1. Spring and Java
>> Hibernate StatelessSession Upsert [vladmihalcea.com]
A portable way of performing an upsert using Hibernate StatelessSession’s Upsert method. Interesting.
>> This Year in Spring – 2023 [spring.io]
Always a good way to take a step back and see just how fast we’re moving 
Also worth reading:
- >> Guide to Sorting in Kotlin [reflectoring.io]
- > BellSoft Released Liberica with CRaC for Improved Startup Speed of Applications [infoq.com]
- >> Benchmark JDBC connectors and Java 21 virtual threads [foojay.io]
- >> Handling security vulnerabilities in Spring Boot [foojay.io]
- >> Amazon Q Code Transformation: Automating Java Application Upgrades [infoq.com]
- >> Don’t Use Checked Exceptions [reflectoring.io]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> Java Highlights of 2023 – Inside Java Newscast #60 [inside.java]
- >> A Bootiful Podcast: Cloud Native Whitney Lee [spring.io]
- >> Foojay Podcast #38: Java in the Cloud [foojay.io]
Time to upgrade:
- >> Spring AMQP 3.1.1 Available [spring.io]
- >> Spring Authorization Server 1.2.1, 1.1.4 and 0.4.5 available now [spring.io]
- >> Spring Cloud 2021.0.9 (aka Jubilee) Is Now Available [spring.io]
- >> Spring Boot 3.1.7, 3.2.1 available now [spring.io]
- >> Hibernate Search 6.2.3.Final released [in.relation.to]
- >> Spring Modulith 1.0.4 and 1.1.1 released [spring.io]
- >> Quarkus 3.6.4 Released [quarkus.io]
- >> Eclipse Jetty 10.0.19, 11.0.19, and 12.0.5 Released [eclipse.org]
- >> grails-core 5.3.5 Released [grails.org]
2. Technical & Musings
>> Five Apache Projects You Probably Haven’t Heard Of (Yet) [foojay.io]
Some lesser-known Apache projects for use cases like real-time data warehouse, API gateway, sharding sphere, and more. A good scan.
Also worth reading:
- >> A Guard Clause Is Maybe a Tiny Parser [blog.thecodewhisperer.com]
- >> Human-Scale vs Asymmetric Social Media [pointersgonewild.com]
- >> The Life and Death of Open Source Companies [lucumr.pocoo.org]
3. Pick of the Week
>> Why do programmers need private offices with doors [blobstreaming.org]
