A closer look at the latest AWS service for running container apps — One of the most popular requests, well, actually the only request, following the Java 16 Records article was for a discussion on how to package a Java 16 application as a Docker container image. So, tag along as we containerize our Java 16 app and then take it for a…

Make your Hue light’s color show the outside temperature — take two — It’s finally time to revisit the amazing piece of Clojure code created way back in 2017 to control Hue connected lights based on outside temperature. Join in as we bring the code up to date and add support for the temperature sensor tucked away inside the Hue motion sensors! A Little Bit of Background To…

Solving life’s minor nuisances with code — In this article we will address one of life’s insignificant annoyances by writing a quick command-line tool for controlling Denon AVR home cinema receivers using Java, Picocli, GraalVM, and Alfred. The Problem Most mornings, as I sit down at my desk, I find myself wanting to put on some music. With the…

Vår omgivning blir allt mer komplex och de system vi utvecklar förutsätts kunna lösa allt mer komplicerade problem. För att lyckas med detta behöver vi få till ett kreativt samarbete mellan utvecklare och verksamhetsexperter. Vi behöver också tillgång till verktyg och metoder för att stötta oss under utvecklingsarbetet. Att så…

I had this idea for a little weekend project to let one of our multicolor Hue lights in the house change color based on the outside temperature. Perhaps not particularly useful, but fun! So, for this project I needed a lightsource that could be programmatically controlled to change color, some…