Java Weekly, Issue 329
Last updated: April 17, 2020
Mocking is an essential part of unit testing, and the Mockito library makes it easy to write clean and intuitive unit tests for your Java code.
Get started with mocking and improve your application tests using our Mockito guide:
Handling concurrency in an application can be a tricky process with many potential pitfalls. A solid grasp of the fundamentals will go a long way to help minimize these issues.
Get started with understanding multi-threaded applications with our Java Concurrency guide:
Spring 5 added support for reactive programming with the Spring WebFlux module, which has been improved upon ever since. Get started with the Reactor project basics and reactive programming in Spring Boot:
Since its introduction in Java 8, the Stream API has become a staple of Java development. The basic operations like iterating, filtering, mapping sequences of elements are deceptively simple to use.
But these can also be overused and fall into some common pitfalls.
To get a better understanding on how Streams work and how to combine them with other language features, check out our guide to Java Streams:
Explore Spring Boot 3 and Spring 6 in-depth through building a full REST API with the framework:
Yes, Spring Security can be complex, from the more advanced functionality within the Core to the deep OAuth support in the framework.
I built the security material as two full courses - Core and OAuth, to get practical with these more complex scenarios. We explore when and how to use each feature and code through it on the backing project.
You can explore the course here:
Spring Data JPA is a great way to handle the complexity of JPA with the powerful simplicity of Spring Boot.
Get started with Spring Data JPA through the guided reference course:
Refactor Java code safely — and automatically — with OpenRewrite.
Refactoring big codebases by hand is slow, risky, and easy to put off. That’s where OpenRewrite comes in. The open-source framework for large-scale, automated code transformations helps teams modernize safely and consistently.
Each month, the creators and maintainers of OpenRewrite at Moderne run live, hands-on training sessions — one for newcomers and one for experienced users. You’ll see how recipes work, how to apply them across projects, and how to modernize code with confidence.
Join the next session, bring your questions, and learn how to automate the kind of work that usually eats your sprint time.
1. Spring and Java
>> Spring Tips: The Spring Integration Kotlin DSL [spring.io]
A quick tutorial featuring a file system monitor application as an example.
>> Java Pattern Matching: InstanceOf (JEP 305) [vojtechruzicka.com]
The enhanced instanceof feature in Java 14 supports implicit casting, making code more concise, easier to read, and less error-prone.
>> Getting Started with Quarkus [infoq.com]
And a high-level view of Quarkus, a technology for producing smaller runtimes optimized for cloud.
Also worth reading:
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>> Spring Data for Apache Solr Discontinued [spring.io]
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>> New Jakarta EE 8 Certified server: Primeton AppServer V7 [arjan-tijms.omnifaces.org]
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>> Building a Robust SQS Client with Spring Boot [reflectoring.io]
Webinars and presentations:
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>> A Bootiful Podcast: Microsoft’s Kushagra Thapar on Spring Data Cosmosdb [spring.io]
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>> Debugging system tests in containers with Quarkus (Video) [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]
Time to upgrade:
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>> Spring Graal Native 0.6.0 released [spring.io]
2. Technical
>> A Little More Clojure [blog.cleancoder.com]
An algorithm for finding prime numbers using Clojure’s map and filter functions.
Also worth reading:
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>> How to Connect Power BI with Azure DevOps and JIRA [blog.scottlogic.com]
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>> Git switch and restore [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]
3. Musings
>> Am I Real Expert? [techblog.bozho.net]
There’s no such thing as a “full-stack expert” — we must learn to value expertise with imperfections.
Also worth reading:
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>> Questions from the Legacy of SoCraTes 2020 [blog.jbrains.ca]
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>> Temporary Contact Number based Contact Tracing [lucumr.pocoo.org]
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>> On teaching remotely [blog.frankel.ch]
4. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
