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    <title>Aman Kumar — Software Developer & AEM Expert</title>
    <link>https://www.kumaraman.in</link>
    <description>AEM Developer specializing in Adobe Experience Manager Cloud Service, Sling Models, OSGi, HTL, Core Components, Java, and enterprise CMS solutions. Building scalable, high-performance digital experiences with modern web technologies.</description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Adobe Agentic AI & AEM Cloud Service: The Complete Enterprise Architecture Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/adobe-agentic-ai-aem-cloud-service-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/adobe-agentic-ai-aem-cloud-service-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive deep dive into Adobe Agentic AI in AEM as a Cloud Service. Learn how Adobe Sensei GenAI, Firefly, and intelligent agents are transforming content creation, asset management, architecture, and developer workflows.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AI for Beginners: The Ultimate Terminology & Starter Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/ai-for-beginners-terminology-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/ai-for-beginners-terminology-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive, production-oriented beginner's guide to Artificial Intelligence terminology, from LLMs and context windows to RAG, Vector Search, and autonomous AI Agents. Learn the foundations, decode the jargon, and understand exactly how to start building real-world AI applications.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Generative AI: From Basics to Advanced Architectures]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/generative-ai-basics-to-advanced-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/generative-ai-basics-to-advanced-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive, staff-level guide to Generative AI architectures, covering everything from fundamental transformer mechanics to advanced RAG patterns, Agentic AI, and enterprise implementation strategies.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Guide to Prompt Engineering: From Beginner to Advanced]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/prompt-engineering-beginner-to-advanced-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/prompt-engineering-beginner-to-advanced-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive, production-grade guide to prompt engineering. Learn everything from beginner fundamentals to advanced strategies like CoT, ReAct, adversarial prompting, and writing robust system instructions for enterprise LLM applications.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prompt Engineering for Non-Tech Professionals: A Complete Masterclass]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/prompt-engineering-for-non-tech-professionals-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/prompt-engineering-for-non-tech-professionals-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive guide to prompt engineering for finance professionals, journalists, professors, and founders. Learn how to craft the perfect prompt and automate hours of work.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM JCR-SQL2: The Ultimate Recipe Book]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-jcr-sql2-recipe-book</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-jcr-sql2-recipe-book</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The exhaustive reference guide and recipe book for JCR-SQL2 queries in Adobe Experience Manager. Contains over 20 real-world production queries, execution strategies, and optimization techniques for both AEM 6.5 and AEM as a Cloud Service.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Query Builder: The Ultimate Recipe Book]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-query-builder-recipe-book</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-query-builder-recipe-book</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive library of 20+ real-world, production-ready AEM Query Builder snippets, recipes, and complex examples for AEM 6.5 and AEM as a Cloud Service.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Next.js App Router for AEM Developers: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/nextjs-app-router-for-aem-developers</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/nextjs-app-router-for-aem-developers</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn the Next.js 16 App Router by mapping it to the AEM concepts you already know — file-system routing vs Sling resolution, layouts vs editable templates, Server Components vs HTL and clientlibs, caching and revalidation vs Dispatcher flushes, route handlers, Server Actions, proxy.ts, metadata, images, environment variables, and Vercel deployments — then build a headless AEM front end with persisted queries, publish-driven revalidation, draft mode, and the Universal Editor. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Groovy Console: The Complete Guide & Script Library]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-groovy-console-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-groovy-console-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master the AEM Groovy Console with this comprehensive guide covering installation, security, implicit variables, Fast Action Manager (FAM), and a massive library of ready-to-use production scripts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Web Security Headers: The Complete Guide (CSP, HSTS & More)]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/web-security-headers-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/web-security-headers-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical, standards-checked guide to HTTP security headers — Content-Security-Policy in depth (nonces, hashes, strict-dynamic, reporting, safe rollout), HSTS and preloading, nosniff, frame protection, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy, COOP/COEP/CORP, cookie attributes, deprecated headers, and how to set them in Next.js, Apache/AEM Dispatcher, the AEM as a Cloud Service CDN, and Nginx. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The AEM Developer Roadmap: What to Learn, and in What Order]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-developer-roadmap</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-developer-roadmap</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A staged learning path for Adobe Experience Manager developers — from Java and Maven prerequisites through JCR, Sling, and OSGi, components and HTL, Dispatcher and caching, Cloud Manager and RDE, to headless, Edge Delivery Services, Universal Editor, and architect-level skills. With hands-on projects, time estimates, official Adobe resources, certifications, and links to every deep-dive guide on this blog.