Mark Heckler, MBA, is the Senior Director of Field Engineering at Moderne and a seasoned technologist specializing in application modernization, developer tools, and cloud-native architectures. An open-source contributor and author of Spring Boot: Up and Running, Mark helps organizations deliver secure, observable, and high-performance systems—on time and on budget. He’s also a licensed, instrument-rated pilot, bringing precision and clarity to both software and flight.
9 articles from this blog
An overview of application security fundamentals, including secure coding, testing, authentication, and updates to protect software from threats.
Explores the synergy between observability and performance in modern software, highlighting tools like Jaeger and Prometheus for microservices.
Compares Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent2Agent (A2A), two AI communication frameworks for multi-model collaboration and agent interaction.
An overview of essential development tools like IDEs, version control, testing frameworks, and project management software for improving software workflows.
Explores the importance of modernizing legacy software systems with cloud, microservices, and AI to stay competitive and improve user experiences.
Explores cloud-native Java development, covering microservices, frameworks like Spring Boot, and tools like Docker and Kubernetes for scalability.
Explores how AI tools like GitHub Copilot are transforming software development by automating tasks, improving debugging, and enhancing code quality.
Explores the integration of Java with Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) for building innovative applications like AI chatbots.
Explains the concept of bikeshedding, where teams focus on trivial details over critical issues, and offers strategies to stay focused.
