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: A Complete Guide
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
How to Dockerize a Spring Boot Application
Docker is a popular tool for packaging and deploying applications in containers, which provide a lightweight and portable runtime…
Guides · 4 min read
Securing a Spring Boot App with Authorization
First, you’ll need to add the Spring Security dependency to your project. You can do this by adding the following to your “pom.xml” file:
Engineering · 2 min read
Project Loom: The Future of Java Concurrency
Project Loom brings virtual threads to the JVM, millions of lightweight threads without the overhead of OS threads. Here's what it means for Spring Boot and reactive Java.
Engineering · 2 min read
Connect InfluxDB to Spring Boot 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 · 4 min read
Build Spring Boot Docker Images in GitHub Actions
In this tutorial, we will learn how to use GitHub Actions to automate the build process for a Docker image of a Spring Boot application. By…
Ecosystem · 2 min read
How to Integrate Amazon SQS with Spring Boot
First, sign up for an AWS account if you don’t already have one. Then, navigate to the SQS dashboard and create a new queue.
Guides · 3 min read
Reactive vs Normal Spring: Key Differences
Reactive Spring uses non-blocking I/O and backpressure to handle high concurrency with fewer threads. Here's when the tradeoff is worth it, and when it isn't.
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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