Breaktime Tech Talks
By jmhreif
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Episodes: 84
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A bite-sized tech podcast for busy developers where we’ll briefly cover technical topics, new snippets, and more in short time blocks. Your host, Jennifer Reif, is an avid developer and problem-solver with special interest in data, learning, and all things technology.
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Ep84: Relearning Streams and Lambdas + Offloading vs Surrender to AI
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Ep83: Book Writing Progress + GraphRAG & DevRel in the AI Era
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Ep82: AI and Code Generation + Code Reviews in a Changing Landscape
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Ep81: Curating NODES 2026 + The Software Industrial Revolution
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Ep80: Rethinking AI Intelligence + Developer Careers After Code Generation
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Ep79: Reducing Agent Token Costs + RAG Beyond Semantic Search
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Ep78: AI-First Java Book + Embabel for Enterprise Agents
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Ep77: Spring AI Memory Bug + LLMs, Skills, & Your Dev Career
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May 15, 2026 |
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Ep76: Batching in Native Cypher + Avoiding Injection Vulnerabilities
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May 01, 2026 |
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Ep75: Versioning AI Models + Define Schema for Better Knowledge Graphs
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Ep74: Building without a Blueprint + Scaling Graphs with Infinigraph
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Ep73: Cypher Query Tuning + Does Language Still Matter in the Age of AI?
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Ep72: Live Coding Fails and Fixes + Why LLMs Lose the Plot
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep71: GraphRAG Learnings + Langchain4j Apps for Production
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Ep70: Devnexus Conference Recap + No-LLM Agentic Workflow
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep69: Growth through Challenge + Rise of Agentic AI
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep68: Career Highlights + OGM Alternatives
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Ep67: Conference Recap + Cypher Query Patterns
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Ep66: Neo4j Data Loading at Scale + Vector Search Filtering
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ep65: RAG Filtering + Context Graphs with Neo4j
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Ep64: Neo4j Vector Migration + Learning in the AI Era
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Ep63: MCP Integration Success + Advancing Semantic Search
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Ep62: Quarkus Langchain4j Updates + Production-Ready Agents on JVM
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Ep61: William Lyon on Knowledge Graphs + Agentic Memory
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Ep60: Langchain4j & Neo4j Integration Breakthroughs + The Decade of Agents in AI
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Ep59: NODES 2025 Highlights + Solving Graph Problems with Cypher 25
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Ep58: Hybrid Search Headaches + GraphRAG as MCP Server
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Ep57: Developer Advocacy Realities + Conditional Logic in Cypher
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Ep56: Java and Langchain4j Releases + GraphRAG with Langchain4j
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Ep55: Demystifying MCP + Future of Vibe Coding and RAG
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Ep54: Spring AI Integrations + Real-World RAG Challenges
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Ep53: Language Models for Data Tasks + MCP Journey Begins
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Ep52: Enhancing AI with Spring Advisors + GraphRAG Python Adventures
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Ep51: Exploring AI Agents + Agentic GraphRAG in Java
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Ep50: GraphRAG with Advisors + Spring AI Concepts
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Ep49: Moving toward AI Tools/Agents + Local RAG app with Quarkus
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Ep48: Java GraphRAG and Langchain4j 1.0 + Thoughts on conversational interfaces
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Ep47: Langchain4j GraphRAG Friction + MCP Authorization Headaches
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Ep46: Quarkus Neo4j Application + Development Lessons Learned
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May 30, 2025 |
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Ep45: Exploring Java Frameworks + Launch of Spring AI 1.0
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May 23, 2025 |
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Ep44: Updates in Java tools + MCP and Security
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May 16, 2025 |
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Ep43: MCP Java SDK + Naive RAG vs GraphRAG
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May 09, 2025 |
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Ep42: RAG and Java + AI-generated content and MCP
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May 02, 2025 |
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Ep41: Spring AI M7, NODES, RAG + Neo4j, Quarkus, and Intelligent Apps
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Ep40: Recent AI learnings + More than a vector database
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Ep39: Why embedding models should match + Advice for starting a blog
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Ep38: Spring AI Debugging + How to Contribute to Open Source
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Ep37: Vector Database Frustration + Microsoft LazyGraphRAG
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Ep36: What is a Developer Advocate + Balancing Digital Consumption
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Ep35: Vector Databases + Building Effective Agents
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Ep34: Outlines and Iterating + Lessons from Grace Hopper
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Ep33: Cypher DSL examples + Crowd-source AI hacking
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Ep32: Official CLI + Bread Code Framework
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Ep31: Database CLI + Containerization Refcard
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Ep30: SDN update entity + Knowledge Graph ebook
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ep29: Neo4j GenAI plugin + How-To for Technical Content
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Ep28: 2024 Recap, 2025 Look-Ahead + Always Be Launching
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Ep27: Lexical vs Semantic Search + Downside of Vector Databases
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Ep26: Git Troubles + Dungeons & Dragons Graph
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Ep25: Github Actions + AI Coding Assistant
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Ep24: Graph Data Science + Building Knowledge Graphs
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Ep23: Spring Data Neo4j course + Event recap
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Ep22: LLM Graph Builder + Devrel unlocks “aha” moment
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Ep21: Data is cool + NODES 2024 preview
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Ep20: What is a graph + Goodhart’s Law
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Ep19: RAG vs Agents + Naming Things
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Ep18: What is Vector search + JConf/Dev2next experiences
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Ep17: Using Asciidoc for Tech Content + Current Productivity Reads
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Ep16: Mapping Relationships in Applications + Software Estimates
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Ep15: What is GraphRAG + Developing Better Software
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Ep14: Making Tech Relatable + Java Entity Mapping
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Ep13: GraphQL vs GQL vs Cypher + Road to NODES
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Ep12: What is RAG + Case for Conferences
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Ep11: What is a Knowledge Graph + DevUp Conference
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Ep10: What are embeddings + LLM use case and prompt
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Ep9: Graphs for Conference Scheduling + Spring AI 1.0
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Ep8: Luck Favors the Prepared + LLM Graph Builder Tool
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Ep7: Deploying Neo4j on Kubernetes + Parallel Relationship Loading
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Ep6: Maintaining Personal Website + Git Submodules
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Ep5: What are vectors + KCDC Highlights
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Ep4: Where’s the Graph Data Type in Programming Languages?
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Ep3: Current Tech Read and Exploring Kubernetes
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Ep2: Spring AI Debugging and Query Tune-Up
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Ep1: Meet Breaktime Tech Talks + Devnexus Summary
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Jun 14, 2024 |