At the very beginning of 2014 I decided to start to track my reading habits and share the best stuff here, on Baeldung.
Curating my reading has made it more purposeful and diverse – and I’m hopefully providing value to you as well by allowing the best content of the week to raise to the top.
Here we go…
1. Java
>> Understanding Spring Web Application Architecture: The Classic Way
The start of a new series from Petri – on system architecture. This piece is going over the classical approach to architecting a system.
>> Hibernate application-level repeatable reads
Another writeup in the Hibernate Master Class series – this one is about operations with repeatable read isolation semantics.
If you’re doing Hibernate or writing any kind of data to a relational database, it’s critical you understand these core concepts.
>> Let’s Stream a Map in Java 8 with jOOλ
Quick and to the point – streaming a Map in Java 8 should be easier, and now it is.
2. Spring
>> See how to build, test, secure, and add hypermedia with this new tutorial, “Building REST Services with Spring”
That title says it all, doesn’t it?
>> Introducing Spring Sync
An introduction to what might be an important piece of the Spring ecosystem – support for PATCH operations (inspired from the Json Patch spec).
I can see how – for some usecases – this might be a big deal in terms of client-server communication efficiency.
3. Technical and Musings
>> The DSL Jungle
Configuration tips from the actual trenches – I like this piece a lot because it’s super pragmatic. How often does someone say – look, XML is actually good in some cases, don’t just discard it out of hand.
>> Elasticsearch Testing and QA: Increasing Coverage by Randomizing Test Runs
This kind of testing tactic can make such a difference in pretty much any non-trivial system. I need to bring in more of this kind of randomized input in my tests – that’s for sure.
>> SacrificialArchitecture
The architecture of a system natural moves forward. Pragmatically replacing it with a new architecture is in no way a failure, but instead an event that we need to be aware of and plan for intelligently. Very engaging read.
>> Your Community Door
Building a community is no easy task – not by a long-shot. Should you be strict with bad behavior or not? Are there mute and ignore options in the system – and are these even a good idea?
I think it takes a lot of experience (and probably a lot of mistakes) to craft the kind of community that remains healthy in the long run, but it’s a very interesting problem to have.
>> Agile: False Hope and Real Promise
Here’s a piece about Agile that does its best not to make judgment calls or spew out trivialities.
4. Comics
Finally – some XKCD quirkiness in comic form:
>> Command Line Fu
>> Restraining Order
>> Conspiracy Theories
5. Pick of the Week
I recently introduced the “Pick of the Week” section here in my “Weekly Review”. The interesting part is that it’s entirely exclusive to my email list subscribers.
So – if you came to this article from my email list, you have the pick already – hope you enjoyed it. If not – feel free to subscribe and you’ll get the next one.
