The first book about Helidon has been published!

The book “Beginning Helidon” has been published by Apress. It was written by our colleagues Dmitry Kornilov, Daniel Kec, and Dmitry Aleksandrov, and Tomas Langer and David Kral reviewed it.

This book presents a comprehensive guide on creating cloud-native microservices using Helidon. The book demonstrates how to harness the full potential of the cloud, optimizing applications for fast start times, minimal memory usage, and a small disk footprint, all made possible by Helidon. Leveraging Java 17, the framework grants access to cutting-edge code features while also adhering to modern enterprise Java standards, such as MicroProfile.

Throughout the book, you will discover how to enhance your microservices with observability and security, work seamlessly with databases, and interact with other services. The content comprehensively covers MicroProfile 5.0 platform specifications alongside standalone specs like Messaging and Long Running Actions.

Moreover, the book explores how Helidon enables the construction of lightning-fast native executables through GraalVM integration and how to create ultrafast reactive microservices using Helidon Reactive APIs.

Each chapter follows a hands-on approach, introducing various Helidon concepts with practical examples inspired by real-life scenarios.

Beyond its instructional value, this book serves as an excellent study guide for the Oracle Helidon certification.

You can purchase your book copy at Amazon (https://a.co/d/dDghsNC) or any other bookstore.