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Nicolas Fränkel 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪
@frankel.ch
🧑‍💻 Developer and architect
🥑 Developer Advocate
✍️ Blogger @ https://blog.frankel.ch/
🎓 Eternal learner
📖 Book author at http://leanpub.com/integrationtest
#Europe’s $24 Trillion Breakup With Visa and Mastercard Has Begun

https://europeanbusiness...

#PaymentSovereignty
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#Java UI in 2026: The Complete Guide

https://robintegg.com/20...

#GUI
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Today, a great guest blog post by @stefanofago.bsky.social:

Rediscovering #Java #ServiceLoader: Beyond Plugins and Into Capabilities
Rediscovering Java ServiceLoader: Beyond Plugins and Into Capabilities
When you think of Java modularity, chances are your first thoughts land on JPMS, or perhaps on Spring’s flexible configuration model. For those who 'experienced' like me, thought can reach OSGI specif...
blog.frankel.ch
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Let's call a spade a spade: this Dmitriev-Witkoff pact is a corrupt agreement driven by greed & Trump's desire to save Putin.
It would pose a vital threat to Ukraine & Europe's security—a project of enslavement & destruction jointly carried out by russia & the US.
kyivindependent.com/zelensky-war...
Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
#TIL: The modern replacement for ifconfig is the ip command

#network #CLI #IP
February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
How #IBM is Destroying #RedHat’s Independence: The $34 Billion Betrayal

https://canartuc.medium....
February 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
How to Reduce Telemetry Volume by 40% Smartly

https://newsletter.signo...

#OpenTelemetry #ResourceManagement
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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🛠️ I made a #Claude skill: /methodical-dev

Tired of AI that goes off track? This skill enforces a structured workflow:
→ Questions before coding
→ Detailed planning
→ Validation at EACH step
→ No unauthorized changes

You stay in control. Token-efficient.
codeberg.org/ai-skills/me...
methodical-dev
methodical-dev
codeberg.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on www.jfx-central.com/links.

Thanks to
@dlemmermann.bsky.social
Helal Anwar
@frankdelporte.be
@lidianycs.bsky.social
@frankel.ch
@foojay.io

Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!
February 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Nicolas Frankel @frankel.ch shows how to package your Java application as a native MacOS app, complete with app bundle, icon, and proper integration.

Read the full guide: foojay.io/today/from-a...
foojay – a place for friends of OpenJDK
foojay is the place for all OpenJDK Update Release Information. Learn More.
foojay.io
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Transparent IT #Job #MarketReport 2025 by GermanTechJobs

https://static.germantec...
February 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Get your weekly tech break with the Java Geek Weekly 👇

https://blog.frankel.ch/...
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Two kinds of #AI #users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing.

https://martinalderson.c...
February 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
#Microsoft is using #ClaudeCode internally while selling you #Copilot

https://blog.devgenius.i...
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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vaadin.com/blog/announc... << ...Swing Modernization Toolkit: a pragmatic way to run a Java Swing application in the browser and modernize it gradually using a modern Java web stack. No rewrite into a separate JavaScript/TypeScript front-end. No “stop the world” migration... >>
Announcing Swing Modernization Toolkit | Vaadin
Run your Swing app in the browser now, modernize when you’re ready!
vaadin.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Why I am moving away from #Scala

https://arbuh.medium.com...
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Yesterday, I managed to 1) install #PiHole on a #RaspberryPi behind in my #Tailscale mesh and configure the #DNS to use it 2) finally make my #HomeAssistant Voice Preview to work by installing the latest version.

Not bad for a Saturday
February 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Most Important Code Is the #Code No One Owns

https://techyall.com/blo...
February 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM