1. Spring and Java
>> Seeing Register Allocation Working in Java [chrisseaton.com]
An insightful and in-depth take on how GraalVM allocates variables in machine registers.
>> Logging In Spring Boot [reflectoring.io]
Exploring different aspects of logging in Spring Boot: motivation, best practices, configuration, and aggregation architecture.
>> Mapping Arrays with Hibernate [thorben-janssen.com]
And a comparison of different options to map arrays with Hibernate: element collections, binary types, and of course, vendor-specific arrays with Hibernate custom types.
Also worth reading:
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>> A new way to unit test multi-threaded Java [vmlens.com]
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>> Speed-up your Query with Parameter Padding [thorben-janssen.com]
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>> JDK16 javac xlint Warning about Default Constructors [marxsoftware.com]
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>> Containerizing Java Applications with Jib [infoq.com]
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>> OCR in Java with Tess4J [mscharhag.com]
Webinars and presentations:
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>> Bootiful Podcast: Google Cloud's Elena Felder on Spring Cloud GCP, Reactor, and More [spring.io]
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>> TornadoVM: Java for GPUs and FPGAs [infoq.com]
Time to upgrade:
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>> Spring Boot for Apache Geode & VMware GemFire 1.4.0-M2 and 1.3.3.RELEASE Available [spring.io]
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>> Get the very first bits of Spring Authorization Server 0.0.1 ! [spring.io]
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>> IntelliJ IDEA 2020.2.1 Is Available [blog.jetbrains.com]
2. Technical
>> Kotlin 1.4 Brings New Language Features, Improved Compilers, and Tools [infoq.com]
An overview of new features in Kotlin 1.4: SAM interfaces, collection improvements, ArrayDeque, trailing comma, and many more!
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>> Patterns of Distributed Systems: Request Pipeline, Single Socket Channel, and Low-Water Mark [martinfowler.com]
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>> Introduction to Hypermedia REST APIs [mscharhag.com]
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>> Making Sense of the Information Security Landscape [techblog.bozho.net]
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>> How to add HTTPS for an S3 bucket website with Cloudflare [advancedweb.hu]
3. Musings
>> Scrum Essentials Cards [queue.acm.org]
Successful examples and case studies of using scrum essential cards to improve the teamwork.
Also worth reading:
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>> Why user-oriented development is so important – the story of tactics.ai [blog.codecentric.de]
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>> Think workflow, not app [blog.scottlogic.com]
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>> Don’t Take Freelancing Advice from Freelancers [daedtech.com]
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
>> Ted Takes Selfie With Bear [dilbert.com]
>> Ratio Is Too High [dilbert.com]
5. Pick of the Week
>> Avoiding the trap of low-knowledge, high-confidence theories [blog.asmartbear.com]