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ACS AEM Commons: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/acs-aem-commons-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/acs-aem-commons-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The definitive guide to ACS AEM Commons for AEM developers. Master the Setup, Redirect Manager, MCP, FAM, Generic Lists, and transition strategies for AEM as a Cloud Service.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Interview Questions & Answers: 100+ Questions (Junior to Architect)]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-interview-questions-and-answers</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-interview-questions-and-answers</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A verified, level-by-level AEM interview guide: 115+ questions with concise answers on Sling, OSGi, JCR/Oak, components and HTL, Dispatcher, workflows and Assets, headless, AEM as a Cloud Service, security, performance, and architect-level scenarios, with notes on what interviewers actually look for.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Query Builder API: The Complete Reference]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-query-builder-api-complete-reference</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A complete, verified reference for the AEM Query Builder — how predicates compile to XPath and Oak, the /bin/querybuilder.json endpoint and how to lock it down, root parameters (p.limit, p.hits, p.guessTotal), every documented predicate with examples, the Java API and its ResourceResolver gotcha, custom predicate evaluators, performance and Explain Query, and real-world recipes. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM with Adobe Analytics, Target & the Adobe Client Data Layer: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-adobe-analytics-target-data-layer-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-adobe-analytics-target-data-layer-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[How AEM, Adobe Experience Platform Tags, Adobe Analytics, and Adobe Target fit together — the Adobe Client Data Layer and its API, the Core Components data layer, custom component data via Sling Models, the Tags cloud configuration, AppMeasurement vs. Web SDK, page view and click tracking, Experience Fragment offers, flicker, consent, debugging, and caching. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM GraphQL API & Persisted Queries: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-graphql-api-persisted-queries-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-graphql-api-persisted-queries-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master the AEM Headless GraphQL API. Deep dive into schema generation, persisted queries, caching strategies, performance tuning, frontend integration, and real-world architectures.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[SEO in AEM: Sitemaps, Canonicals, Hreflang, Redirects & Vanity URLs — The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-seo-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-seo-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to technical SEO on Adobe Experience Manager — clean URLs with Sling mappings and Dispatcher rewrites, the Apache Sling Sitemap module, robots.txt, canonical and hreflang tags from Core Components, vanity URLs, redirects at the CDN, Dispatcher and publish tiers, meta and Open Graph tags, JSON-LD structured data, pagination, and SPA/headless SEO. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Migrating AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-6-5-to-cloud-service-migration-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-6-5-to-cloud-service-migration-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical, end-to-end guide to moving from AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service — what fundamentally changes, the migration phases, Best Practices Analyzer and Cloud Acceleration Manager, the code refactoring tools, custom index and OSGi conversion, replacing unsupported features, content migration with the Content Transfer Tool, and go-live. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Personalization with Adobe Target & Experience Platform (AEP): The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-personalization-adobe-target-aep-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-personalization-adobe-target-aep-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The definitive, staff-level guide to architecting personalization in Adobe Experience Manager. Covers legacy ContextHub, Adobe Target integrations, Experience Fragment exporting, Adobe Client Data Layer (ACDL), Dispatcher caching strategies, and the modern edge-delivery approach using Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Web SDK.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Local Development Setup: SDK, Dispatcher & Tooling — The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-local-development-setup-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-local-development-setup-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to setting up a local AEM development environment — prerequisites and Java versions, the AEM as a Cloud Service SDK, running author and publish quickstarts, local replication, the Dispatcher SDK in Docker, the AEM Project Archetype and its Maven modules and deploy profiles, the fast front-end loop, IDE sync, remote debugging, RDE, AEM 6.5 differences, and troubleshooting. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The AEM Maven Project Archetype & Jackrabbit FileVault: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-maven-project-archetype-filevault-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-maven-project-archetype-filevault-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master the foundation of modern AEM development. An exhaustive deep dive into the AEM Maven Project Archetype, module architecture, Jackrabbit FileVault, filter.xml intricacies, and Cloud Service build pipelines.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Unit Testing in AEM: JUnit 5, AEM Mocks & Mockito — The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-unit-testing-junit-aem-mocks-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-unit-testing-junit-aem-mocks-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to unit testing AEM code — the testing stack the AEM Project Archetype ships, AemContext and resource resolver types, JSON test content, testing Sling Models, OSGi services, servlets, workflow processes and schedulers, Mockito vs AEM Mocks, integration and UI tests in Cloud Manager, and JaCoCo coverage against the quality gate. