1. Spring and Java

>> Measuring ForkJoinPool Parallelism [javaspecialists.eu]

Sorting, multiplication, and other examples to measure the effectiveness of the ForkJoinPool and its parallelism – a fun read!

>> An Introduction to Annotations and Annotation Processing in Java [reflectoring.io]

An introduction to common annotations in Java and also, a guide to writing a simple runtime annotation processor via Reflection.

>> Hibernate 6 EmbeddableInstantiator – Instantiate embeddables your way [thorben-janssen.com]

Controlling the way we instantiate Embeddable attributes by writing a custom EmbeddableInstantiator in Hibernate 6.

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Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical

>> BigQuery to the rescue: How to prototype an ML system for a medium-sized wholesale company in the Google Cloud [blog.codecentric.de]

Using BigQuery to build an ML system for production with a short time to market.

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3. Musings

>> Demystifying Interviewing for Backend Engineers @ Netflix [netflixtechblog.com]

An in-depth guide on what you should expect in Netflix interviews, and what are the different stages of interviews.

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4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Execute With Great Skill [dilbert.com]

>> Sunday Popcorn Space Bear [dilbert.com]

>> Valuing Honesty [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

>> Business Advice Plagued by Survivor Bias [asmartbear.com]