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Explore the New Java 10 “var” Type: An Introduction and Hands-on Tutorial

Learn about the new Java 10 "var" type, and experiment using JShell with this hands-on tutorial on how to reduce boilerplate code using new type inference for local variables.

Mohamed Taman
on Sep 28, 2018
Development

The 2018 InfoQ Editors’ Recommended Reading List: Part One

As part of our core values of sharing knowledge, the InfoQ editor team has listed and commented on their most recent recommended reading.

Daniel Bryant
on Sep 26, 2018
Development

Ethics, a Psychological Perspective

With emerging technologies like machine learning, developers can now achieve much more than ever before. But this new power has a downside. Only recently, Facebook’s chief executive apologised in front of the European Parliament for not taking enough responsibility for fake news, foreign interference in elections and developers misusing people’s information.

Andrea Dobson
on Sep 22, 2018
Java

JShell: A Comprehensive Guide to the Java REPL

JShell provides an interactive shell for quickly prototyping, debugging, and learning Java and Java APIs. In this article, we’ll take a comprehensive look at JShell, understanding all its commands, its uses, and how to use it most effectively.

Dustin Schultz
on Sep 21, 2018
Architecture & Design

The DDD Do-Over

Jimmy Bogard had a rare opportunity to do what many developers want after finishing a tough project -- a do-over. His team worked on two very similar projects, both using DDD. He discusses the lessons learned from the first project and how the team avoided common pitfalls and was more successful on their later project.

Thomas Betts
on Sep 18, 2018
DevOps

Chaos Conf Q&A: The Benefits, Challenges and Practices of Chaos Engineering

This Q&A, from the upcoming Chaos Conf event that is running in San Francisco in September, examines the benefits and challenges of chaos engineering. The article also provides emerging good practice, and contains prerequisites, recommendations, and tips for getting started.

Daniel Bryant
on Sep 14, 2018
Development

14 Things I Wish I’d Known When Starting with MongoDB

I’ve been a database person for an embarrassing length of time, but I only started working with MongoDB recently. When I was starting out with MongoDB, there are a few things that I wish I’d known about. With general experience, there will always be preconceptions of what databases are and what they do. In hopes of making it easier for other people, here is a list of common mistakes.

Phil Factor
on Sep 13, 2018
Architecture & Design

How the TOGAF Standard Serves Enterprise Architecture

Any architect working with large enterprise systems has probably looked for guidance on how to manage the complexity and communicate with various stakeholders. This introductory overview of the TOGAF standard explains the structure of the framework, as well as discusses the benefits of using enterprise architecture to manage complex systems.

Will Stevens
on Sep 11, 2018
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Democratizing Stream Processing with Apache Kafka® and KSQL - Part 2

In this article, author Robin Moffatt shows how to use Apache Kafka and KSQL to build data integration and processing applications with the help of an e-commerce sample application. Three use cases discussed: customer operations, operational dashboard, and ad-hoc analytics.

Robin Moffatt
on Sep 07, 2018
Architecture & Design

Refactoring to a Deeper Model

Paul Rayner uses a case study to demonstrate how refactoring your code can lead to a deeper understanding of your domain model. Through common code refactorings, combined with the implementation of patterns, the codebase became more cohesive and easier to reason about, reducing the time to perform some common tasks from weeks or months to just hours.

Paul Rayner
on Sep 03, 2018
DevOps

Microservices in a Post-Kubernetes Era

How are microservices standing in the Kubernetes era? The microservice architecture is still the most popular architectural style for distributed systems. But Kubernetes and the cloud-native movement have redefined certain aspects of application design and development at scale.

Bilgin Ibryam
on Sep 01, 2018
Java

The State of Java Serialization

Java’s Serialization feature has garnered several years' worth of security exploits and zero day attacks. This article discusses the current state of the technology and what can be done, both now and in the future, to protect against serialization flaws.

Erik Costlow
on Aug 30, 2018

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