A Java Geek weekly 15

I Just Need a Programmer

Interesting. I had this feeling early in my career; I thought that this behavior was a thing of the past and that the situation has evolved a lot. I guess it probably depends on the country.

Weird things engineers believe about Web development

TIL: Multi-Page Applications. It seems software development is stuck in a never-ending loop.

Fuzzing in Software Engineering

A good introduction to fuzzing

An Overview of Distributed PostgreSQL Architectures

As always with distributed systems, you need to choose the trade-offs that work in your context. There’s no silver bullet.

Fully Automated Releases for Rust Projects

Interesting description. For the record, you can benefit from replacing Dependabot with Renovate; the latter can auto-merge some commits, depending on your configuration, without an additional third-party tool.

Lambda Lambda Lambda

The body of the post is about C++'s improvement on lambdas. Yet, the start shows lambdas in many different languages on a simple case. Quite interesting.

Bitcoin : un hack inattendu sème le chaos sur le marché crypto

Just LOL.

From Paratrooper to Prodigy: Student Types I’ve Met in 5 Years of Teaching Programming

I don’t know if I’d have used the same typology, but for sure I recognize some archetypes.

Writing Robust Code via Idempotence

A sane reminder

Four Core Functions of API Gateway
  • Connecting
  • Filtering
  • Governing
  • and Integrating
Git Notes: git’s coolest, most unloved­ feature

the short of it is: they’re cool for appending notes from automated systems (like ticket or build systems) but not really for having interactive conversations with other developers (at least not yet)

I’m A Developer Not A Compiler

Great minds think alike: a couple of years ago, I had the exact same rant.

Nicolas Fränkel

Nicolas Fränkel

Nicolas Fränkel is a technologist focusing on cloud-native technologies, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and system observability. His focus revolves around creating technical content, delivering talks, and engaging with developer communities to promote the adoption of modern software practices. With a strong background in software, he has worked extensively with the JVM, applying his expertise across various industries. In addition to his technical work, he is the author of several books and regularly shares insights through his blog and open-source contributions.

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