Java Weekly, Issue 303

1. Spring and Java

>> Simple Event Driven Microservices with Spring Cloud Stream [spring.io]

A good set of abstractions to help you eliminate boilerplate from your messaging code.

>> How to map SQL Server JSON columns using JPA and Hibernate [vladmihalcea.com]

A quick look at the JsonStringType class available in the hibernate-types project.

>> Migrating the ServiceLoader to the Java 9 module system [blog.frankel.ch]

And a nice example of how to decouple an API from implementation using the JPMS.

Also worth reading:

• >> Spring Cloud Stream – demystified and simplified [spring.io]

• >> Don't Put Fat Jars in Docker Images [phauer.com]

• >> Spring MVC – HTTP message converter [vard-lokkur.blogspot.com]

• >> Release of Open Liberty 19.0.0.9 Completes Support of MicroProfile Standalone Reactive Streams APIs [infoq.com]

• >> Introducing Jakarta NoSQL [infoq.com]

• >> What’s new in MicroProfile 3.1 [rieckpil.de]

Time to upgrade:

• >> Spring Initializr 0.8.0 available now [spring.io]

Webinars and presentations:

• >> A Bootiful Podcast: Spring mad scientist Andy Clement on AspectJ, SpEL, Eclipse, Graal and more [spring.io]

2. Technical and Musings

>> Delta: A Data Synchronization and Enrichment Platform [medium.com]

A cool new platform from Netflix for multi-datastore synchronization.

>> DDDs. v Anemic Domain Models (Martin Fowler) [blog.codecentric.de]

Now that ORM tools have improved considerably, maybe it's time to revisit whether there's a place for the anemic domain model.

Also worth reading:

• >> How Multiplexing Changes Your HTTP APIs [mnot.net]

• >> Challenges of Adopting Service Mesh in Enterprise Organizations [christianposta.com]

• >> AWS CDK Part 2: How to create an S3 Bucket [blog.codecentric.de]

• >> Facebook Releases AI Code Search Datasets [infoq.com]

• >> Get Hired without Process or Competition? Its Not as Hard as You Think [daedtech.com]

3. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Lack of Strategy [dilbert.com]

>> Dogbert Designed the Simulation [dilbert.com]

>> Slippery Slope [dilbert.com]

4. Pick of the Week

This makes more sense as the pick of this week 🙂 – Boot 2.2 is out:

>> Spring Boot 2.2.0 [spring.io]

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