Borislav StoilovEverything You Need to Know About the Java Garbage CollectorThe Java Garbage Collector (GC) stands out as one of the most advanced garbage collectors available. Few, if any, other languages offer…7 min read·Mar 20, 2024--3--3
Borislav StoilovEverything you need to know about Thread Pools in JavaThreads7 min read·Mar 11, 2024--6--6
Borislav StoilovLet Software monoliths become a thing of the pastI am writing this article in response to this one that tries to make a point in favor of monoliths but fails to mention any drawbacks. I…5 min read·Nov 18, 2022--1--1
Borislav StoilovWhy You Should Think Twice Before Using InheritanceOne of the most overused features of Object-Oriented languages is by far Inheritance. When to use it and when not to use it? Let's discuss…7 min read·Oct 18, 2022--1--1
Borislav StoilovHow to Spot a Junior dev from MilesCompanies assign different titles to different skill sets. A senior in one company could be a mid-level in another and not qualify for a…6 min read·Oct 11, 2022--14--14
Borislav StoilovA short horror story about migrating from monolith to microservicesA failed attempt at migrating from a monolith to a microservice architecture and what I’ve learned5 min read·Oct 4, 2022--10--10
Borislav StoilovinAWS TipGoing Serverless with AWS DynamoDB and LambdaServerless architectures are getting more and more traction with the increased load services have to endure. Most modern servers use the…11 min read·Aug 19, 2022----
Borislav StoilovThread Local Variables in Java and when to use themThread local variables in Java are not something you see very often. This is because they are mainly used as an underlying implementation…3 min read·Aug 16, 2022----
Borislav StoilovStackOverflow has Become Too Toxic. My Personal ExperienceI have been actively using StackOverflow for more than 5 years. I have found a LOT of useful information there. However, in the last years…7 min read·Jul 22, 2022--7--7
