Spring Boot 3 and Spring Framework 6: What's New
Spring Boot 3 introduces support for Java 17 as well as improved support for building reactive applications. It also includes updates to…
Engineering · 2 min read
Spring & Java
12 articles
Spring Boot, Spring Security, JWT authentication and the JVM runtime work that sits underneath them.
GraalVM: High-Performance Java Runtime Explained
GraalVM is a high-performance runtime that allows you to run programs written in multiple programming languages on a single virtual…
Engineering · 2 min read
AWS X-Ray Tracing for Java Apps on Amazon ECS
Integrating AWS X-Ray into Java applications deployed on Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is a transformative approach to enhancing…
Ecosystem · 4 min read
Spring Boot JWT Authentication with Spring Security
Implement JWT authentication and authorization in Spring Boot: signing and validating tokens, writing the filter, and wiring it into Spring Security.
Engineering · 6 min read
Spring Boot in Docker: Containerize Your Application
Package a Spring Boot application as a Docker image: writing the Dockerfile, building the layer, and running the container locally.
Guides · 4 min read
Spring Boot Authorization with Spring Security
Add Spring Security to a Spring Boot app and control who reaches which endpoint: the dependency, the security configuration, and role-based rules.
Engineering · 2 min read
Project Loom: The Future of Java Concurrency
Project Loom brings virtual threads to Java: millions of lightweight threads without OS thread overhead. What that means for Spring Boot and reactive Java.
Engineering · 2 min read
Spring Boot and InfluxDB with the Java Client
Wire InfluxDB into a Spring Boot app with the official Java client, connection config, writing points, and querying them back. Docker setup included.
Engineering · 8 min read
Spring Boot Docker Images with GitHub Actions
Automate the Docker image build for a Spring Boot application with GitHub Actions, from the workflow file to pushing the tagged image.
Ecosystem · 2 min read
Spring Boot and Amazon SQS: Send and Receive Messages
Wire Amazon SQS into a Spring Boot service: the SDK dependency, queue configuration, sending messages, and consuming them with an SqsListener.
Guides · 3 min read
Spring WebFlux vs Spring MVC: Key Differences
Spring WebFlux handles high concurrency with fewer threads than the servlet stack behind Spring MVC. Here is when that tradeoff is worth it, and when not.
Engineering · 3 min read
Code Analysis with SonarCloud and GitHub Actions
In the world of software development, ensuring that the code we produce is high-quality, maintainable, and secure is critical. As the size…
Ecosystem · 5 min read
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