In standard Maven projects, versions are hardcoded in the POM, requiring a manual update after every release. This workflow is prone to several issues that often complicate CI/CD pipelines. I will explain why this approach is problematic and show a better way to handle releases by decoupling the version and Git operations from Maven.

I’m happy to share that I’ve added a new feature to CrOp and also moved it to a new namespace.

ORMs promise to simplify persistence, but in practice, they introduce recurring problems.

Search functionality is so ubiquitous in any web app that at some point you start asking yourself if it can be done any easier. Introducing CrOp, a lightweight, zero dependency, and type-safe wrapper around Java Persistence Criteria API, which simplifies building queries, particularly useful within REST SQL (RSQL) context.