Baeldung Weekly Review 37

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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.

Some great pieces on both Java and Spring by @JavaOOQ, @darrel_miller, @hartleybrody, @takipid and @daveburkevt: http://t.co/6UBC0LnoOr

— Baeldung (@baeldung) September 11, 2015

Here we go…

1. Spring and Java

>> The State of the Module System [java.net]

A very good intro – nay – the reference intro to what’s going to be the Java module system. Good stuff.

Here’s a quick outside look at the module system as well.

>> Stream Performance [codefx.org]

Very interesting data on stream performance, and depending on the performance goals of your system, maybe actionable data as well.

>> How to use Java 8 Functional Programming to Generate an Alphabetic Sequence [jooq.org]

Good things come to those who use Java 8 streams, but only the things left behind by those who use Clojure.

>> What’s New In Spring Data Release Gosling? [spring.io]

A myriad of improvements in this release; I’m most excited about the new Querydsl web support and the HAL browser – these look highly useful.

>> Introduction to Event Sourcing and Command-Query Responsibility Segregation [squirrel.pl]

Introducing both CQRS and Event Sourcing in a single piece is not easy, but this definitely is a good initial writeup in what I’m hoping is going to be a long series.

>> 7 Java Performance Metrics to Watch After a Major Release [takipi.com]

A solid set of basic metrics that you really do need to always track, but even more so after putting a major release into production.

>> Using JAX-RS With Spring Boot Instead of MVC [insaneprogramming.be]

Spring Boot with JAX-RS – now that’s something I never thought I’d be reading about.

Also worth reading:

• >> Writing Unit Tests With Spock Framework: Creating a Gradle Project [petrikainulainen.net]

• >> Testing Generic REST APIs With RAML [insaneprogramming.be]

• >> Using Spring Boot CommandLineRunner [nixmash.com]

• >> The Transition to a New Log4j: a Q&A with Log4j’s Project Management Committee [infoq.com]

• >> Rest client calls with Spring Cloud [java-allandsundry.com]

Webinars and presentations:

• >> J2V8 a Highly Efficient JS Runtime for Java [infoq.com]

• >> JavaZone 2015 [vimeo.com]

Time to upgrade:

• >> Node v4.0.0 (Stable) [nodejs.org] (+what you need to know)

• >> Announcing Spark 1.5 [databricks.com]

• >> Spring AMQP 1.5.0 Release Available [spring.io]

• >> Spring Integration 4.2 Release is Available [spring.io]

• >> Spring REST Docs 1.0.0.RC1 [spring.io]

• >> Spring Boot 1.3.0.M5 Available Now [spring.io]

2. Technical

>> Call me Maybe: MariaDB Galera Cluster [aphyr.com]

Another clustering solution that looks decent but ultimately doesn’t hold water yet.

>> How we ended up with microservices [philcalcado.com]

Long but very interesting read on anther, much less talked about aspect of microservices – team productivity.

Also worth reading:

• >> Service Discovery : Redux [bizcoder.com]

• >> A paranoid’s guide to backing up a working folder [vladmihalcea.com]

• >> Why You Should Run What You Build [medium.com]

• >> Scaling Your Web App 101: Lessons in Architecture Under Load [hartleybrody.com]

• >> “Forget me” and Tests [techblog.bozho.net]

• >> How Medium Detects Hotspots in DynamoDB using ElasticSearch, Logstash and Kibana [medium.com]

3. Musings

>> Knowledge Breadth versus Depth [nealford.com]

The classical knowledge quadrant, as it applies to the technical field and growing as an architect.

Also worth reading:

• >> A Test Coverage Primer for Managers [daedtech.com]

• >> Computer Science Courses that Don’t Exist, But Should [dadgum.com]

4. Comics

And my favorite comics of the week:

>> Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal [theoatmeal.com]

>> Dear Sriracha aka Rooster Sauce [theoatmeal.com]

>> What it’s like to own an Apple product [theoatmeal.com]

5. Pick of the Week

Earlier this year I introduced the “Pick of the Week” section here in my “Weekly Review”. If you’re already on my email list – you got the pick already – hope you enjoyed it.

I’m doing a social media push for this weeks review.

If you’ve been enjoying the reviews coming in on Friday for the past year and a half, I’d really appreciate you taking the time to share this particular review on social:

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