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:
>> Java At Microsoft: From OpenJDK to Azure Spring Cloud [devblogs.microsoft.com]
>> Java in a Container: Resource Allocation Guidelines [ccampo.me]
>> Six More JEPs Proposed for JDK 14 [marxsoftware.com]
>> Java switch – 4 wrongs don’t make a right [blog.joda.org]
>> Spring Cloud Stream – Event Routing [spring.io] and >> Spring Cloud Stream – Composed Functions or EIP [spring.io]
>> Hibernate Tip: Best Way To Work with Scalar Projections [thoughts-on-java.org]
>> Top 3 Maven Plugins to ensure Quality and Security for your project [rieckpil.de]
>> Hexagonal Architecture with Java and Spring [reflectoring.io]
>> Kotlin operators [blog.frankel.ch]
Webinars and presentations:
>> A Bootiful Podcast: Hibernate guru Vlad Mihalcea [spring.io]
>> Are Teams the Main Problem when Adopting LeSS? [infoq.com]
Time to upgrade:
>> Spring Framework 5.2.1 and 5.1.11 available now [spring.io]
>> Spring Security 5.2.1 and 5.1.7 Released [spring.io]
>> Spring Data Moore SR1 and Lovelace SR12 released. [spring.io]
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:
>> What They Thought of Programmers. [blog.cleancoder.com]
3. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week: