Apr 20, 2022Java in the world of microservicesOne runtime to rule them all With more than a decade of history, microservices are not a novel technology. As the statistics show, the larger a company is, the higher are the chances it is already using microservice architecture. This article, however, is aimed at smaller enterprises that can’t let…Java6 min readJava6 min read
Mar 2, 2022Soft skills in software development — hard pass or hard-coreSoft skills hardly matter? I beg to differ! Being a software developer means you need to know how, well, to develop software. Coding, debugging, planning — these are the hard skills you require, but are they enough? There are a lot of talks on soft skills in our industry, and…Java7 min readJava7 min read
Feb 4, 2022Managing the software development teamPart 2: How to lead the people that are smarter than you In our previous article we discussed hiring programming specialists. Now that your team is full of amazing people and ready to go, how do you lead them? Is there a way to unite them to work towards the…Software Development8 min readSoftware Development8 min read
Jan 26, 2022Managing the software development teamPart 1: How to hire the people that will stay Introduction There are many guides about managing the development teams in software development. But most of them don’t consider an important fact: in the modern programming industry, some specialists are more competent and experienced than their managers, at least in the…Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Dec 16, 2021End of Java 8 support: to upgrade or to migrate?Java 8: the state of affairs The Java improvement process is gaining momentum, with LTS releases coming out every two years and feature releases appearing every six months, but developers tend not to rush with upgrading to newer versions. Consider this: 69% of them still use Java 8, and 15% never actually migrated from Java 7! …Java6 min readJava6 min read
Nov 30, 2021Why Java has been “dying” for 25 years but is still hereThe talks of the death of Java started at the moment of its conception. 25 years later, is it time to stop arguing? Of course not! …Java7 min readJava7 min read
Nov 3, 2021How the shifts in Oracle’s licensing policy will affect the world of Java developmentThe improvement or just a change? — Winds of change With the release of Java 17, a new LTS build, Oracle announced a change in its licensing policy. Does it mean that the world of Java development is about to shift, and OpenJDK builds are not that relevant anymore? It’s time to analyze the market and find out. So what…Policy7 min readPolicy7 min read
Sep 9, 2021Pick NIK in SpringLiberica Native Image Kit as the Powerhouse of Spring Native The Java™ market is far from being stale. Developers have their plans set for many years ahead and compete by adding features and resolving issues. You could say it’s “Spring time” for Java developers (pun intended). Just a few days ago, I attended the online SpringOne event, where the presentation…Java2 min readJava2 min read
Aug 25, 2021Fast and small JDK container images on Alpine LinuxContainer images are fantastic. They are fast, secure, platform-independent, and small — at least, in theory. And in practice, there are a lot of components of the image that, in many cases, make it larger and slower. We tested many solutions with our own Java development kit, Liberica JDK, and…Java7 min readJava7 min read
