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6 years ago

Java Web Weekly, Issue 141

At the very beginning of last year, I decided to track my reading habits and share the best stuff here, on Baeldung. Haven’t missed a review since.

Here we go…

1. Spring and Java

===== >> The Ultimate Guide To Java 9 [codefx.org]

A monster-post all about what’s coming in Java 9.

>> Scratching a JUnit Itch [dannorth.net]

An interesting read on bringing in some concepts from Go into JUnit.

A while I haven’t used Go before, I can definitely see how the approach makes sense in a lot of scenarios.

>> How to map encrypted database columns with Hibernate’s @ColumnTransformer annotation [thoughts-on-java.org]

A code-focus explanation of how to store sensitive data in the DB by using an encrypted column.

>> Page Object pattern example [lkrnac.net]

A quick and practical intro to the Page Object pattern; this is very close to the way I now write all my end-to-end tests.

Also worth reading:

===== >> Rebutting 5 Common Stream Tropes [codefx.org]
===== >> Running -XX:CompileCommand on Windows [marxsoftware.com]
===== >> Optional Improvements in Java 9 [iteratrlearning.com]
===== >> Process API – Java 9 [oio.de]
===== >> The hibernate.enable_lazy_load_no_trans Anti-Pattern [vladmihalcea.com]

Webinars and presentations:

===== >> 12 Factor, or Cloud Native Apps – What Exactly Does that Mean for Spring Developers? [infoq.com]
===== >> Running A Stock Java EE 7 Thin WAR On Docker [adam-bien.com]
===== >> Cloud Native Security: Rotate, Repair, Repave [infoq.com]
===== >> Using Clojure and Neo4j to Build a Meetup Recommendation Engine [infoq.com]
===== >> Empowering DevOps with Cloud Foundry [infoq.com]
===== >> Extending the Platform [infoq.com]
===== >> Cloud Native Java with Spring Cloud Services [infoq.com]
===== >> Applying Java 8 Idioms to Existing Code [infoq.com]
===== >> In the Workshop with GCP, HomeDepot.com & Cloud Foundry [infoq.com]

Time to upgrade:

===== >> Stormpath’s Java SDK 1.0 Released [infoq.com]
===== >> Hibernate Validator 5.3.0.CR1 is out [in.relation.to]
===== >> IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 EAP: SF, Fira Code, Debugger Improvements and More [jetbrains.com]
===== >> Spring Session 1.2.2 Released [spring.io]

2. Technical

===== >> Finding the link between heart rate and running pace with Spark ML – Fitting a linear regression model [vanwilgenburg.com]

A practical and cool writeup here – trying to find the relation between heart rate and pace of running.

I have a soft spot for this kind of analysis, after doing a couple of years of Mahout work and digging through similar datasets.

>> Why is troubleshooting so hard? [plumbr.eu]

We earn our troubleshooting chops on hard-mode.

That’s cool, because it turns out that – all of that stress of looking at things failing in production – makes us better engineers.

This quick writeup is a very high-level look at out options with the goal of better navigating this very nuanced and important landscape.

>> 9 Tips on ElasticSearch Configuration for High Performance [loggly.com]

Some very useful ElasticSearch practical tips from the Loggly team.

Getting some of these right can make or break your solution – as I personally learned the hard way over the last two and a half years of working with ES.

Also worth reading:

===== >> New – HTTP/2 Support for Amazon CloudFront [aws.amazon.com]
===== >> Amazon Aurora Update – Parallel Read Ahead, Faster Indexing, NUMA Awareness [aws.amazon.com]
===== >> Function signature: how do you order parameters? [lemire.me]
===== >> Infographic: IT Operations in a Serverless World [loggly.com]
===== >> JUnit vs TestNG: Which Testing Framework Should You Choose? [takipi.com]

3. Musings

===== >> How to handle unfinished User Stories in Scrum [codecentric.de]

A good answer to a very common question if you’re doing any kind of Scrum – especially in the beginning.

>> Static Analysis for Small Business [daedtech.com]

Static Analysis is one of those tools that, once picked up by a team, won’t be abandoned any time soon. A small team is no different, and this quick writeup explores why it does make sense here as well.