Articles, page 39

  • Java

    Hexagonal Architecture with Java and Spring

    The term “Hexagonal Architecture” has been around for a long time. Long enough that the primary source on this topic has been offline for a while and has only recently been rescued from the archives.

    Tom Hombergs November 3, 201912 min read
  • Java

    Immutables in Java - Are Setters Allowed?

    In short, no. Feel free to jump right ahead to the section on bad practices. If you want to read a bit more on the why and how of immutables, have a look at the rest of this article.

    Tom Hombergs October 22, 202115 min read
  • Spring Boot

    Mocking with (and without) Spring Boot

    Mockito is a very popular library to support testing. It allows us to replace real objects with “mocks”, i.e. with objects that are not the real thing and whose behavior we can control within our test.

    Tom Hombergs September 18, 201910 min read
  • Book Notes

    Book Review: Shape Up

    TL;DR: Read this Book, when… you want to know how Basecamp builds software with bets instead of estimation you are interested in an agile process beyond Scrum & Co.

    Tom Hombergs September 11, 20197 min read
  • Spring Boot

    Bean Validation Anti-Patterns

    Bean Validation is the de-facto standard for implementing validation logic in the Java ecosystem and it’s a great tool to have around.

    Tom Hombergs September 7, 20198 min read
  • Book Notes

    Book Review: The Power of Habit

    TL;DR: Read this Book, when… you are interested in how habits work in individuals, organizations, and societies you want to trigger some self-reflection on your habits you enjoy real-life stories that read like a novel Overview Similar to The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, I read {% include book-link.

    Tom Hombergs September 2, 20197 min read