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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

If you haven’t read Uncle Bob latest blog post, you should do now. For impatient readers, it can be summed up with: TL;DR: 'You don’t need frameworks, just write the appropriate code'. It’s not the first time I find myself at odd with Uncle Bob’s writing, which feels awkward in regard to his experience and aura. Another post that drew my attention was about JavaScript.