1. Spring and Java

>> Using Pattern Matching [dev.java]

Complete guide to pattern matching in Java: instanceOf, guarded patterns, record patterns, enhanced for patterns, and more to dig into.

>> GraalVM Java Compilers Join OpenJDK in 2023, Align with OpenJDK Releases and Processes [infoq.com]

An exciting plan to move some parts of GraalVM JIT and AOT to OpenJDK sometime in 2023!

>> Spring MDC Transaction Logging [vladmihalcea.com]

And, let’s see how we can configure Mapped Diagnostic Context or MDC for logging transactions in Spring.

Also worth reading:

Webinars and presentations:

Time to upgrade:

2. Technical & Musings

>> Using Postgres As A Message Queue [javaadvent.com]

Leveraging Postgres’ notification mechanism to implement a simple, yet effective push-based queue.

Also worth reading:

3. Comics

>> Dopamine And Working At Home [dilbert.com]

>> Better Company [dilbert.com]

>> Tina Is Sleepy [dilbert.com]

4. Pick of the Week

>> Why Twitter Didn’t Go Down: From a Real Twitter SRE [matthewtejo.substack.com]

Happy New Year 🙂

Eugen.