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Vibe Coding: Programming Without Programming

Imagine you want to build a house. Instead of laying every brick and mixing the mortar yourself, you sit down with a master builder and describe your dream home. You talk about the “feeling” of the kitchen or the layout…

AI that acts: Understanding the Agentic Shift

Agentic AI represents a shift from AI that simply “thinks” or “creates” to AI that “acts.” While traditional AI (like a chatbot) responds to a specific prompt, Agentic AI is designed with agency—the capacity to reason, plan, and execute multi-step…

The Digital Building Blocks: Understanding OOP

Think of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) as a way of organizing code like a set of LEGO bricks. Instead of a long list of instructions, you create “Objects” (like a ‘Car’ or a ‘User’) that hold both data and the actions…

Why enterprises “Splunk” their data

Splunk is a data analytics platform that collects, indexes, and analyzes machine-generated data—logs, metrics, and events—from servers, applications, networks, and cloud services in real time. Founded in 2003, the name comes from “spelunking,” a term for exploring caves to uncover…

What is Jira, why is it so widely used?

Jira is a project and issue-tracking tool created by Atlassian in 2002. Its name comes from a shortened form of “Gojira,” the Japanese word for Godzilla—a playful nod to it being a powerful bug-tracking rival to older tools like Bugzilla.​…

Understanding Java, J2EE, JBoss, JavaScript, and JSON

Java, Jakarta EE (formerly Java EE/J2EE), and JBoss/WildFly (often mentioned together) serve distinct but complementary roles in enterprise software. Java is a general-purpose programming language used to build anything from desktop tools to Android apps and backend services. Its portability…

The Powerhouse of API Testing: Understanding SoapUI

SoapUI is the world’s most widely used open-source tool for testing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Developed by Ole Lensmar in 2005, it was specifically designed to handle the complexities of SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and REST web services. It…