Book review: "Tidy first?"
Very useful insights, and the small bite-sized sections made it an enjoyable, educative read.
Simon Verhoeven
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Soft Assertions - testing kindly
Using the concept of soft-assertions makes testing the impact of our changes on a single object a lot more convenient, and reduces the …
Book review: "Persistence Best Practices for Java Applications"
I can heartily recommend this book, it offers a lot of valuable insights into persistence in Cloud computing, the involved technologies, and …
Book review: “Developing Apps with GPT-4 and ChatGPT”
Thorough, practical examples using a new & rapidly evolving tool. Pro or contra, it's a very worthwhile read.
Book review: "Get Your Hands Dirty on Clean Architecture - Second Edition"
A magnificent job of walking through a lot the different architectural considerations one has to make to develop maintainable code.
Contributing to Open Source: Hacktoberfest
Have you ever considered contributing to open source software, but are you unsure on how to start? Consider participating in Hacktoberfest.
Exposing your data using Spring GraphQL
An introductory look at how we can use Spring GraphQL in our Java applications.
ArchUnit - test your architecture
How to test your application architecture, and make life easier for those joining the team later on.
Load testing - shoot your application with Gatling
Load testing entails testing how our application performs under a significant load so we can be certain it behaves as expected when there’s …
Book review: "OpenJDK Migration for Dummies"
Is "OpenJDK Migration for Dummies" worth reading? I'd say so!
Spring 6.1 - RestClient
Getting started making use of the new RestClient introduced in Spring 6.1!
Spring Boot: local development enhancements, let's compose!
How to make use of the new local development enhancements in Spring boot 3.1. Get started here on Foojay.io Today!
Pitest: Do You Test Your Tests?
A brief introduction with code to mutation testing using Pitest. Now you too can get started testing your tests!
OpenRewrite: we all grow older, but do our projects really have to?
An introduction to how OpenRewrite can help you modernize your application, refactor it, perform migrations, and more!