Tom Hombergs
As a professional software engineer, consultant, architect, general problem solver, I've been practicing the software craft for more than fifteen years and I'm still learning something new every day. I love sharing the things I learned, so you (and future me) can get a head start. That's why I founded reflectoring.io.
- Software Craft
5 Good Reasons to Use a Log Server
Logging to files and analyzing them by hand is not the way to go anymore. This article explains the reasons why a log server is the way to go for collecting and analyzing log data.
- Java
How to Configure a Human-Readable Logging Format with Logback and Descriptive Logger
In a previous Tip, I proposed to use a human-readable logging format so that we can quickly scan a log to find the information we need.
- Spring Boot
Testing a Spring Boot REST API against a Consumer-Driven Contract with Pact
Consumer-driven contract tests are a technique to test integration points between API providers and API consumers without the hassle of end-to-end tests (read it up in a recent blog post).
- Spring Boot
Creating a Consumer-Driven Contract with Feign and Pact
Consumer-driven contract tests are a technique to test integration points between API providers and API consumers without the hassle of end-to-end tests (read it up in a recent blog post).
- Software Craft
Tip: Provide Contextual Information in Log Messages
Have you ever had a situation where you stared at en error message in a log and wondered “how the hell is this supposed to help me?
- Software Craft
Tip: Use a Human-Readable Logging Format
Application logs are all about finding the right information in the least amount of time. Automated log servers may help us in finding and filtering log messages.
Tom Hombergs