1. Spring and Java
>> Saving Time with Structured Logging [reflectoring.io]
Optimizing our logs for being queried – a practical guide on how to add structure to our log events.
>> Soft Deletion in Hibernate: Things You May Miss [jpa-buddy.com]
How soft-deletion in Hibernate works with different fetch types and also, one to one and many to one associations – definitely a good read!
Also worth reading:
- >> SpringOne 2021: Day 1 Recap and Highlights [tanzu.vmware.com]
- >> Monitor Spring Boot applications end-to-end using Dynatrace in Azure Spring Cloud! [spring.io]
- >> How to Generate Values of Basic Entity Attributes with Hibernate [thorben-janssen.com]
- >> Microsoft Open-Sources GCToolkit to Tap Into JVM GC Logs [infoq.com]
- >> StartingGun Synchronizer [javaspecialists.eu]
- >> Using Tomcat’s `tomcat-users.xml` with Jakarta Security in TomEE [tomitribe.com]
- >> Unit testing your MapStruct mapper for omitted parameters – EasyRandom to the rescue [jvwilge.github.io]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> Fast and Secure Inter-process Communication on JDK 16 – Inside Java Newscast #11 [inside.java]
- >> Bootiful Podcast – Richard North and Sergei Egorov on Testcontainers, their new company AtomicJar, and more [spring.io]
Time to upgrade:
- >> Hibernate ORM 5.6.0.Beta1 released [in.relation.to]
- >> Spring GraphQL 1.0.0-M2 available now [spring.io]
2. Technical
>> Netflix Builds a Reliable, Scalable Platform with Event Sourcing, MQTT, and Alpakka-Kafka [infoq.com]
Let’s see how Netflix uses Apache Kafka, Alpakka-Kafka, and CockroachDB to build an MQTT-based event sourcing tool!
Also worth reading:
- >> Towards a Reliable Device Management Platform [netflixtechblog.com]
- >> Kubernetes 1.22: A New Design for Volume Populators [kubernetes.io]
- >> Minimum Ready Seconds for StatefulSets [kubernetes.io]
- >> A primer on the OpenAI API – Part 1 & Part 2 [blog.scottlogic.com]
- >> AWS security case study: Vulnerable roles [advancedweb.hu]
- >> Announcing VMware Tanzu Application Platform: A Better Developer Experience on any Kubernetes [tanzu.vmware.com]
3. Musings
>> My Ultimate PowerShell prompt with Oh My Posh and the Windows Terminal [hanselman.com]
Windows shells don’t have to be ugly! Here Scott Hanselman shows us how to beautify the Powershell with Oh My Posh.
Also worth reading:
- >> On online public speaking [blog.frankel.ch]
- >> What I’m up to now [martinfowler.com]
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
>> Tina’s Self Esteem [dilbert.com]
>> Generic Feedback [dilbert.com]
>> Access To Contracts [dilbert.com]
5. Pick of the Week
>> The Refragmentation [paulgraham.com]