Here we go…

1. Spring and Java

>> Writing Addons With TestProject [petrikainulainen.net]

A solid introduction on how to remove duplicate code from test suites by writing custom TestProject addons.

>> Bootiful Azure: To Production (6/6) [spring.io]

A nice wrap-up to the series on Spring Boot and Microsoft Azure, with several things to consider when deploying to production.

>> OpenJDK 11, tools of the trade [blog.frankel.ch]

A good round-up of everyday JDK commands and tools that any developer should learn. Very cool.

>> All You Need To Know About Testing Web Controllers with Spring Boot [reflectoring.io]

The title says it all.

>> How to map a PostgreSQL Range column type with JPA and Hibernate [vladmihalcea.com]

And a quick introduction to mapping the range column types supported out-of-the-box by the hibernate-types project.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical and Musings

>> Using OAuth for a simple command line script to access Google's data [martinfowler.com]

A clever adaptation of Google's OAuth 2.0 for Mobile and Desktop Apps flow does the trick.

>> Increasing the Quality of Patient Care through Stream Processing [infoq.com]

An interesting proof-of-concept project using open-source tools to aggregate, sanitize, and enrich health data streams from multiple sources.

Also worth reading:

3. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Thankless Tasks [dilbert.com]

>> Making Excuses for Your Excuses [dilbert.com]

>> An Empty Vessel for Transporting Sarcasm [dilbert.com]

4. Pick of the Week

>> How I went from newbie to Software Engineer in 9 months while working full time [freecodecamp.org]