Practical writing on Java, Spring, AI, and the craft of software engineering.

If you're building with Java and Spring (or trying to figure out where AI fits into your development workflow) you're in the right place. I write practical, beginner-friendly deep dives on Spring Boot, Spring AI, and software engineering fundamentals, collected here in chronological order.

How to run multiple npm scripts in parallel
· 8 min read

How to run multiple npm scripts in parallel

In this article I will talk about a problem I ran into recently and a couple of the solutions I found.

Tips for Vue Developers: Avoid directly manipulating the DOM
· 10 min read

Tips for Vue Developers: Avoid directly manipulating the DOM

In this article I will look at an example of where manipulating the DOM in our components might not be the best approach.

Personal Blogs: Don't Call it a comeback!
· 10 min read

Personal Blogs: Don't Call it a comeback!

I'm not sure if you have noticed or not but the personal blog is making a comeback

Adding Twitter Cards to Gridsome
· 15 min read

Adding Twitter Cards to Gridsome

In this tutorial I will show you how to add Twitter Cards to your Gridsome Blog.

How to find the max id in an array of objects in JavaScript
· 11 min read

How to find the max id in an array of objects in JavaScript

A quick tutorial on the thought process on how you would go about finding the max id in an array of objects in JavaScript

Spring Initializr's Fresh New Look
· 4 min read

Spring Initializr's Fresh New Look

In this article I will tell you what the Spring Initializr is and give you my thoughts on the new redesign.

Vue Event Handler Arguments
· 20 min read

Vue Event Handler Arguments

In this article you are going to learn how to pass arguments to your Vue event handlers as well as how get access to the original DOM event.

Creating multiple directories in node
· 13 min read

Creating multiple directories in node

A quick tutorial on how to recursively create directories in node.

How to add Twitter Card Meta Tags to your Blog
· 10 min read

How to add Twitter Card Meta Tags to your Blog

In this tutorial you will learn what a Twitter Card is along with step by step instructions how to add them to your blog and validate that they are working.

HTML Template Tag in Vanilla JavaScript and Vue
· 22 min read

HTML Template Tag in Vanilla JavaScript and Vue

A look at what the HTML template tag is and how it can be used in Vanilla JavaScript as well as what its role in Vue is.