Here we go…
1. Spring and Java
>> Monitor and troubleshoot Java applications and services with Datadog
Optimize performance with end-to-end tracing and out-of-the-box support for popular Java frameworks, application servers, and databases. Try it free.
>> Metrics with Spring Boot 2.0 – Migration [blog.frankel.ch]
If you’ve been confused about the new way of doing metrics in Spring Boot 2, this is a good place to start.
>> Java and Docker, the limitations [royvanrijn.com]
Running Java in Docker safely might be harder than you think. Luckily, starting with Java 10 – this shouldn’t really be a problem anymore.
Also worth reading:
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>> New tutorial about Spring Boot and Kotlin [spring.io]
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>> Spring Cloud Discovery with Spring Boot Admin [zoltanaltfatter.com]
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>> Templating with Rocker [mscharhag.com]
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>> Vectorised Algorithms in Java [richardstartin.uk]
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>> Java’s @Serial Annotation [marxsoftware.blogspot.com]
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>> Latest Roundup of EE4J Activities for Jakarta EE [infoq.com]
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>> On clean architecture, Kotlin and visibility [blog.sourced-bvba.be]
Webinars and presentations:
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>> Spring Tips: Spring Security 5 OAuth Clients [spring.io]
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>> Building a Reliable Cloud-Based Bank in Java [infoq.com]
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>> Lessons Learned from Upgrading Thymeleaf [infoq.com]
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>> Beyond Lambdas & Streams – Functional Fluency in Java [infoq.com]
Time to upgrade:
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>> Spring Boot 2.0.2 [spring.io] and >> Spring Boot 1.5.13 [spring.io]
- >> Spring IO Platform Brussels SR10 [spring.io]
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>> Spring IO Platform Cairo SR1 [spring.io]
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>> Spring Security 5.1.0.M1 Released [spring.io]
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>> Spring Project Vulnerability Reports Published [spring.io]
- >> Hibernate ORM 5.1.14.Final released [in.relation.to]
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>> Hibernate ORM 5.3.0.Final release [in.relation.to]
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>> Hibernate Validator 6.0.10.Final released [in.relation.to]
2. Technical and Musings
>> Performance testing at Gradle [stefan-oehme.com]
Very interesting insights into how Gradle’s performance gets assessed and tracked.
>> Sometimes The Ax Is Sharp Enough [blog.jbrains.ca]
Best practices are always contextual 
Also worth reading:
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>> Microservice Communication Patterns [reflectoring.io]
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>> Agility: It’s a mindset, not a process [blog.codecentric.de]
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>> The Scaled Agile Framework – When it works, it works well. When it doesn’t work, it’s waterfall. [blog.scottlogic.com]
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>> On the 2018 Romanian Testing Conference [ontestautomation.com]
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>> 12 Feelings Every Developer Has After Introducing an Error to Production [blog.takipi.com]
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week: