My adventures running local LLM
A few months ago, I started experimenting with local LLM models. Before that, I was already using ChatGPT daily for various tasks, like brainstorming solutio...
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2020
Microservices was never about the ‘size’
There is no recipe to create a good system with microservices. But I saw many times developers committing the same mistakes that lead them to the same proble...
2019
Logging: how to do it right
Many developers ignore the power of a good implementation of logging on your software. Good logging will help you to understand what’s happening in the softw...
How to hire good developers: my experience so far
Junior, Middle, Senior, Specialist… so many titles. But how much do these titles say about their coding skills when you are trying to hire someone?
Using only unchecked exceptions on your Java application
The Java checked exceptions are some kind of unique feature that most of the programming languages do not have. Is this could be a signal to not use it? The ...
Why check null is a bad smell
Since my early years of development, the Java null was a nightmare: it just could appear anywhere, anytime.
Why is so difficult to convince some managers to invest on software improvement?
If you have some years of experience, probably you already deal with this follow situation: the software has a big problem, everybody complains about it, you...
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