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.
Also worth reading:
- >> JEP 423: Region Pinning for G1 [openjdk.java.net]
- >> AWS in IntelliJ IDEA [blog.jetbrains.com]
- >> Native Queries – How to call native SQL queries with JPA & Hibernate [thorben-janssen.com]
- >> Azul Launches Java Cloud Compiler [infoq.com]
- >> No More MultipleBagFetchException Thanks to Multiset Nested Collections [blog.jooq.org]
- >> Google Cloud Java Client — ApiFuture to Reactive types [java-allandsundry.com]
- >> Failsafe 3.2 Released with New Resilience Policies [infoq.com]
- >> Using the Micronaut Version Catalog [melix.github.io]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> A Bootiful Podcast: Former Spring Data lead and architect extraordinaire, Oliver Drotbohm [spring.io]
- >> Refactoring Java 8 code with Java 17 new features – JEP Café #9 [inside.java]
- >> Creating Quarkus Command Mode standalone applications [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]
- >> Live Stream Recording – HTTP Client – Secret Weapon for Web Service Testing [blog.jetbrains.com]
Time to upgrade:
- >> Hibernate Search 6.1.1.Final released [in.relation.to]
- >> Hibernate ORM 6.0.0.CR1 released [in.relation.to]
- >> Quarkus 2.7.1.Final released – Maintenance release [quarkus.io]
- >> IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.2 is Available! [blog.jetbrains.com]
- >> Eclipse Jetty 11.0.8 [github.com]
- >> Elasticsearch version 8.0.0-rc2 [elastic.co]
- >> Netflix Conductor v3.5.1 Released [github.com]
- >> Micronaut 3.3.1 Released [github.com]
- >> Oracle Helidon 2.4.2 Released [github.com]
- >> Piranha CMS Version 10.0.2 [github.com]
- >> Spring Tools 4.13.1 released [spring.io]
- >> Datafaker 1.1.0 Released [jworks.io]
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.
Also worth reading:
- >> The Gilded Rose Kata in Rust [blog.frankel.ch]
- >> Evaluating machine learning models: Establishing quality gates [blog.codecentric.de]
- >> Polynomial Kata in 46 Commits [blog.thecodewhisperer.com]
- >> Uninitialized Memory: Unsafe Rust is Too Hard [lucumr.pocoo.org]
- >> Running A Free Kubernetes Cluster On Oracle Cloud [arnoldgalovics.com]
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.
Also worth reading:
- >> Supporting Sustainability [benjiweber.co.uk]
- >> From weeks to seconds: building “mega-assets” to uncover joyful moments! [netflixtechblog.medium.com]
- >> My productivity system (2022) [abdullin.com]
- >> The discipline of keeping MVP ugly (2022) [abdullin.com]
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]