We've hit 300 and going strong.

The Java Weekly has been giving my week cadence for over 5 years now, and I'm excited about the next 5 🙂

Hope you've been enjoying the ride. Here we go:

1. Spring and Java

>> Maven archetypes tutorial [vojtechruzicka.com]

A quick guide to project scaffolding with Maven, and a survey of alternatives like Spring Initializr, Yeoman, and JHipster.

>> TestProject Best Practices [petrikainulainen.net]

The top five best practices for getting the most out of TestProject with Selenium WebDriver.

>> Java 13 String API Updates [4comprehension.com]

And a roundup of new String methods to support the JEP-355 Text Blocks preview feature.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical and Musing

>> Continuous Delivery for Machine Learning [martinfowler.com]

A few key areas of the CD4ML process that require further exploration, including data versioning and data pipelines.

>> The Personal Data Store Pattern [techblog.bozho.net]

An architectural pattern that some organizations are adopting to help with privacy and data protection regulations like GDPR and CCPA.

Also worth reading:

3. Comics

>> Thinking [dilbert.com]

>> New TV Ad [dilbert.com]

>> Curse of Competence [dilbert.com]

4. Pick of the Week

Today's the last day you can vote in the 2019 “State of Java” Survey.

It takes literally under 1 minute to fill in, so if you haven't done that, please do:

>> The 2019 “State of Java” 1-minute Survey

Of course, I'll share the full results after closing the survey. Thanks.