At the very beginning of last year, I decided to track my reading habits and share the best stuff here, on Baeldung. Haven’t missed a review since.
Here we go…
1. Spring and Java
>> Displaying progress of Spring application startup in web browser [nurkiewicz.com]
Showing visual progress during the bootstrap process of a Spring app.
There is cool, and then there is cool. And this is just plain cool. Play the video at the end to see this thing in action.
>> React.js and Spring Data REST: Part 1 – Basic Features [spring.io]
The first piece in a promising new series to follow – focused on building a Spring Data REST app and a front end for it.
>> Naming Optional query methods [joda.org]
More practical advice for using Optional – this time as a return type for query methods.
>> Java EE 8 MVC: Getting started with Ozark [mscharhag.com]
The first of an interesting series, exploring the upcoming MVC framework out of the next Java EE release.
Also worth reading:
>> Spring boot static web resource handling for Single Page Applications [java-allandsundry.com]
>> A Post-Apocalyptic sun.misc.Unsafe World [infoq.com]
>> New JVM Option Enables Generation of Mixed-Mode Flame Graphs [infoq.com]
- >> Dependency injection: syntax sugar over function composition [nurkiewicz.com]
>> Demo of a stateless and RESTful token-based authorization system using JWT and Spring Security [github]
>> JShell, the Java 9 REPL – What does it do? [jaxenter.com]
Time to upgrade:
>> Spring Data Release Train Gosling Goes GA [spring.io]
>> Spring Framework 4.2.1 Available Now [spring.io]
>> Spring Web Flow 2.4.2 released [spring.io]
>> Spring LDAP 2.0.4 Released [spring.io]
>> IntelliJ IDEA 15 EAP: Help us Test the Adjustments for Color Deficiency [jetbrains.com]
>> Apache Tomcat 8.0.26 available [mail-archives.apache.org]
2. Technical
>> Revisiting webapp performance on HTTP/2 [advancedweb.hu]
Very cool look into the speed improvements in HTTP/2, along with hard-numbers for the various optimization techniques.
Crazy how much of a difference there is here – some really nice numbers.
>> Does each microservice really need its own database? [plainoldobjects.com]
This piece discusses some quite important questions touching on CQRS, Event Sourcing and focusing on the oh-so useful Polyglot Persistence aspects of that architecture.
>> Introducing Brutal Coding Constraints [code-cop.org]
Coding with the full set of typical constraints for this kind of session – this must have been a fun day.
Here’s another one to try out if you’re feeling brave – no mouse. Get your mouse and put it in your bag. Really.
I did that a few years back and I learned more keyboard shortcuts (I now use daily) over that weekend than I did for a whole year with the mouse.
>> The Unit of Work and Transactions In Domain Driven Design [sapiensworks.com]
As I’m going deeper into DDD and Event Sourcing myself, I really enjoy these dives into specific aspects of the architecture.
>> Lesson learned, test your migrations on the big dataset [swizec.com]
Hmm – this takes be back a few years, cursing the heavens in the middle of a highly annoying data migration. Good read.
Also worth reading:
>> New – Resource-Oriented Bidding for EC2 Spot Instances [aws.amazon.com]
>> How to Help Prepare for DDoS Attacks by Reducing Your Attack Surface [aws.amazon.com]
3. Musings
>> An In-Depth Look At CQRS [sapiensworks.com]
Solid intro to CQRS and the CQS pattern, while at the same time looking forward towards Event Sourcing.
>> Team Efficiency is Irrelevant [benjiweber.co.uk]
An interesting read about the 80-20 of value in building software, and the idea that maybe, just maybe – this entire track of measuring performance for knowledge workers is more complex than other disciplines.
>> Surviving Software Heroes [daedtech.com]
Solid advice on how to approach the hard, hard problem of improving the team you’re part of – or lead.
Also worth reading:
- >> Empowering Testers [code-cop.org]
>> The Essence of Object-Functional Programming and the Practical Potential of Scala [codecentric.de]
>> Salary Negotiation without Bridge Burning [daedtech.com]
4. Comics
Here are my favorite comics of the week:
>> The Laser Pointer [theoatmeal.com]
>> How to pet a kitty [theoatmeal.com]
>> How we should have been tough in our senior year of high school [theoatmeal.com]
5. Pick of the Week
Earlier this year I introduced the “Pick of the Week” section here in my “Weekly Review”. If you’re already on my email list – you got the pick already – hope you enjoyed it.
If not – you can share the review and unlock it right here:
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A good reference for putting together a Jenkins pipeline:
>> Orchestrating Your Delivery Pipelines with Jenkins
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