1. Spring and Java
>> The path towards Spring Boot native applications [spring.io]
It's great to see some solid development – when it comes to Spring Boot native images!
>> Using Multiple Dynamic Caches With Spring [techblog.bozho.net]
A cool tip on how to juggle multiple caches with Spring.
Also worth reading:
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>> TornadoVM: Accelerating Java with GPUs and FPGAs [infoq.com]
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>> JPMS impact on accessibility [blog.tremblay.pro]
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>> Writing Tests for Spring MVC Controllers: Test Case 101 [petrikainulainen.net]
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>> JPA and Hibernate Query setParameter – User Guide [vladmihalcea.com]
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>> REST: Managing Many-To-Many relations [mscharhag.com]
Webinars and presentations:
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>> Creating “The Second Best Place on the Internet” with Spring Initializr [infoq.com]
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>> Bootiful Azure Spring Cloud [infoq.com]
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>> A Bootiful Podcast: Kubernetes guru Paul Czarkowski [spring.io]
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>> Congratulations, You’ve Failed! Continuously Learning through Failed Experiments [infoq.com]
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>> Policy Enforcement on Kubernetes with Open Policy Agent [infoq.com]
Time to upgrade:
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>> Spring Boot 2.1.15 available now [spring.io], Spring Boot 2.2.8 available now [spring.io] and Spring Boot 2.3.1 available now [spring.io]
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>> Spring Framework 5.2.7 and 5.1.16 available now [spring.io]
- >> Spring Batch 4.2.4 available now! [spring.io]
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>> Spring Cloud App Broker 1.1.1 released [spring.io]
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>> Spring Data Neumann SR1, Moore SR8, and Lovelace SR18 available now [spring.io]
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>> Spring Boot for Apache Geode & VMware GemFire 1.3.0.RELEASE Available! [spring.io]
2. Technical
>> Declarative Gradle builds, is it possible? [andresalmiray.com]
Would be great to see it eventually happen 
>> Functional Code is Honest Code [michaelfeathers.silvrback.com]
There are multiple definitions of Functional Programming but it all boils down to writing code that doesn't surprise you.
Also worth reading:
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>> Function tests in Bash and the errexit mode [advancedweb.hu]
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>> Kong Enterprise – the service control platform [blog.codecentric.de]
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>> Gum 0.4.0 latest tricks [andresalmiray.com]
3. Musings
>> Business Profit 101: A Primer for Freelance Software Developers [daedtech.com]
A trivial thing to not forget about: freelancing on your own is much different from managing a company.
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>> Tricentis Called. Now We’ll See. [satisfice.com]
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>> Supraland is a real gem [beust.com]
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>> Managing the risk of not upgrading [blog.frankel.ch]
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>> Developer Productivity Q&A live session next Monday [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]
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>> Working From Home – Cons and Pros [henrikwarne.com]
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>> Adopting omni-channel communication – part II: complications [blog.codecentric.de]
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week: