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
Even more insight into reactive types and semantics, and of course into the upcoming Spring 5 work that's happening behind the scenes.
Interesting as as always, this one is an low level exploration of how the JVM deals with memory and Strings.
Testing in a Spring Boot project is getting simpler and more streamlined – especially when it comes to mocking and handling of complex JSON.
A very interesting piece on how the Java compiler doesn't always do the right thing when it comes to using generics.
A well researched and insightful writeup about the state of Java EE today.
And continuing the Java EE thread, some real-world data about the popularity of existing Java EE servers.
Also worth reading:
Webinars and presentations:
Time to upgrade:
2. Technical
We're all working with HTTP one way or another, so it really doesn't hurt understanding the protocol well. This is a great writeup to get us there.
A quick and practical intro to using caching headers with a REST API.
Taking a step back before diving head first into a complex architecture problem is fantastic advice.
There is a time when analyzing the transactional semantics of your system and improving them is the right thing to do. And then there are all the other times when it just seems like it is.
Also worth reading:
3. Musings
GeeCON is going to be a blast, can't wait to get there – if you're coming, make sure you say hi.
Getting some clarity around the terms we're using when talking about our work we do and about ourselves is definitely a useful thing to spend some time on.
The hacker culture and the drive to tinker, experiment and simply do – is one of the things I like most about our ecosystem, and probably one of the top reasons we're all in it.
Also worth reading:
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
res – REST with Spring (eBook) (everywhere)
