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Sticky Transparent OceanWP Header

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:January 14, 2023
Post category:General Web
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Recently I updated my web site to a new, fresh look. I chose the great OceanWP theme (free version). While the build-in functionality is already awesome, I wanted my header…

Deploying Spring Boot Apps to Heroku using Docker

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:November 5, 2016
Post category:General Java
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I am using Heroku for a long time now. The usual deployment method for me was to push a Git repository to Heroku, then build and run the software in…

Creating colorful Banners for Spring Boot Applications

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:December 13, 2015
Post category:General Java Uncategorized
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Often it is nice if a service provides its own banner. Then you can easily recognize the start of the service, even when you just take a quick glimpse. Its…

Docker on Windows behind a Firewall

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:May 11, 2015
Post category:Eclipse General Java
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Working with Docker under Windows becomes easier and easier. I am often ask by co-workers how to run Docker behind a firewall, this blog gives a little recipe, how to…

JavaLand 2015

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:March 28, 2015
Post category:Eclipse General Java
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Last week I attended the JavaLand conference (March 23-24, 2015) and this is a short personal blog about it. The Venue The conference took place at Phantasialand, a great theme…

Deploy Multi-Language Projects to Heroku

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:November 30, 2014
Post category:Eclipse General Java Uncategorized
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In my current technology playground chatty I use Java, TypeScript and JavaScript as programming languages. For the TypeScript/HTML based Web UI I use a node/grunt based build, for the Java…

Eclipse 4 Application Platform Tutorial Update

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:May 26, 2014
Post category:Eclipse General Java
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Recently I worked a bit on my Eclipse 4 Application Platform Tutorial. The good news for you: The slides are now licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.…

Continuous Integration with Travis CI

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:May 23, 2014
Post category:Eclipse General Java
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Travis CI is a cloud-based continuous integration service that supports many different programming languages and environments. If you have projects at GitHub, Travis CI might be interesting for you. I currently…

Long Time no Blog…

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:January 27, 2014
Post category:General
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A few months ago I moved on to a new full time job at Siemens Building Technologies. I was so exited about all the new technologies and software srchitecture concepts…

Eclipse Demo Camp Munich 2013: Impressions

Post author:Kai Tödter
Post published:June 13, 2013
Post category:Eclipse General Java
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Yesterday we had the Eclipse Demo Camp Munich 2013 at the Siemens campus. Around 150 attendees showed up, and from the feedback I got do far, the event was a…