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Follow @baeldungAt the very beginning of 2014 I decided to track my reading habits and share the best stuff here, on Baeldung.
2014 has been quite the year, covering each week with a review. I’ve been doing a lot more reading to make sure I cover and curate stuff that has value and is actually worth reading.
Let me know in the comments if you’re finding my reviews interesting and useful.
Here we go…
1. Spring and Java
>> Value-Based Classes
A comprehensive guide to what value based classes mean in Java 8 (not much) and what will likely mean in Java 9 and beyond (a lot more).
>> Hibernate locking patterns – How does PESSIMISTIC_FORCE_INCREMENT Lock Mode work
The Hibernate Masterclass is moving forward, this time with a solid piece on pessimistic locking.
>> Why is my JVM having access to less memory than specified via -Xmx?
Deep dive into the JVM memory configuration options and how they translate to the runtime.
An exploration of how to best leverage streams to deal with conversions between a value and a wrapper for that value.
>> Visual Testing With Selenium WebDriver
Just a little bit of UI testing can bring a whole lot of trust in the fact that your app is running the way it should, and WebDriver/Selenium is a fantastic tool for that.
>> JPA 2.1 – 12 features every developer should know
An solid overview of what JPA 2.1 brings to the table.
Also worth reading:
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>> JEP 238: Multi-Version JAR Files
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>> Determining File Types in Java
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>> ChessTDD 26: At Last, Acceptance Tests
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>> Log review guided by tests
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>> Highly Distributed Computations Without Synchronization
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>> Building Isomorphic Webapps on the JVM with React.js and Spring Boot
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>> Frame Of Reference and Roaring bitmaps
Webinars and presentations:
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>> Caching with Spring: Advanced Topics and Best Practices
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>> Spring Data REST – Data Meets Hypermedia
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>> Spring Boot for the Web Tier
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>> Dr. Streamlove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Flow
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>> “Bootiful” Applications with Spring Boot
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>> Testing with Spring Framework 4.x
Time to upgrade:
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>> Elasticsearch 1.4.4 and 1.3.9 released
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>> Reactor 2.0.0.RC1 with native Reactive Streams support now available!
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>> Mockito 2.0.4-beta (Mockito 2 is coming on the 15th of March)
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>> Tomcat 7.0.59 is out
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>> XStream 1.4.8 is out
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>> Kibana 4. Literally.
2. Technical and Musings
>> HTTP/2 is Done
I guess the title speaks for itself on this one.
>> Do It Either Way, We’ll Refactor It Later
A sensible and pragmatic mindset for designing an application. These kinds of architecture/design disagreements will come up in a team, so having the right kind of mindset makes a world of difference. That, and egoless programming (which is not as easy as it sounds).
>> What is Your Next Action?
A nuance of managing your TODO list better. Or I should say – my TODO list, since it’s something that I’m going to be mindful of and see if it makes a difference.
>> ConversationalStories
An important (but tricky) aspect to get right when doing any form of Agile – the importance of good ol’ dialog.
>> Why the hell not?
A different way to think about stuff.
>> Google and blogs: “Shit.”
This one is a bit meta, but it was certainly an interesting read to see what other bloggers experience in terms of traffic and trends.
3. Comics
And my favorite Dilberts of the week:
>> Your idea has already been tried
>> “The Taper”
>> Performance Feedback
4. 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.
If not – you can share the review and unlock it right here:
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