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Security: Users, Groups, ACLs & Permissions — The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-security-users-groups-acls-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-security-users-groups-acls-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to AEM security — authentication vs authorization, users, groups and principals, how Oak evaluates ACLs, privileges and restrictions, service users and repoinit, principal-based authorization, Closed User Groups with Dispatcher permission-sensitive caching, IMS and SAML, and a hardening checklist for AEM as a Cloud Service and 6.5. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Context-Aware Configuration: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-context-aware-configuration-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-context-aware-configuration-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master Context-Aware Configuration (CA-Config) in Adobe Experience Manager. Learn how to architect, implement, and debug scalable configuration structures for multi-tenant, global AEM instances.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Multi-Site Manager (MSM), Live Copies & Translation: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-msm-live-copy-translation-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-msm-live-copy-translation-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to multi-country, multi-language AEM sites — blueprints, live copies vs language copies vs launches, rollout configurations and sync actions, how inheritance is stored in the JCR, cancelling/suspending/detaching, MSM OSGi exclusions, custom LiveActions and programmatic rollouts, the translation framework and i18n dictionaries, plus AEM as a Cloud Service vs 6.5 differences. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Core Components & the Style System: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-core-components-style-system-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-core-components-style-system-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A deep, practical guide to AEM Core Components — the component catalog, component versioning, the proxy component pattern, editable templates and policies, the Style System (cq:styleGroups, BEM, combinable styles), extending components with Sling Model delegation, dialog merging and HTL overrides, the Adobe Client Data Layer, accessibility, upgrades, and how delivery differs between AEM as a Cloud Service and AEM 6.5. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Content Fragments & Experience Fragments: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-content-fragments-experience-fragments-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-content-fragments-experience-fragments-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to AEM Content Fragments and Experience Fragments — when to use each, Content Fragment Models and data types, variations, JCR storage, rendering on pages, headless delivery with GraphQL persisted queries and the OpenAPI-based APIs, XF variations, templates, plain-HTML and Adobe Target export, localization, caching, and permissions. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Dynamic Media: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-dynamic-media-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-dynamic-media-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master AEM Dynamic Media (formerly Scene7). Learn architecture, image presets, Smart Crop, Video Profiles, DM Viewers, Performance optimization, and troubleshooting in AEM as a Cloud Service.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Sling Dynamic Includes (SDI) Complete Guide: The Architect's Handbook]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-sling-dynamic-includes-sdi-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-sling-dynamic-includes-sdi-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master Sling Dynamic Includes (SDI) in AEM. Learn how to fix caching issues with personalized components using SSI, ESI, and AJAX to maximize Dispatcher hit rates.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Authentication, SSO, and SAML 2.0 Integrations: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-authentication-sso-saml-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-authentication-sso-saml-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A deep dive into Sling authentication, SAML 2.0 setup with Azure AD and Okta, Granite Keystores, SSO architecture, user synchronization, and Cloud Service IMS integration.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Resource Resolution and URL Mapping: The Complete Guide to /etc/map]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-resource-resolution-url-mapping-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-resource-resolution-url-mapping-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master Apache Sling Resource Resolution, inbound/outbound URL mapping with /etc/map, vanity URLs, multi-tenant architectures, and Dispatcher interactions in AEM 6.5 and AEM as a Cloud Service.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Search Optimization & Custom Oak Indexes Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-search-optimization-custom-oak-indexes-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-search-optimization-custom-oak-indexes-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The definitive, deep-dive guide to AEM search optimization, custom Oak Lucene and property indexes, fixing traversal warnings, reading Explain Query output, and deploying indexes to AEM as a Cloud Service.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Annotations: The Complete Reference (OSGi, Sling Models, Servlets)]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-annotations-complete-reference</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-annotations-complete-reference</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every annotation an AEM developer uses — OSGi Declarative Services (@Component, @Reference, @Activate), Metatype config (@ObjectClassDefinition, @AttributeDefinition), Sling Models injectors (@ValueMapValue, @ChildResource, @Self, @Via), servlet annotations, and Jackson exporters — with examples and a cheat-sheet table.