I’ve previously looked at the likes of Spring Boot and how comparatively bloated it could be considered for simple microservices. One of… (more…)

tl;dr version: Skip the FOMO on the Java module system. If Oracle makes a push to enhance it or otherwise invest in the system, it might make sense to revisit. Until then, enjoy the tiny JVMs produced by jlink and don’t worry about the rest. (more…)

Written by Mark Sailes, Senior Serverless Solutions Architect, AWS. At AWS re:Invent 2022, AWS announced SnapStart for AWS Lambda functions running on Java Corretto 11. This feature enables customers to achieve up to 10x faster function startup performanc... (more…)

Like many people, I came to Go with a background in Java. Getting started on Go isn’t too hard, but it does require a change in mindset when it comes to a few key areas. Declaring Interfaces Like in Java, Go interfaces are a powerful way to make code test... (more…)

In the previous post we looked at different implementations of the Collector interface. As you saw, there are a wide range of collectors available out of the box. However — sometimes you need something special that you simply have to make... (more…)