John Vester articles - 107 total
How to Banish Anxiety, Lower MTTR, and Stay on Budget During Incident Response
Since I started in technology in 1992 (over three decades ago!), I’ve encountered countless...
Exploring Cloud-Based Testing with the Elastic Execution Grid
You know those regression packs that used to finish while you grabbed coffee? Are they now taking...
The Missing Infrastructure Layer: Why AI's Next Evolution Requires Distributed Systems Thinking
The recent announcement of KubeMQ-Aiway caught my attention not as another AI platform launch, but...
How To Introduce a New API Quickly Using Micronaut
In the first two articles of this series (part 1 and part 2), I demonstrated how quickly an idea...
How To Introduce a New API Quickly Using Quarkus and ChatGPT
My last two articles (part 1 and part 2) focused on getting to market quickly using Java. The only...
Solid Testing Strategies for Salesforce Releases
As software engineers, we live in a dependency-driven world. Whether they are libraries,...
How To Introduce a New API Quickly Using Spring Boot and Maven
In my last post, I wrote about how quick and easy it is to turn an idea into reality. I built a...
How To Introduce a New API Quickly Using Spring Boot and Gradle
For the last five years, I’ve had the quote “everything begins with an idea” on the wall of my...
Simplifying Multi-LLM Integration with KubeMQ: The Path to Scalable AI Solutions
Integrating multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI and Anthropic's Claude into...
Working with Vision AI to Test Cloud Applications
Recently, I’ve been looking into Tricentis Tosca to better understand how its testing suite can...
How to Test QR Codes in Your Applications
Building quality software is only possible with quality tests. Whether you write test scripts for...
When (Tech Service) Relationships Don’t Work Out
Think back to those days when you met the love of your life. The feeling was mutual. The world...
5 Signs You’ve Built a Secretly Bad Architecture (And How to Fix It)
In the hustle to deliver value, development teams can unknowingly create software architectures...
The Power of Market Disruption: How to Detect Fraud With Graph Data
In previous articles, I’ve mentioned my short career in the music industry. Let me tell a quick...
Why Haven’t You Upgraded to HTTP/2?
From a Java perspective, I’ve been the beneficiary of some pretty amazing features over the...
Leveling Up My GraphQL Skills: Real Time Subscriptions
For a few years now, I’ve tried to identify frameworks, products, and services that allow...
Mastering Multi-Cloud and Edge Data Synchronization: A Retail Use Case with KubeMQ’s Java SDK
In today’s rapidly evolving enterprise landscape, managing and synchronizing data across complex...
Buh-Bye Webpack and Node.js, Hello Rails and Import Maps
I enjoy spending time learning new technologies. However, often the biggest drawback of working...
From Observability to Architectural Observability—Shifting Left for Resiliency
In my previous article, Managing Architectural Tech Debt, I talked about understanding and managing...
Why You Need to Shift-left with Mobile Testing
I feel like there’s always been a love-hate relationship with the concept of testing. Without a...
When You Need More Power Than a Lambda Provides
Navigating toward a cloud-native architecture can be both exciting and challenging. The expectation...
Managing Architectural Tech Debt
When I think about technical debt, I still remember the first application I created that made me...
Less Time Learning, More Time Building
Back in 2018, I decided to use my free time to help modernize a family member’s business. Along the...
When It’s Time to Give REST a Rest
Through my years of building services, the RESTful API has been my primary go-to. However, even...
FastAPI Got Me an OpenAPI Spec Really... Fast
Readers of my publications are likely familiar with the idea of employing an API First approach to...
DevSecOps: It’s Time To Pay For Your Demand – Not Ingestion
I remember back when mobile devices started to gain momentum and popularity. While I was excited...
Using pgvector To Locate Similarities In Enterprise Data
Software engineers occupy an exciting place in this world. Regardless of the tech stack or...
Build a Flow Collectibles Portal Using Cadence (Part 2)
Welcome to the final step in creating your Collectibles portal! (for part 1, see here) In this...
Build a Digital Collectibles Portal Using Flow and Cadence (Part 1)
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a website for collecting digital collectibles (or NFTs)...
Exploring the Horizon of Microservices with KubeMQ's New Control Center
The software development landscape is rapidly evolving. New tools, technologies, and trends are...