Second week of January – second Weekly Review – let's go right into the findings for this week.
On Spring
=> Using jOOQ with Spring: Code Generation
This is the second installment of the series on jOOQ with Spring – looking at code generation.
On Java
=> The art of benchmarking
Discussion on a previous simplistic Java vs NodeJS benchmark – learn how to think about the performance of your system.
=> Useful JVM Flags – Part 8 (GC Logging)
Last article of a really good series on JVM tuning.
=> WebSocket and Java
Nice intro to the concept of WebSocket – support for this is still being build, but it's well worth understanding as it opens up a diverse array of possibilities in client-server communication.
Technical
Martin Fowler has a very nice deck discussing Code Refactoring in the context of TDD.
=> Branch By Abstraction
Yet another article by Martin Fowler, giving a name and a proper definition to a practice many have been doing for years.
General Musings
=> Dijkstra on Haskell and Java
This is a letter Dijkstra wrote in 2001 – if you read only one of the articles this week – read this one!
=> Stop chopping yourself to pieces
On allowing yourself to have great ideas – a good (and short) read.
Done
This was a good week in terms of useful reading – lots of little nuggets and great material – and definitely Quality over Quantity.