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM APIs & Integrations: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-apis-and-integrations-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-apis-and-integrations-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[How AEM exposes and consumes APIs — REST with Sling and Sling Model exporters, JSON processing with Jackson, the GraphQL API for Content Fragments, OAuth 2.0 and JWT for secure access, and a resilient pattern for integrating external services. With code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Architecture: The Complete Guide (Whiteboard-Ready)]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-architecture-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-architecture-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Understand AEM's architecture end to end — author vs publish, the Dispatcher, the CDN, replication and reverse replication, the load balancer, the layered caching, and content distribution. Includes a whiteboard-ready diagram, a step-by-step way to draw it, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Assets (DAM): The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-assets-dam-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-assets-dam-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to AEM Assets — the DAM repository structure, asset processing workflows and asset microservices, metadata and metadata schemas, renditions, AI Smart Tags, and Dynamic Media basics (image presets, smart crop, viewers). With code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Backend Development: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-backend-development-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-backend-development-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A complete map of AEM backend development — components, templates, editable templates, policies, client libraries, dialogs, multifields, Sling Models, HTL, and Context-Aware Configuration — plus the advanced building blocks: custom workflow steps, event handlers, resource listeners, scheduled jobs, and the Replication API. With code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-cloud-service-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-cloud-service-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to AEM as a Cloud Service for developers — Cloud Manager, CI/CD pipelines, code quality gates, the Dispatcher SDK, the Rapid Development Environment (RDE), environment variables, secrets management, and the Content Transfer Tool. With commands, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[End-to-end AEM component development — component anatomy, Touch UI dialogs, multifields, Sling Models, HTL best practices, OSGi services, Sling Servlets, and clientlibs. With a full component cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A complete reference for AEM developers — the tech stack, architecture (author/publish/dispatcher), the JCR/Sling/OSGi layers, run modes, every console and URL, repository layout, Maven project structure, and AEM as a Cloud Service vs 6.5 on-prem/AMS.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Dispatcher: The Complete Guide (Basics to Advanced)]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-dispatcher-the-complete-guide</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A deep, practical guide to the AEM Dispatcher for experienced developers — request flow, filters, cache rules, rewrite rules, virtual hosts, farm files, invalidation and flush agents, security hardening, AEM as a Cloud Service, and a step-by-step cache-troubleshooting workflow, with best practices, do's & don'ts, and a copy-paste cheat sheet.]]></description>
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      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-edge-delivery-services-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-edge-delivery-services-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to AEM Edge Delivery Services (Franklin) — document authoring, the Universal Editor, the EDS architecture, GitHub-based publishing, content sources, block development, performance optimization, and how EDS hits perfect Lighthouse scores. With code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-frontend-integration-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-frontend-integration-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[How front-end development works in AEM — HTML via HTL, SCSS/CSS, JavaScript and ES6, the ui.frontend module, Webpack, client libraries, React basics, and the SPA Editor (model.json, MapTo, editable components). With code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AEM Performance & Troubleshooting: The Complete Guide]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-performance-troubleshooting-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-performance-troubleshooting-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical toolkit for diagnosing AEM problems — thread dumps, heap dumps, memory leaks, GC logs, query performance, Dispatcher cache analysis, log analysis, and the notorious resource resolver leak. With commands, tools, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-workflows-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/aem-workflows-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A practical guide to AEM Workflows — workflow models, launchers, the step types (process, participant, dynamic participant, and more), and how to write a custom workflow process in Java, with payload access, routing, and transient workflows. Includes code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The complete HTL (Sightly) reference for AEM — every block statement (data-sly-use, test, list, repeat, resource, include, template, call, attribute, element, unwrap, set), expression options, display contexts for XSS, global objects, and a copy-paste cheat sheet.]]></description>
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      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/jcr-oak-repository-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A deep, practical guide to AEM's content repository — JCR structure, nodes & properties, node types, JCR-SQL2 and XPath queries, Oak indexing, Oak architecture, repository traversal, and query optimization — including how to find and fix slow queries. With code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[OSGi in AEM: The Complete Guide (Components, Services & Configuration)]]></title>
      <link>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/osgi-in-aem-complete-guide</link>
      <guid>https://www.kumaraman.in/blog/osgi-in-aem-complete-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Master OSGi for AEM — bundles and components, services and references, Configuration Admin, Declarative Services annotations, service ranking, factory configurations, and the activate/modified/deactivate lifecycle. With code, a cheat sheet, best practices, and do's & don'ts.]]></description>
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