1. Spring and Java

>> Spring Cloud Stream – and Spring Integration. [spring.io]

Find out how to combine these two to implement function-based streams.

>> JVM numeric types – Integer types [blog.scottlogic.com]

Everything you always wanted to know about Integer types but were afraid to ask.

>> GraphQL server in Java: Part II: Understanding Resolvers [nurkiewicz.com]

And a good write-up on the GraphQLResolver interface — the key to lazy loading in GraphQL.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical and Musings

>> A beginner’s guide to database deadlock [vladmihalcea.com]

A look at deadlocks and how a few major database systems recover from them differently.

>> Encryption in the cloud [advancedweb.hu]

And while data encryption is important, we still have to control access to both the data itself and the encryption keys.

Also worth reading:

3. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Self Reliant [dilbert.com]

>> We Already Have a Carl [dilbert.com]

>> Best Employees [dilbert.com]

4. Pick of the Week

>> How to be Patient in an Impatient World [markmanson.net]