Java Weekly, Issue 294
Here we go…
1. Spring and Java
===== >> New language features since Java 8 [advancedweb.hu]
The title says it all — and there’s a great section about the var keyword.
>> Nuances of Overloading and Overriding in Java [software.rajivprab.com]
If you think you have it down already, here’s a great way to test your knowledge.
>> Who Needs Lombok Anyhow [gregorriegler.com]
And why making your code as transparent as possible may be preferred over the “magic” in your code produced by Lombok.
Also worth reading:
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===== >> Exercises in Relational Database Style [blog.frankel.ch]
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===== >> JDK 13 is now in the Release Candidate Phase [mail.openjdk.java.net]
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===== >> Hibernate Tip: Join Unassociated Entities in Criteria Query [thoughts-on-java.org]
Webinars and presentations:
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===== >> Database password rotation with AWS Secrets Manager and Spring Boot [youtube.com]
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===== >> Functional Composition [infoq.com]
Time to upgrade:
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===== >> Spring Boot 2.2.0 M5 available now [spring.io]
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===== >> Spring Tools 4.3.2 released [spring.io]
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===== >> Get an Early Peek at Neo4j 4.0 [neo4j.com]
2. Technical and Musing
===== >> Documenting Software Architecture [herbertograca.com]
A nice round-up of the diagrams and documents at our disposal when describing our system architecture.
>> How to limit the SQL query result set to Top-N rows only [vladmihalcea.com]
And a look at both the SQL:2008 standard syntax and a few database-specific alternatives.
Also worth reading:
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===== >> What Every Developer Should Learn Early On [stackoverflow.blog]
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===== >> Understanding the AWS Lambda SQS Integration [dev.to]
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===== >> Reader Question Round-Up: Upwork, Scaling, and Taking a Big Margin [daedtech.com]
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===== >> The Two Generals’ Problem [youtube.com]
3. Comics
===== >> Working From Home [dilbert.com]
>> Bad Analogy Guy Fits In [dilbert.com]
>> Engineering Secret [dilbert.com]
4. Pick of the Week
===== >> How NOT to design APIs [usejournal.com]
