1. Spring and Java
>> Spring Tips: The Spring Integration Kotlin DSL [spring.io]
A quick tutorial featuring a file system monitor application as an example.
>> Java Pattern Matching: InstanceOf (JEP 305) [vojtechruzicka.com]
The enhanced instanceof feature in Java 14 supports implicit casting, making code more concise, easier to read, and less error-prone.
>> Getting Started with Quarkus [infoq.com]
And a high-level view of Quarkus, a technology for producing smaller runtimes optimized for cloud.
Also worth reading:
>> Spring Data for Apache Solr Discontinued [spring.io]
>> New Jakarta EE 8 Certified server: Primeton AppServer V7 [arjan-tijms.omnifaces.org]
>> Building a Robust SQS Client with Spring Boot [reflectoring.io]
Webinars and presentations:
>> A Bootiful Podcast: Microsoft’s Kushagra Thapar on Spring Data Cosmosdb [spring.io]
>> Debugging system tests in containers with Quarkus (Video) [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]
Time to upgrade:
>> Spring Graal Native 0.6.0 released [spring.io]
2. Technical
>> A Little More Clojure [blog.cleancoder.com]
An algorithm for finding prime numbers using Clojure's map and filter functions.
Also worth reading:
>> How to Connect Power BI with Azure DevOps and JIRA [blog.scottlogic.com]
>> Git switch and restore [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]
3. Musings
>> Am I Real Expert? [techblog.bozho.net]
There's no such thing as a “full-stack expert” — we must learn to value expertise with imperfections.
Also worth reading:
>> Questions from the Legacy of SoCraTes 2020 [blog.jbrains.ca]
>> Temporary Contact Number based Contact Tracing [lucumr.pocoo.org]
>> On teaching remotely [blog.frankel.ch]
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week: