Java Weekly, Issue 395

1. Spring and Java

>> Rust and the JVM [blog.frankel.ch]

Tunneling to Rust from Java – exploring different ways to call Rust functions from Java.

>> What's New in JPA Buddy — July 2021 [jpa-buddy.com]

Visual tools for SQL, Flyway callbacks, more structured Liquibase, and other improvements in a new JPA Buddy release.

Also worth reading:

• >> State of Spring Survey is back! [spring.io]
• >> Per-Environment Logging with Plain Java and Spring Boot [reflectoring.io]
• >> Snakes and Ladders [javaspecialists.eu]
• >> Docker and Kubernetes Updates in IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2 [blog.jetbrains.com]
• >> How and when to use JPA’s getReference() Method [thorben-janssen.com]
• >> Understanding Jakarta Security with TomEE [tomitribe.com]
• >> Map complex configuration structures with Quarkus [blog.sebastian-daschner.com]

Webinars and presentations:

• >> Inside Java Newscast #8 [inside.java]
• >> A Bootiful Podcast: Visualizing software architecture with the C4 model with architect Simon Brown [spring.io]
• >> Spring Tips: Some cool features possible with Spring Integration 5.5 [spring.io]

Time to upgrade:

• >> Spring Framework 5.3.9 and 5.2.16 available now [spring.io]
• >> Spring Data 2021.0.3 and 2020.0.11 released [spring.io]
• >> Hibernate ORM 5.5.4.Final and 5.3.21.Final released [in.relation.to]
• >> Hibernate Reactive 1.0.0.CR8 released [in.relation.to]
• >> Hibernate Search 6.0.6.Final released [in.relation.to]
• >> Spring Security 5.6.0-M1 released [spring.io]
• >> IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2 Release Candidate Is Out! [spring.io]

2. Technical

>> RabbitMQ Streams Overview [blog.rabbitmq.com]

Streams – a cool feature in RabbitMQ 3.9 – a persisted and replicated append-only logs, just what we're used to seeing in Apache Kafka!

>> Kubernetes Release Cadence Change: Here’s What You Need To Know [kubernetes.io]

A change in K8S release cycles – we're going to have three releases each year, instead of the current once in a quarter release.

Also worth reading:

• >> Edit, Then Execute [blog.thecodewhisperer.com]
• >> Complete Guide to CORS [reflectoring.io]
• >> Patterns of Legacy Displacement [martinfowler.com]
• >> Implementing Pipeline Microservicilities with Tekton [infoq.com]

3. Musings

>> Failure on demand – Scenes from an agile transformation [blog.codecentric.de]

Exploring various situations and scenarios when agile transformation may still fail after all these years.

Also worth reading:

• >> Marketing to Software Engineers on Twitter Is an Expensive Good Idea [daedtech.com]

4. Comics

And my favorite Dilberts of the week:

>> Alients And Pronouns [dilbert.com]

>> Dropping In To Zoom Meetings [dilbert.com]

>> Boss Trades Cryptocurrency [dilbert.com]

5. Pick of the Week

>> Open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood: we've measured the effects [abc.net.au]