Java Hot Code Reloader
Why Java needs a restart for every code change, how hot reloading tools work around it, and the approach behind the Java Hot Code Reloader.
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About
I'm a software developer turned SEO consultant. I audit SaaS, e-commerce, local and service business websites, mostly for startups and small businesses that have outgrown their own SEO knowledge.
6 audits, one for each kind of site
1 person, from first email to final report
36–54 points checked in every audit
Before SEO, I worked as a software developer, and it still shapes how I audit. I look at how a site is built as closely as at how it ranks, and I write each finding so a founder can follow it and a developer can act on it. I'm based in Poland, and I do every audit myself, from the first email to the final report.
A few principles behind every report.
A store, a software company and a local clinic have different problems. Each audit has its own checklist, so the points fit what you actually run.
Tools collect the data. Deciding what matters, and what can wait, comes from reading your site and understanding your business.
Plain English, every finding tied to a page and a figure, and the fixes in order of priority. The report is clear on its own.
When a point can't be checked, for example without access to your data, it's marked N/A rather than filled in.
The process was organized, straightforward, and very easy to manage from our side.
Writing
Why Java needs a restart for every code change, how hot reloading tools work around it, and the approach behind the Java Hot Code Reloader.
Why a local business can rank in the map pack while its website sits on page two, and the profile details that are easy to miss.
Why a six-month-old SaaS and a three-year-old SaaS need different SEO, and how to tell when a startup is ready to invest in it.