From hidden string pitfalls to emoji-safe endpoints, learn how to handle text correctly in modern Java applications with "Mastering Unicode in Java: Build World-Ready REST APIs with Quarkus" by Markus Eisele. Read "Infusing AI into Your Java applications" by Don Bourne & Michal Broz to learn how to create a simple RESTful Java AI application that asks a large language model (LLM) to write a short poem based on a topic provided by the application user. Check out Octavio Santana’s "Build a REST API With Just 2 Classes in Java and Quarkus" to learn how Quarkus enables a full CRUD API with just two classes using Hibernate ORM with Panache. No controllers or repositories needed — just define two classes, and deploy. Read "Building AI-Powered Applications with LangChain4j and Quarkus" by Hamid Khanjani to see how Quarkus + LangChain4j lets you build fast, testable, production-ready AI services in Java. Learn how to bridge the gap between generative AI’s knowledge and its ability to act within an enterprise, enabling LLMs to interact with business systems. Read "The Universal Adapter for Enterprise AI: Mastering the MCP with Quarkus and Langchain4j" by Elder Moraes as a hands-on guide to building an MCP server and a Langchain4j client to enhance system flexibility and maintainability. Check out "Building local LLM AI-Powered Applications with Quarkus, Ollama and Testcontainers" by Jonathan Vila López, a complete development guide to build local LLM applications with Ollama and Quarkus and test them with Testcontainers.You will also see the latest Quarkus Insights episodes, top tweets/discussions and upcoming Quarkus attended events.Check out Newsletter #60: September!Want to get newsletters in your inbox? Sign up for the newsletter using the on page form.