my quarterly article for the German Java SPEKTRUM magazine. The topic had me thinking about agent identities, Java, and specifications. One question keps coming back: when an agent calls a Java service, where should I check it...
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