java-weekly-208
Java Weekly, Issue 208
Lots of interesting writeups on Java 9 this week.
Here we go…
1. Spring and Java
===== >> Maven on Java 9 – Five Things You Need To Know [blog.codefx.org]
The combination of Java 9’s JPMS with Maven can be tricky for now – it’s good to be prepared.
>> The Cost of JDBC Server Roundtrips Or: Move That Loop into the Server Already! [blog.jooq.org]
It’s not a secret that it’s better to minimize the number of database calls – here’s a good look at the why.
>> Design gotchas in JDK’s functional interfaces [blog.frankel.ch]
Java’s functional interfaces are designed quite independently – so the compiler doesn’t see any relation between them.
>> Using Trusted Timestamping With Java [techblog.bozho.net]
Using security APIs is usually hard – here’s the reference for implementing trust timestamping with BouncyCastle.
>> Getting Started With Hibernate [thoughts-on-java.org]
Just a simple but comprehensive guide to Hibernate.
>> How to bootstrap JPA programmatically without the persistence.xml configuration file [vladmihalcea.com]
A comprehensive guide to bootstrapping Hibernate without XML.
Also worth reading:
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===== >> Java 9 modules and Spring Boot? I give up [blog.sourced-bvba.be]
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===== >> The First Nine Projects Proposed for EE4J #[[.t-bg-white .l-pa2 .l-d-i]#infoq.com]
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===== >> A Common Mistake Developers Make When Caching Nullable Values [blog.jooq.org]
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===== >> IntelliJ IDEA 2017.3: Support for Kotlin Multi-platform Projects [blog.jetbrains.com]
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===== >> Running an Infinispan server using Testcontainers [blog.codecentric.de]
Time to upgrade:
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===== >> Spring Security 5.0.0 Released [infoq.com]
2. Technical and Musings
===== >> Side Hustle Ideas for Software Developers [daedtech.com]
If you’re coding full-time and thinking of doing work outside of your full-time gig – it might be more beneficial not to take on even more coding ?
Also worth reading:
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===== >> How to Talk to a C Level Executive [daedtech.com]
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===== >> Black Friday Boring [abdullin.com]
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===== >> Programming for Grade 8 [henrikwarne.com]
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===== >> Resume Skills for the Job Seeker with Upward Ambition [daedtech.com]
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===== >> Excuses [blog.cleancoder.com]
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===== >> Kotlin – tail recursion optimization [java-allandsundry.com]
4. Comics
>> Dopamine [dilbert.com]
>> Boss Loses Wife and Money [dilbert.com]
>> Listening To Your Gut [dilbert.com]
5. Pick of the Week
===== >> Let’s bury the hustle [m.signalvnoise.com]
