Pattern Matching for Switch
Pattern matching for switch statements is a new feature introduced in Java 16 that allows for more concise and expressive switch statements. This feature enables developers to use pattern matching…
Making Injected Parameters Optional in Spring Boot
As a software architect building solutions with Spring Boot, you’ll often encounter scenarios where a component or service needs to consume another dependency that may not always be available. This…
Integrating Java Spring with Keycloak: A Comprehensive Guide
Java Spring, a popular framework for building enterprise-level applications, can seamlessly integrate with Keycloak, a robust open-source Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution. This combination offers a powerful way to…
Load Balancing Your Microservices: Configuring Spring Cloud Gateway with Spring Discovery Server
In a microservices architecture, ensuring high availability and distributing traffic evenly across multiple instances of a service is paramount. Spring Cloud Gateway, when integrated with a Spring Discovery Server (like…
The S3 Local Dev Trick: Using MinIO to Simplify Cloud-Native Developmen
As a software architect building cloud-native solutions, you know that working with cloud services like AWS S3 can be a bit tricky in a local development environment. You don’t want…
Pattern Matching for instanceof
Java 16 introduced a new feature called “Pattern Matching for instanceof” which simplifies the process of casting objects in Java. This feature improves the readability and safety of code that…
Resilient Gateways: Implementing Circuit Breakers for Spring Data REST Services with Spring Cloud Gateway
In a microservice architecture, services inevitably encounter transient failures – network hiccups, temporary overload, or slow responses from dependencies. Without proper handling, these failures can cascade, leading to a degraded…