1. Spring and Java

>> Spring Security OAuth 2.0 Roadmap Update [spring.io]

Following the story of Spring Security simplifying and replacing the legacy Spring Security OAuth 2.x project, with full feature parity expected in Spring Security 5.3!

>> A guide to Java versions and features [marcobehler.com]

A good primer covering Java installation, as well as its various distributions, versions, and features by version.

>> Garbage collecting unhealthy JVMs, a proactive approach [medium.com]

A Netflix skunkworks tool, inspired by jvmkill, to detect and kill JVM processes that are spending too much time in GC.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical and Musings

>>WaterfallProcess [martinfowler.com]

A review of the Waterfall process, which relies on predictive planning, in contrast to agile's adaptive planning paradigm.

>> Message Pact – Contract testing in event-driven applications [blog.codecentric.de]

And a quick look at using Pact to test asynchronous, message-driven applications.

Also worth reading:

3. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Stay Home When Sick [dilbert.com]

>> Boss Helps [dilbert.com]

>> Meeting To Decide When To Meet [dilbert.com]

4. Pick of the Week

>> Here Are 11 Console Commands Every Developer Should Know [medium.com]