SOAP Web Services with Apache CXF and Spring Boot
This post is based on one I wrote a few years ago about building contract first web services with Apache CXF and Spring. The previous post didnt use Spring Boot and most of the Spring and CXF configuration was via XML. This post moves things forward a bit by [...]
Introduction to Lombok
Java is often criticised for being unnecessarily verbose compared with other languages. Lombok provides a bunch of annotations that generate boilerplate code in the background, removing it from your classes and therefore helping to keep your code clean. Less boilerplate means more concise code that's easier to read and [...]
Service Integration with Netflix Feign and Ribbon
The guys at Netflix have developed and open sourced (among many other things) Feign and Ribbon. These libraries can help you as a developer, to build robust, fault tolerant service integrations. Best of all, they've been tested in the wild by Netflix, who use both libraries extensivley in their [...]
Configuring Micro Services – Spring Cloud Config Server
Configuring Micro Services – Spring Cloud Config Server Managing application configuration in a traditional monolith is pretty straight forward. Configuration is usually externalised to one or more property files that sit on the same server as the application. Externalising the configuration makes sense because it allows configuration to [...]
Building a Serverless App with AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB & API Gateway
Building a Serverless App with AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB & API Gateway What is AWS Lambda? AWS Lambda is an on demand compute service, where code is invoked in response to certain events. Events can originate internally from other AWS services, for example, a file upload to an S3 [...]
Health Checks, Metrics & More with Spring Boot Actuator
Health Checks, Metrics & More with Spring Boot Actuator I've been working with Spring Boot for a few years now and I'm a big fan. There are lots of things to like about Spring Boot, but one thing that really stands out for me is the emphasis on production [...]