1. Spring and Java
The reactive support in Spring Data looks very interesting and actually idiomatic. It may also be a nice, high level way to get intro the new programming model.
An opinionated piece from Lukas about the misuse of @NotNull annotations in standard Java code.
Logging can no longer be just an afterthought. As we break our systems apart into multiple deployable units, if we don't dial in logging, we simply won't be able to know what's going on.
This writeup covers some interesting aspects of working with Spring Cloud Sleuth and the ELK stack.
A closer look at the core dependency that's going to power the Spring 5 reactive implementation? Cool beans.
Looking at hundreds of thousands of repositories always produces very interesting data.
And logging data is no exception – some very interesting numbers here, such as the fact that 80% of projects are using SLF4J.
Creating and managing your projects DB structure is never straightforward.
This writeup discusses the available approaches, especially at the beginning of the project, and the advantages of each.
Also worth reading:
Webinars and presentations:
Time to upgrade:
2. Technical
An interesting new diagram style that's able to replace (or maybe upgrade) the venerable sequence diagram.
Like testing, logging is a deceptively difficult thing to master. The technical aspects are dead simple, but HOW to log isn't really the point, but what to log.
This writeup is a good oportunity to revisit assumptions and think about what you're logging in your own system.
Building blocks to process voice and language? What's not to like?
Also worth reading:
3. Musings
12K visitors on the site? It takes a special kind of system to be able to quickly scale up to handle that kind of load.
Developing a curriculum and delivering that training in an engaging way that's actually able to move students forward is not an easy nut to crack.
And of course, training is a topic that I'm particularly interested in (given my own training material here on Baeldung), so this piece was particularly interesting to me.
Also worth reading:
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
5. Pick of the Week
One of my favorite podcasts out there (non-technical, but well worth listening to):
res – REST with Spring (eBook) (everywhere)