1. Spring and Java

>> How to encrypt and decrypt JSON properties with JPA [vladmihalcea.com]

Revisit the JPA lifecycle events: encrypting and decrypting JSON properties with JPA

>> Creating Optimized Docker Images for a Spring Boot Application [reflectoring.io]

Leverage Buildpacks to optimize the Docker images for Spring Boot

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Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical

>> Edgar: Solving Mysteries Faster with Observability [netflixtechblog.com]

Meet Edgar: a service to troubleshoot distributed systems more efficiently, built on top of the idea of distributed tracing

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3. Musings

>> Reasons to hire inexperienced engineers [benjiweber.co.uk]

Always looking for senior engineers? An unorthodox take on why should we hire more junior developers!

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4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Artificial Dumbness [dilbert.com]

>> Lifetime Of Being Wrong [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

>> How to measure the accuracy of forecasts [blog.asmartbear.com]