xkcoding/simple-http

CS-Notes is a GitHub repository maintained by CyC2018 that collects Chinese-language study notes across ten topic areas: algorithms, operating systems, networking, object-oriented design, databases, Java, system design, tools, coding practice, and an afterword. It links each topic to standalone markdown files instead of writing everything inline, and the README says most of the content is original work rather than material copied from elsewhere.

Java Design Patterns is an open-source GitHub project by iluwatar that documents design patterns as commented, working Java code rather than diagrams or prose. The repository is organized so readers can find a pattern by name, by tag such as Gang of Four or Performance, or by category, with a companion site and an optional paid e-book alongside it.

Spring Boot is an opinionated layer on top of Spring that handles the boilerplate you'd otherwise write for every project — auto-configuration for embedded servers, security, metrics, and health endpoints — so you can ship a runnable JAR with `java -jar` without touching XML. The trade-off is that you're buying into Spring's conventions hard; when your requirements genuinely diverge from the defaults, the "get out of the way" promise only goes so far and you're still digging through Spring's layered configuration model. It genuinely skips code generation and XML, which is rare for a framework this feature-complete, and the Gradle-based build with JDK 25 requirement tells you this is aimed at teams with a modern JVM already in place.

Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem, built in TypeScript and licensed under MIT, that serves as a web-based client for interacting with APIs. It offers PWA, desktop, and CLI options via add-ons, positioning itself as an alternative to commercial tools like Postman. It handles a wide range of protocols including HTTP (supporting all standard and custom methods), WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Socket.IO, MQTT, and GraphQL. Developers can define requests with various authorization types (Basic, Bearer, OAuth 2.0, OIDC), custom headers, and parameters, and craft request bodies in formats like FormData or JSON. The tool includes features like Pre-Request Scripts and Post-Request Tests using JavaScript, environment variables, and organized collections with nested folders for managing API calls. For collaboration, it supports teams with shared collections, role-based access, and workspaces, along with a proxy mode to address CORS issues or access non-HTTPS endpoints. It also provides cloud sync for data across devices and a customizable UI with theming and keyboard shortcuts.