I recently read and shared You’re Wasting Time in Java Without These 10 Libraries. I commented on it a bit in my newsletter, but given the amount and intensity of reactions, I think a full-blown post is in order. The referenced libraries are: Project LombokMapStructJUnit 5 & MockitoSLF4J with LogbackApache Commons Lang & Google GuavaJacksonHibernate ValidatorSpring FrameworkApache HttpClient / OkHttpLiquibase or Flyway Lombok Project Lombok is a java library that automatically plugs