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Newsletter July 10, 2023

Nobody Talks About Project Loom

Hi, “Why isn’t anyone talking about Project Loom? On the JVM, one of the largest changes in years is looming over us. And it will massively influence the way we work. Asynchrony is difficult. There’s so much to consider: How do I configure my thread pool? Does the code path have more wait-time, or does it take a long time to calculate? And how large should the queue be in front of the thread pool?


Newsletter July 6, 2023

Can You Start Your Application?

Hi, Many companies utilize modern technologies. Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, AWS, Docker, ArgoCD… and so on. The selection is vast. The CNCF Landscape has arrived in most businesses. But what surprises me: The software is complicated. So complicated that it can’t just be launched locally on a whim. I did not expect that. Docker is deliberately included in the list. Because most of the companies I spoke to use Docker. Many of them in production.


JPA July 5, 2023

Hibernate ORM: Eager or Lazy Loading? When to Use Each

Hibernate is a well-established Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) framework that is widely used in Java development. This framework helps developers optimize the code for database operations such as fetching data. Choosing the right fetching strategy - Eager Loading or Lazy Loading - is crucial for your application’s performance. In this article, we will examine these two strategies and discuss when and how you should use them in your Spring Data project.


Newsletter July 3, 2023

Are You a Carpenter?

Hi, What distinguishes a software developer from a carpenter? The carpenter produces furniture. The developer creates software. Imagine you go to a carpenter. You enter the workshop, see various materials, tools, finished and unfinished pieces of furniture. The foreman approaches you. He asks you about your preferences. You want a table. With an inset plexiglass top. For outdoor use. Matching your preferences and with his expertise, he selects the right wood.


Newsletter June 29, 2023

Write your own PasswordEncoder. NOT!

Hi, Have you ever written your own password encoder? I haven’t exactly - but I had to use a homemade one. In a central User-Management-Service, the customer data of all users came together. And in this, the passwords were stored. Thus, when registering a new user, the same encoder had to be used. In practice - fortunately - it did not blow up in our faces. But it was highly critical.


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