What Grabbed My Attention — Apr 13 , 2024

2 min readApr 13, 2024

Here are a few (random) items that grabbed my attention this week, 24 Mar — 13 Apr 2024. These are headlines, articles, blog posts, news and anything that interested me the past week. Enjoy.

Java / Spring / JVM

Pattern Matching in Java 21 — digging into this powerful new feature.
Mastering Java Concurrency — part 1. Part 2 is here.
Debugging Streams in Java — using peek.

GoLang / Rust/ Python / UI / Web

Visual Guide to Slices in Go — unique way to thoroughly explain this subject area.
Go CLI — using the popular Cobra CLI framework.
Tests in Go — perspective from experience on writing effective Go tests.

Cloud / K8 / Containers / Platform / Serverless

Local Development for Serverless — some great techniques to explore

AI / ML

LLMs Explained — in a straightforward and minimal jargon
Architecture of an LLM Application — discussion of architectural components of new type of application.
Guide to Training a LLM — two part Youtube video, very well presented.
How Github Co-Pilot Works — another video, awesome content.

Database / Integration / Messaging / API / Search

Reqeue Messages in Kafka — using a DLQ
S3 Internals — it is files, but not a file system.
Debezium in Embedded Mode — covering this integration technique for your Java applications.

Architecture

Introduction top Micro-Frontends — I admit didn’t know a lot about this topic before this great article.
CAP Theorem — diving into this critical area for distributed system design.

And the Rest…

Aboard an Aircraft Carrier — Aboard the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Battling the Houthis in the Red Sea.
Why New Jersey Doesn’t Pump Their Own Gas? — The last state to have all full service gas stations, why?

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