1. Spring and Java

>> Spring Tips: The GraalVM Native Image Builder Feature [spring.io]

A quick intro to GraalVM support for building blazingly fast native images from Spring Boot apps. Very cool!

>> Building Modern Web Apps with Spring Boot and Vaadin [vaadin.com]

A complete, step-by-step tutorial series, covering everything from environment setup to production deployment.

>> Spring Autowiring – It's a kind of magic – Part 2 [blog.scottlogic.com]

And another example where autowiring goes above and beyond, this time by filling in the gaps of an incomplete configuration.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical

>> Patterns for Managing Source Code Branches [martinfowler.com]

The first installment of this series focuses on a couple of base patterns: source branching and mainline.

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3. Musings

>> When scaling your workload is a matter of saving lives [allthingsdistributed.com]

CTO Werner Vogels describes Amazon.com's contribution towards studying the impact of COVID-19 for scenario planning.

Also worth reading:

4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Poster Of Our Values [dilbert.com]

>> No Handshaking [dilbert.com]

>> Coronavirus [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

>> Stop Trying to Change Yourself [markmanson.net]