Java Weekly, Issue 332

1. Spring and Java

>> Updates to Spring Versions [spring.io]

The Spring team is adopting Semantic Versioning for project modules, and Calendar Versioning for release trains.

>> Java Feature Spotlight: Text Blocks [infoq.com]

A comprehensive look at text blocks, scheduled to become a permanent language feature in Java SE 15.

>> What is JDBC? [marcobehler.com]

And a great primer on JDBC, covering drivers, connections, queries, and connection pooling.

Also worth reading:

• >> Managing Transactions with Spring and Spring Data JPA [thoughts-on-java.org]

• >> Spring Tips: The Wavefront Observability Platform [spring.io]

• >> Exact Absolute Integral Numbers in JDK 15 [marxsoftware.com]

• >> Spring Cloud Function Native Images [spring.io]

• >> How to map Date and Timestamp with JPA and Hibernate [vladmihalcea.com]

• >> Free Memory [javaspecialists.eu]

• >> Detecting duplicate dependencies in Maven [andresalmiray.com]

• >> Implementation components used by Jakarta EE servers [arjan-tijms.omnifaces.org]

Webinars and presentations:

• >> Adrian Cole, founder or co-founder of Feign, JClouds, and Spring Cloud Sleuth and major contributor to OpenZipkin [spring.io]
  

• >> Building a DevSecOps Pipeline Around Your Spring Boot Application [infoq.com]

• >> Day 3: Security Auditing and Compliance [infoq.com]

• >> Supersonic subatomic Enterprise Java from the ground up (Video) [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]

Time to upgrade:

• >> Spring Framework 5.2.6, 5.1.15, 5.0.17, and 4.3.27 available now [spring.io]

• >> Spring Boot 2.3.0.RC1 available now [spring.io]

• >> Spring Data Neumann RC2, Moore SR7, and Lovelace SR17 [spring.io]

• >> Spring for Apache Kafka 2.5.0 Release Candidate [spring.io]

• >> Spring Integration 5.3 RC1, 5.2.6 & 5.1.10 Available [spring.io]

2. Technical

>> Continuous Integration [martinfowler.com] and >> Integration Frequency [martinfowler.com] and >> Comparing Feature Branching and Continuous Integration [martinfowler.com] and >> Reviewed Commits [martinfowler.com]

The popular series continues with a focus on integration patterns.

Also worth reading:

• >> The AWS Journey Part 2: Deploying a Docker image from the Command Line with CloudFormation [reflectoring.io]

• >> How to secure a GraphQL service using persisted queries [blog.codecentric.de]

• >> Solving Matt Parker's Coin Puzzle in Alteryx [blog.scottlogic.com]

3. Musings

>> You Don't Hate Mocks; You Hate Side-Effects [blog.thecodewhisperer.com]

And when tests rely more on side-effects and less on expectations, maybe it's time to refactor.

Also worth reading:

• >> Reaffirming our commitment to Italy: Introducing the AWS Europe (Milan) Region [allthingsdistributed.com]

• >> 20.5 Years of XP and Agile [henrikwarne.com]

• >> KeystoneInterface [martinfowler.com]

• >> Assessing projects' sustainability on GitHub [blog.frankel.ch]

4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Dogbert Designs Headphones [dilbert.com]

>> CEO Has Pandemic Plan [dilbert.com]

>> Decisions Without Data [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

>> Web Architecture 101 [videoblocks.com]

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