1. Spring and Java

>> What is… a Concurrent Undo Cycle [inside.java]

Have you ever seen a Concurrent Undo Cycle message in your logs? Let’s see what it means and know about its resource usage implications.

>> How to Diagnose and Mitigate Pinning in Java’s Virtual Thread Execution [foojay.io]

Embracing virtual threads: what is virtual thread pinning, when it happens, and how to mitigate its impact.

>> Processing Kafka records on virtual threads [quarkus.io]

Also, how to process Kafka records on virtual threads and increase the concurrency of the processing.

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2. Technical & Musings

>> Why would a Neo4j person be so fond of an embedded, relational database? [info.michael-simons.eu]

A good take on why there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution, especially when it comes to query languages and databases.

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3. Pick of the Week

>> Death By a Thousand Microservices [renegadeotter.com]