blog about this and thathttps://flounder.dev/en-ushttps://flounder.dev/posts/creative-skill-building/https://flounder.dev/posts/creative-skill-building/Can AI deterministically find the root cause of a flaky test with the help of a skill?Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/your-programs-are-not-single-threaded/https://flounder.dev/posts/your-programs-are-not-single-threaded/A Spring Boot app produced duplicate invoice numbers. We track down the bug with the debugger and walk through the fixWed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/duplicate-finder-implementation/https://flounder.dev/posts/duplicate-finder-implementation/A walkthrough of the trigram-based algorithm for finding duplicate and similar text fragmentsFri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/sources-bytecode-debugging/https://flounder.dev/posts/sources-bytecode-debugging/Let's discuss how Java source code, class files, and debuggers are connectedThu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/structured-output-for-translation/https://flounder.dev/posts/structured-output-for-translation/Using an LLM for project localization instead of a dedicated translation service. Comparing code and results.Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/trying-out-junie/https://flounder.dev/posts/trying-out-junie/Adding features to the duplicate finder with Junie, a new coding agent by JetBrainsFri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/rag-semantic-markup/https://flounder.dev/posts/rag-semantic-markup/Build documentation-powered features using retrieval-augmented generation and semantic markupMon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/duplicate-finder-requirements/https://flounder.dev/posts/duplicate-finder-requirements/Define specifications and the interface for the duplicate finderWed, 20 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/efficient-debugging-exceptions/https://flounder.dev/posts/efficient-debugging-exceptions/Find the cause of a Java exception and correct the error while the program is still runningSun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/profile-idea-with-idea/https://flounder.dev/posts/profile-idea-with-idea/Analyze IntelliJ IDEA's curious performance bottleneck using its own profilerWed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/debugger-god-mode/https://flounder.dev/posts/debugger-god-mode/Inspect the memory of a running Java program and change its behavior without accessing the source codeThu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/troubleshoot-slow-debugging/https://flounder.dev/posts/troubleshoot-slow-debugging/At times the debugger may cause your Java application to slow down. Here's why this happens and how to address the problemMon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/tricky-double/https://flounder.dev/posts/tricky-double/A periodic reminder that arithmetic operations with the double-precision floats may cause surprising outcomesTue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/debug-without-breakpoints/https://flounder.dev/posts/debug-without-breakpoints/A typical debugging session starts with setting breakpoints. But is it really the only way to suspend a program?Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/duplicate-finder-intro/https://flounder.dev/posts/duplicate-finder-intro/Ongoing project to minimize duplicates and promote reuse in docs and other massive text repositoriesMon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/localize-apps-with-ai/https://flounder.dev/posts/localize-apps-with-ai/Let's put AI to some work and see if it can localize an entire webapp, using Spring Petclinic as an exampleMon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/logpoints-tricks/https://flounder.dev/posts/logpoints-tricks/A couple of useful tricks for debugging with print statementsMon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/allocation-profiling/https://flounder.dev/posts/allocation-profiling/Investigating memory leaks is not a typical use case for allocation profiling. Still, combined with other tools, the profiler can point us in the right directionMon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/debug-unresponsive-apps/https://flounder.dev/posts/debug-unresponsive-apps/Debugging UI freezes is easier when you use the right tools and techniques. Let's consider a couple of them using a hands-on exampleFri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://flounder.dev/posts/get-started-with-profiling/https://flounder.dev/posts/get-started-with-profiling/A practical example of profiling and optimizing CPU-intensive tasks in a Java applicationSat, 29 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT