1. Spring and Java

>> Azure Spring Cloud Is Now In Public Preview [spring.io]

A quick look at the Azure runtime platform for Spring Boot and Spring Cloud, developed jointly by Microsoft and Pivotal. Very cool!

>> Java Feature Spotlight: Local Variable Type Inference [infoq.com]

Making the most of this feature requires a good understanding of Java’s type system.

>> Building Microservices with Spring Boot – Part 1 [blog.scottlogic.com]

And a new series on microservices begins with a basic hands-on guide using Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Netflix OSS.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical and Musings

>> Restoring Cassandra Priam Backup with sstableloader [techblog.bozho.net]

A handy utility for selectively restoring part of a Priam-generated Cassandra backup, complete with a simple Python script for handling Snappy decompression!

>> GraphQL Search Indexing [medium.com]

And a cool use-case shows how Netflix leveraged GraphQL with Kafka and Elasticsearch to build an index for searching across data from multiple loosely-coupled services.

Also worth reading:

3. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Dogbert’s Sensitivity Training [dilbert.com]

>> Goofy Words [dilbert.com]

>> Dark Matter Identified [dilbert.com]

4. Pick of the Week

>> It is perfectly OK to only code at work, you can have a life too [zeroequalsfalse.com]