1. Spring and Java
>> Access API Moves to Spring Security Access [spring.io]
Migrating to Spring Security’s new AuthorizationManager API is a great way to modernize your system.
Starting in 7.0.0-M3, the older Access API components have been moved to a separate module, giving you a smooth path to transition without breaking existing code. Good stuff as always.
Also worth reading:
- >> Core Spring Resilience Features: @ConcurrencyLimit, @Retryable, and RetryTemplate [spring.io]
- >> Clean Design, Strong Client: The way of the Elasticsearch’s Java SDK [blog.frankel.ch]
- >> How I document production-ready Spring Boot applications [wimdeblauwe.com]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> All API Additions From Java 21 to 25 [inside.java]
- >> How to Handle Security Changes in Java 25 [inside.java]
- >> Java 21 ⮕ 25: Performance and Runtime Enhancements [inside.java]
- >> A Bootiful Podcast: Spring Cloud guru Ryan Baxter [spring.io]
- >> LLMs for Devs: Model Selection, Hallucinations, Agents, AGI – Jodie Burchell [youtube.com/@intellijidea]
- >> Setting Performance Baselines for Java’s 1-Billion-Row Challenge (Ep. 2) | With @caseymuratori [youtube.com/@MarcoCodes]
Time to upgrade:
- >> Hibernate Search 8.1.2.Final is out [in.relation.to]
- >> Quarkus 3.26.2 – Maintenance release | Quarkus 3.27.0.CR1 [quarkus.io]
- >> Getting Started with Quarkus and A2A Java SDK 0.3.0 [quarkus.io]
- >> Jetty.project 12.1.1 [github.com/jetty]
- >> Vert.x 5.0.4 [github.com/eclipse-vertx]
- >> Micronaut Core 4.9.11 [github.com/micronaut-projects]
- >> Helidon 3.2.15 [github.com/helidon-io]
- >> Payara Platform Community 6.2025.9 [github.com/payara]
- >> WildFly 37.0.1 is released! [wildfly.org]
2. Technical & Musings
>> Some Best Practices for Writing Readable Automation Tests [blog.scottlogic.com]
Writing readable automation tests is a learned skill. Using more flexible expectations, such as expect(response).toBeOK() rather than specific status codes, making selectors more descriptive, not asserting too much – all valuable skills to learn and keep sharp.
Also worth reading:
- >> Tech Debt: Understanding its Business Impact [optimism.io]
- >> Spec-Driven Development with AI: A New Approach and a Journey into the Past [foojay.io]
- >> Why I Fired Google and Gave an AI Chatbot a Shot? [foojay.io]
- >> Building An AI-Agnostic Conversation Logger – Phase 4: Mini-Me [blog.scottlogic.com]
3. Pick of the Week
>> How to Be Patient in an Impatient World [markmanson.net]
