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• GraalVM Native Spring Boot vs Go — Build, Boot, and Benchmark

  Published:Mar 30, 2026 |  at 12:00 PM

  A head-to-head comparison of GraalVM native Spring Boot 4 and Go, build time, startup time, and runtime throughput on a real HTTP + Kafka workload.

• GraalVM Native Image Reflect Config Demystified

  Updated:Mar 30, 2026 |  at 12:00 PM

  This post digs into the native-image configurations, specifically the reflect-config.json!.

• Casual Machine Performance Test

  Published:Mar 20, 2026 |  at 12:00 PM

  Just a fun little comparison of a group of machines and how they handle Java and GraalVM native images.

• The Ultimate Guide to Spring Boot 4 Migration

  Published:Feb 16, 2026 |  at 12:00 PM

  A comprehensive, practical guide to migrating from Spring Boot 3.x to 4.0 — covering Gradle 9, Jackson 3, starter renames, testing changes, and everything in between.

• Spring Boot 4 and Logbook Now Work Together

  Published:Feb 3, 2026 |  at 12:00 PM

  Logbook 4.x now supports Spring Boot 4 and Jackson 3. Here's how to upgrade.

• Guide to Migrating From Retired Ingress Nginx

  Published:Jan 29, 2026 |  at 12:00 PM

  A comprehensive guide to migrating from the retiring ingress-nginx controller to the Kubernetes Gateway API, covering implementation options like Traefik, NGINX Gateway Fabric, and Envoy Gateway.