I usually post about Dev stuff on Twitter - you can follow me there:
Follow @baeldungAt the very beginning of last year, I decided to track my reading habits and share the best stuff here, on Baeldung. Haven’t missed a review since.
Here we go…
1. Spring and Java
>> Var and val in Java? [joda.org]
An interesting opinion piece about the introduction of local variable type inference in Java.
>> The Spring Boot Dashboard in STS – Part 5: Working with Launch configurations [spring.io]
Launch configs have always been a bit hard to manage in Eclipse – it’s nice to see the new Boot dashboards make some headway into getting these easier to manage.
>> Jenkins 2.0 Beta Available, Adds New Pipeline Build System [infoq.com] and >> Jenkins 2.0 Overview [jenkins.io]
The Jenkins ecosystem is moving forward and we’ve all but forgotten that Hudson was even a thing.
>> Retry handling with Spring-Retry [mscharhag.com]
Retry logic was something I had to roll out by hand many years back – so having out of the box support for it in Spring is highly useful.
>> 10 Features I Wish Java Would Steal From the Kotlin Language [jooq.org]
A fun read and a whole lot of wishful thinking 
>> JUnit 5 – Architecture [codefx.org]
A deeper look into the architecture of the upcoming JUnit 5, and how the improvements will help in quite a number of scenarios (including IDEs). Cool stuff.
>> Benchmarking High-Concurrency HTTP Servers on the JVM [paralleluniverse.co]
A very detailed and well researched look at the state of concurrency of our HTTP servers running on the JVM.
Also worth reading:
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>> Initial Implementation of Module System Pushed to JDK 9 build 111 [infoq.com]
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>> Encrypting and Decrypting with Spring [tfnico.com]
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>> Complexity of BigInteger.multiply() in Java 8 [javaspecialists.eu]
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>> Watch Out For Recursion in Java 8’s [Primitive]Stream.iterate() [jooq.org]
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>> Verifying DateTime and Date with Hamcrest [lkrnac.net]
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>> IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1: What’s New for Spring Developers [jetbrains.com]
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>> Single Page Angularjs application with Spring Boot and Yeoman [java-allandsundry.com]
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>> Detecting errors in the browser with Selenium [advancedweb.hu]
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>> High Load Trading Transaction Processing with Reveno CQRS/Event Sourcing Framework [infoq.com]
Webinars and presentations:
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>> Spring Framework 5 – Preview & Roadmap [infoq.com]
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>> A Spring Developer’s Guide to Social Integration [spring.io]
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>> Developing Real-Time Data Pipelines with Apache Kafka [spring.io]
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>> Up and Running with Spring Boot in NetBeans IDE [spring.io]
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>> Java vs. C Performance [infoq.com]
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>> The Quest for Low-latency with Concurrent Java [infoq.com]
Time to upgrade:
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>> IntelliJ IDEA 15.0.5 Update is Out [jetbrains.com]
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>> Spring AMQP 1.6.0 Milestone 2 (and 1.5.5) Available [spring.io]
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>> JHipster 3.0 Released with Microservices Support [infoq.com]
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>> IntelliJ IDEA 2016.1.1 Update is Out [jetbrains.com]
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>> Spring LDAP 2.1.0.RC1 Released [spring.io]
2. Technical
Worth reading:
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>> New – Change Sets for AWS CloudFormation [aws.amazon.com]
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>> ElastiCache for Redis Update [aws.amazon.com]
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>> Using the Real Network with Docker [skife.org]
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>> How Do You Know When to Touch Legacy Code? [daedtech.com]
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>> Serverlessness [tbray.org]
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>> Can You Trust Your Logs? [loggly.com]
3. Musings
>> Thanks For Ruining Another Game Forever, Computers [codinghorror.com]
If you’ve been at least mildly interested in the ongoing trend of computers defeating human players in games like chess and more recently Go – this this is a fun and interesting read.
>> So You Want Some Passive Income [daedtech.com]
A quick and practical read if you’re starting to think about passive(ish) income.
Just keep in mind that passive is an umbrella term, a long-term play and an oversimplification. It’s also, done right – a very good way to pay the bills.
>> Software Can’t Live On Its Own [techblog.bozho.net]
The idea of unsupervised software, much like the concept of passive income doesn’t quite work out in practice.
And so exploring this concept and being realistic about what it takes to actually support a system that’s seeing real-world use is definitely important.
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>> Experiment that Discovered the Higgs Boson Uses AWS to Probe Nature [aws.amazon.com]
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>> What thirty years of technology looks like: the early high-school years [lemire.me]
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>> The world needs more stupid security researchers – join me! [troyhunt.com]
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
>> Oh, it’s on now [dilbert.com]
>> Do you mind while I pretend to be helpful? [dilbert.com]
>> I showed an interest in her opinion [dilbert.com]
5. Pick of the Week
>> Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor [signalvnoise.com]