Azul 15
I joined Azul as a Senior Technical Writer in 2022, and a fair chunk of what I write here connects back to that day job. These posts cover Azul and JVM topics that surround them: Zulu OpenJDK builds, the Zing JVM with its Falcon JIT compiler and Optimizer Hub, CRaC support for fast startup, and ReadyNow for predictable warm-up. Expect a mix of practical experiments (running CRaC on a Raspberry Pi, building an AI-powered docs search), conference talks where I share what I learn writing the Azul documentation , and honest takes on the broader Java ecosystem from someone who spends every day inside it.
Java 21+ Not Working on Raspberry Pi Zero 2
Originally posted on the Pi4J website . Dieter Holz was experimenting with Pi4J V3 on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2. Because this version requires Java 21 or newer, he upgraded his OS to a …
Demo Application with CRaC and Loading Data in Memory
Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC) is a JDK project, initiated by Azul . With CRaC, you can start Java programs with a shorter time to first transaction, combined with less …
Why Java 8 is a Ticking Time Bomb Hiding Within Your Organization
When I spoke to developers at Devoxx in Belgium in October, I was surprised to learn how many of them are maintaining systems that are still running on Java 8 (released in 2014). …
JavaFX Nodes versus Canvas
Last week I was working on a blog post about Azul Zulu with JavaFX support for ARM systems, like the Raspberry Pi. As you can see in this video , I found out my little test …
Links of the BeJUG Presentation: Lessons Learned from #JavaOnRaspberryPi
These are all the links of my presentation at BeJUG in Waregem, Monday, July 24, 2024 .
Search in Documentation with a JavaFX ChatGPT-like LangChain4j Application
At the Fosdem conference in Brussels on February 3rd, I gave a presentation about using an existing documentation set as the data for a ChatGPT-like application, created with …
Links of the Presentation: Experimenting with AI and LLM to make docs searchable through a chat application
These are all the links of my presentation at the Fosdem Conference in Brussels, Saturday, February 3th, 2024, 17:40 CET.
Links of the Presentation: What I Learned About OpenJDK As a Docs Writer
These are all the links of my presentation at the JChampions Conference, Monday January 29, 2024, 16:00 CET.
Running a CRaC Java application on Raspberry Pi - UPDATE
On July 15th of 2023, I published a post here about my initial experiments with CRaC on the Raspberry Pi . At that time, I found out that both the Linux kernel in Raspberry Pi OS …
Links of the Presentation: Unlocking the Potential of Bits and Bytes
These are all the links of my presentation at Devoxx Belgium, Wednesday 12:00-12:50, Room 7.
Running a CRaC Java application on Raspberry Pi
With the April release of the Zulu Build of OpenJDK, Azul announced the integration of CRaC in its version 17 of Java for Linux. Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC) is a …
One Year as a Technical Writer at Azul: A Journey of Growth and Learning.
Writing has always been my passion, and even in my previous jobs as a developer, I stood out as the one who enjoyed creating and maintaining documentation. But June 9th, 2023, …
Interview by Bazlur Rahman: Unlocking Java Secrets with Frank Delporte - Insights, Stories, and Tips for Success
On Foojay.io , Bazlur Rahman is publishing a series of interviews with various people from the OpenJDK community. I had the honor to be included in this series, and this is a …
Azul Zulu OpenJDK 15 on Raspberry Pi
For this post I did some experiments with Java 15, reusing the Ubuntu 64bit SD card which was also used for the earlier post “Comparing a REST H2 Spring versus Quarkus …
How to install and use Java 11 and JavaFX 11 on Raspberry Pi boards with ARMv6 processor
In a previous post “Installing Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi” , you can read how to install BellSoft LibericaJDK to be able to run JavaFX applications with a …