• Gradle's leaky abstractions: Declarative(ish) shell, imperative core: Implementing a safe(ish) global configuration DSL #dsl #gradle #groovy #kotlin dev.to/autonomousapps/gradles-… #
• Bob: Java annotation processor for builder generation (plain source code, no bytecode weaving) #builder #java #lombok github.com/jonas-grgt/bob?utm_… #
• LocalSend: Share files to nearby devices. Free, open-source, cross-platform. #android #foss #ios #linux #macos #share #windows localsend.org/?utm_medium=erik… #
• SwiftUI: so much potential but still lacking compared to Flutter. #apple #flutter #google #swiftui medium.com/@hyperpixel/swiftui… #
• Common Mistakes Developers Make When Developing SDKs. (Android) #android #java #kotlin #sdk medium.com/@pavel.bogretsov_42… #

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash.

After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

• Gradle 8.7 Release Notes #gradle #java #kotlin docs.gradle.org/8.7/release-no… #
• The first part of my talk with Adam Bien. It was fun and brought back some memories. #java #linkblog #podcast airhacks.fm/?utm_medium=erik.i… #
• How to Bring Back Ubuntu's Iconic Login Sound #linux #login #sound #ubuntu www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/en… #
• Linux Crisis Tools #crisis #linux #tools www.brendangregg.com/blog/2024… #

The transformation of Oswald Cobblepot from a disfigured nobody to a noted Gotham gangster.

First part of my chat with Adam Bien on his airhacks.fm podcast about my career and the linkblog.

It was a lot of fun. It sure brought back some memories.

• JHipster 8.2.1 has been released. #angular #java #jhipster #react #springboot #vuejs github.com/jhipster/generator-… #
• Kotlin Multiplatform Wizard, a few premade multiplatform project templates from JetBrains to download. #jetbrains #kmp #kotlin kmp.jetbrains.com/?utm_medium=… #
• Java 22: Making Java More Attractive for AI Apps/Workloads #ai #java thenewstack.io/java-22-making-… #
• IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 Release Candidate Is Here! #idea #intellij #java #jetbrains blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2024/0… #
• GitLab 16.10 released with semantic versioning in the CI/CD catalog #cicd #git #gitlab about.gitlab.com/blog/2024/03/… #

I beat Google at Tic-Tac-Toe 18 years ago. ChatGPT and Gemini are not fairing any better:

WOPR was so much better at this. Shall we play a game?