Amir Boroumand | Software Engineer based in Pittsburgh, PA on Amir Boroumand | Software engineer based in Pittsburgh, PA

Announcing the launch of Steel City Time Machine, an iOS app that brings Pittsburgh’s history to life.

Java 8 and later versions have introduced built-in string utilities that make Apache Commons StringUtils less necessary.

An open-source API for detecting NSFW images powered by a modern AI image detection model.

Configure CloudFront so you can avoid ugly .html endings in URLs.

An open-source Python tool for identifying the school district associated with a street address powered by data from the federal government.

An open-source authentication proxy to provide secure, temporary, least-privilege credentials to your AWS environment.

A website that allows you to scan any public DockerHub image for security vulnerabilities.

Slash your cloud bill without impacting your operations.

A checklist for building a successful REST API.

I demonstrate how to add SSL/TLS to a web application running on AWS EC2 by configuring an application load balancer in front of it.

I explain how to test log statements in Spring Boot using the OutputCaptureExtension.

I describe a common Git error and how to resolve it.

Command-line snippets for deleting multiple branches at once.

I describe a common Git error and how to resolve it.

I discuss why using the anyMatch() method in the Java Stream API is both safer and more performant than using filter().count > 0.

I cover a strange behavior where Spring overwrites map keys with value bean names.

I cover the basics of how PK’s work in SAP Hybris.

In this article, we’ll cover one of the nuances in the Java Collections Framework when creating ArrayList objects.

I cover one of the nuances in the Java Collections Framework when creating ArrayList objects.

In this article, we’ll explore how to create lists and maps in the Spring Framework using XML configuration.

I cover how to create an empty file and a file with a certain size filled with random data.

Explore the dangers of dead code and how to prevent it.

I demonstrate the different ways to sort a list of objects by field.

I cover what Java developers need to know enum equality.

I cover the ZonedDateTime class in Java 8.

A dashboard that provided visibility into release versions deployed to different environments such as Dev, QA, Stage, and Production.

How I pivoted from a career in systems administration to a software development.

I cover what Java developers need to know about SSL certificates.

Developed new features for Windows desktop application to add support for timed trials and product key activations.

Abstract classes are used to provide some common functionality across a set of related classes while also allowing default method implementations.

In this article, we’ll walk through code that populates a dropdown using sample JSON data containing Canadian province names and abbreviations.

The Equifax data breach announced last week exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of 143 million people.

Command-line application that scored short-term loan accounts based on payment history using a proprietary algorithm.

Learn how to use Google’s Guava Multimap to efficiently handle duplicate keys in Java maps and avoid the limitations of standard Map implementations.

I explain the how the browser uses its cache to load pages faster, which factors determine cache duration, and how we can bypass the cache when necessary..

An updated guide on using maps in Java, reflecting changes up to Java 21.

View Source and Inspect Element are two browser features that allow developers to look at the HTML for a particular page.

The article explains how to configure Apache as a reverse proxy for a Spring Boot application running on embedded Tomcat.

Cookies are a fundamental part of the web so understanding how they work is important for devs."

We explore why static method calls on a null object reference don’t produce an NPE.

Storing passwords in Java String objects is risky due to immutability and unpredictable garbage collection, so using a char[] allows explicit memory clearing for better security.

Developed automation that delivered audio calls with metadata to third-party vendor for compliance purposes.

A guide to installing and using the AWS SDK for PHP, including setup with Composer and examples for interacting with AWS services like S3 and EC2.

Developed file transfer automation for multiple business units.

Developed solutions for SSO integration and S3 automation.