AI on a budget, smarter security, and tools that save time

CVSS scores alone don’t tell the whole story. This guide by Nigel Douglas shows how developers can use context, exploitability, and tools like EPSS and VEX to focus on the vulnerabilities that actually matter.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: CVSS scores alone are not enough is a long-standing issue in vulnerability management. This topic is foundational to how modern security teams will triage the growing flood of vulnerabilities, especially in software supply chains.

Learn how to build AI agents in Java using Jakarta EE, LangChain4j, and SmallRye LLM—no new framework required. And this one includes an open source demo application.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: We absolutely love demo apps, and this article features one from Payara Services showing how to build a conversational agent that helps users book rental cars (a car booking assistant).

Working on a Markdown draft and want a clean word count—without the code? This handy AWK trick helps you count only the words that matter. Perfect for writers, developers, and anyone editing in Markdown.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: If you're like the author Jim Hall and use Markdown to write/edit, you too can try this simple command line trick to count words only from the text body, not the code samples.

Curious about getting started with AI—without breaking the bank? In this week's podcast, Fran Hinkelmann from Google shares practical tips on using free tools, function calling, and code assistants to help developers build and experiment with AI right now.