At 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
Some solid, to the point tips on using Optional in new code.
Chock full of goodness in terms of mindset and approach to tuning and profiling a Java application – or any kind of application for that matter. Also things like this:
“Think of a profilers as the blind men examining an elephant”. So there you go
Quick feedback is essential for a good dev flow, and a slow build never did anyone any good. Have a read and speed up your Maven build.
I like the new REPL already.
This is definitely handy, especially if you're tired of working with the Date class, which is showing its age.
Also worth reading:
Webinars and presentations:
Time to upgrade:
2. Technical
A quick, practical but very interesting read about the way to use containers.
Very interesting piece on how testing and more specifically mocking affects code style, what's worth doing and what's to much. A bit of a terse read.
This is a cool quick intro to consuming an API. No muss, no fuss.
Also worth reading:
3. Musings
Decent giggle to take-away ratio. Worth reading to get you in a good mood. Plus, it's link-bait, so how can you not click?
A fantastic read about the state of SSL in blog-land. It is admittedly a bit on the meta side, but it's of course a topic that hits close to home with me as a site owner.
Also worth reading:
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
5. Pick of the Week
Earlier this year I introduced the “Pick of the Week” section here in my “Weekly Review”. If you’re already on my email list – you got the pick already – hope you enjoyed it.
res – REST with Spring (eBook) (everywhere)
