Nano Stable Release Has Arrived

Nano is a tiny Java runtime library for building services and APIs without the baggage of traditional frameworks.
It's event-driven, reactive, and lean: less magic, less maintenance, less noise.

What I need now is you:
* Testers → to challenge Nano, explore its usability, and tell me where it shines or stumbles.
* Contributors → integrations are missing, and I cannot summon them all alone. Build with me.
* Explorers → who dare to craft services, break things, and report back.

https://github.com/NanoNative/nano

Nano is micro by nature, macro in potential.
It's not a "best practice". It's a concept that could create new ones.
Nano is not here to compete. It's here to simplify.

#Pinterest launched 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 - a unified #InternalDeveloperPlatform (IDP) that centralizes engineering workflows.

By bringing together deployment, monitoring & service management, PinConsole gives engineers a 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 to focus on business logic, not infrastructure complexity.

Dive into the details on #InfoQ https://bit.ly/4n9rLEF

Local PostgreSQL setup killing your dev flow?
Quarkus Dev Services spins up DBs automatically for tests and dev mode.
No more manual YAML. Just code → test → repeat.
#SpringBoot #Quarkus #DevServices #DeveloperExperience #CloudNative

https://quarkus.io/spring/

"The critical skill shifts from making changes carefully to reviewing changes effectively. Suddenly we're spending most of our time on a task the IDE barely acknowledges exists."

#ai #softwareengineering #developerexperience

https://tidyfirst.substack.com/p/beyond-the-ide

Don’t start from scratch.
Quarkus supports your Spring annotations — @Controller, @Service, @Repository.
Migrate your app module-by-module and go cloud-native without breaking everything.
#SpringBoot #Quarkus #DeveloperExperience #JavaMigration #ModernJava

https://quarkus.io/spring/

Programming language improvement question: Which annoying feature would you eliminate from your preferred language?

I moved my whole development environment to mise.
Replacing tools like asdf + nvm with a single unified tool manager feels really refreshing.

https://mise.jdx.dev/

One of the central features of good #APIDesign is error handling and error messages. This article argues this become even more for #AI agents as they consume your #API - so if #DeveloperExperience wasn't enough to convince you, maybe the AI's experience is?! https://nordicapis.com/designing-api-error-messages-for-ai-agents/

Data engineering and software engineering are converging

https://clickhouse.com/blog/eight-principles-of-great-developer-experience-for-data-infrastructure

Discover why #RustLang is the right choice for building #LowLatency systems: not just for code’s performance, but also for productivity & developer joy.

Listen to the #InfoQ #podcast with Andrew Lamb (Staff Engineer, InfluxData) for more insights: https://bit.ly/3HXGW4v

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Spring muscle memory? Keep it.
Quarkus supports your existing annotations like @RestController, @Autowired, @Repository — just faster. Migrate incrementally and ship apps with a native edge.
#SpringBoot #Java #Quarkus #DeveloperExperience #ModernJava #CloudNative

https://quarkus.io/spring/

The “Hierarchy of Engineering Needs” is an #opensource framework (inspired by Maslow’s hierarchy) that helps engineering leaders spot & prioritize the most impactful constraints in their software delivery systems.

Hear Myles Henaghan explain it on the #InfoQ #podcast: https://bit.ly/4fVHzIx

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Maven Productivity Tips

On Oct 16, Java Champion @aalmiray shares how to tame Maven’s complexity and boost dev productivity at #BaselOne25.

Streamline builds
Speed them up with the right plugins
Manage complexity in large Java projects

Perfect for Java devs and build engineers wanting to optimize their workflow and reduce build times.

Full program: https://baselone.org/#programm
Tickets: https://eventfrog.ch/BaselOne2025

"Complete bullshit, but, I guess he still has one month to go."

#ai #softwareengineering #developerexperience #productivity

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/08/20/claim-chowder-amodei

Wow

Did you know that curl, awesome tool by @bagder, could be colorful in your terminal ?!

I discovered this thanks to the awesome service "segfault servers" https://www.thc.org/segfault/ by @thc which has some great terminal customization as default.

Under the hood grc/grcat https://github.com/garabik/grc used with the "conf.curl" profile.

Microcks is now listed in the awesome-graphql GitHub repo, such a valuable resource for the community
https://github.com/chentsulin/awesome-graphql

For those who don’t know, #Microcks has supported #GraphQL mocking & testing since 2022:
GraphQL support: https://microcks.io/blog/graphql-features-what-to-expect/
GraphQL Conf 2023: https://youtu.be/UjDnrrTp7uI?si=M6S4l_Bukp9CEYl4

And you can even expose your GraphQL mocks as MCP tools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLz_LeuJjg0&t=0s

#OpenSource #CloudNative #DeveloperExperience #CNCF

The story of #Gradle

https://youtu.be/UuD00hoe-Yo?si=neokHZKXb4_Kty6t

Curious about AI but don’t know where to start? Spring Developers, dive into AI with Quarkus! Its developer-friendly features and efficient resource use make it ideal for building intelligent applications. Get hands-on and unleash your AI potential. #AI #Java #DeveloperExperience #Spring

https://quarkus.io/spring/

In your opinion and experience, what language (or, if you prefer, what programming ecosystem, intended as language plus core libraries) gives the best error messages?

"Maybe I'm not as fast but I don't have this weird feeling of 'I kinda wrote this code but I actually have no idea what's in it'."

#ai #softwareengineering #developerexperience

https://albertofortin.com/writing/coding-with-ai