Java 15 will remove Solaris Support. This with the removal of Java Applet in JDK 9 is the final end of another Java mutation process cycle.

I mean, Java 1.0 is dead as we know it. Vector, Applet and the Solaris-only version are all dead. Template was a “too complex feature”.

With t3a.nano instance you got 512MB at a very reasonable price per month (around $5 /  4.5€ for an on-demand instance). It should be enough for running a micro wordpress blog with docker, but sometime it is not. A pair of docker containers can eat up all the memory and your little box will be unable to launch docker-compose shutdown commands with out of memory error all way around. But we are here to solve the issue, and get the best bang for your bucks :)

Docker was born for the cloud. It is the easiest way to run different software in a tiny box, installing it in a rapid way and with a nice way to wipe it in a snap. But when docker shines are the little docker compose files, which realize the Infrastructure as Code, a configuration file which declare in an easy and simple way how services are connected.

I am happy to announce pyc64 now supports save and load programs on top of real emulation. Irmen point me to the right code to look, and I implemented the fix in the weekend; happy hacking!

https://github.com/irmen/pyc64

In 1985, all my work started with a VIC-20 with 5Kb of RAM, and only 3583 bytes free for the BASIC. With 3 more kilobytes, VIC-20 would be able to unveil its more versatile graphic capabilities, but we have no luck. In 1995 I got a 8 MegaBytes computer with 512MB hard disk as workstation for my University Exams. I was a lucky boy, and that PC helped me to graduate up to 2000.

1. GitLab's Guide to All-Remote

JDK 1.11 is the next LTS (Long Term Support) Release.

A lot of Enterprise Customers are still with JDK 1.8, but nowadays you need to provide migration path to JDK 1.11 (or to JDK 1.14 LTS).

JDK11 will be supported by Amazon Corretto at least up to 2024, so it seems a good candidate for a migration target. Maven is highly recommended as build system, so we will focus on this use case.

How to monitor MySQL / MariaDB query progressThe progress indicator of MySQL or MariaDB long-running commands and queries is extremely extremely and frustratingly coarse. In an index update I’m running now it was stuck in the same state for more than three hours. Thankfully, the pmonitor tool allows us to precisely monitor the progress of many commands. Here’s an example of its application on MariaDB.

It is already history, and you can read my review there.

But if you like to try it yourself, you can order the C/64 Replica below. PS: if you wait some time, I predict it will ha a sale price of 40% of more, in a couple of months…versus the current 104€ retail price.