1. Spring and Java

>> The Arrival of Java 17 [inside.java]

Java 17, a new LTS version, is now available – sealed classes, pattern matching, enhanced random numbers, vectorization, foreign memory access, and more!

>> Moving Java Forward Even Faster [mreinhold.org]

Ship an LTS release every two years – Mark Reinhold, Java chief architect proposes to have more LTS versions of Java to increase the adoption rate.

>> JPA Bulk Update and Delete with Blaze Persistence [vladmihalcea.com]

Increasing the throughput and reducing network round-trips by using bulk updates and deletes in the Blaze persistence framework.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical and Musings

>> The Show Must Go On: Securing Netflix Studios At Scale [netflixtechblog.com]

Staying secure while delivering more and more features: how Netflix leverages the API Gateway to be secure and productive.

>> Exploring 120 years of timezones [blog.scottlogic.com]

Timezones can be more exotic than what we might think: analyzing different patterns in a constant state of flux of timezone rules.

Also worth reading:

4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Know Why We Are Here [dilbert.com]

>> What Carol Likes Most [dilbert.com]

>> Rotting In A Meeting [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

>> Subtract [sive.rs]