1. Spring and Java

>> Getting Started With RSocket: Spring Boot Server [spring.io]

A nice overview of RSocket, a reactive messaging protocol for microservices that works over TCP or WebSockets.

>> Spring Autowiring – It's a kind of magic – Part 1 [blog.scottlogic.com]

An under-the-hood look at Spring's use of reflection to autowire dependencies into a bean class having a single constructor, without using @Autowire.

>> Tutorial: Writing Microservices in Kotlin with Ktor—a Multiplatform Framework for Connected Systems [infoq.com]

And a quick look at Ktor, a Kotlin framework from JetBrains for building multi-platform client and server applications.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical

>> The Versatility of Kubernetes' initContainer [blog.frankel.ch]

An intro to initContainer, which allows us to customize the execution of immutable images at runtime.

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3. Musings

>> Unclogging the Bug Pipeline [satisfice.com]

A good write-up about testing a system with the purpose of finding all the bugs that, if discovered, could matter to our customers.

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4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Purchasing Department [dilbert.com]

>> Pragmatist [dilbert.com]

>> Imposter Syndrome [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

>> What Most Remote Companies Don’t Tell You About Remote Work [doist.com]