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Why and How to Upgrade to Java 16 or 17

Java 17, the next Long Term Support (LTS) release, will be released on September 14, 2021. Unfortunately, many applications are still running on versions of Java before Java 11, the latest LTS. This article explains why you should upgrade your applications and how to do so relatively quickly. Practical examples are provided on what might break in your application and how to resolve it.

Johan Janssen
on Sep 08, 2021
Mobile

Kotlin at Ten. Interview with JetBrains’ Roman Elizarov

JetBrains unveiled Kotlin in July 2011, aiming to create a modern, general-purpose programming language running on the JVM as well as on the Web. Kotlin has quickly seen huge adoption, especially for Android app development. InfoQ has taken the chance to speak with Kotlin project lead at JetBrains Roman Elizarov to learn more about the origins of the language and its future.

Roman Elizarov Sergio De Simone
on Sep 06, 2021
Web Development

Bootstrapping the Authentication Layer and Server with Auth0.js and Hasura

When you're trying to prototype an MVP for your app and want to start iterating quickly, the upfront cost of setting up authentication can be a massive roadblock. The authentication layer requires significant work, and you must always be on the lookout for security vulnerabilities.

Iskander Samatov
on Aug 25, 2021
Java

What's New in Java 16

Java 16 was released in March of 2021 as a GA build meant to be used in production. And Java 17, the next LTS build, is scheduled to be released this September. Java 17 will be packed with a lot of improvements and language enhancements, most of which are a culmination of all the new features and changes that have been delivered since Java 11.

Sander Mak
on Aug 06, 2021
Java

Implementing Pipeline Microservicilities with Tekton

Microservicilities is a list of cross-cutting concerns that a service must implement apart from the business logic. These concerns include invocation, elasticity and resiliency, among others. This article describes how a service mesh such as Istio may be used to implement these concerns.

Alex Soto
on Jul 15, 2021
Java

Implementing Microservicilites with Istio

Microservicilities is a list of cross-cutting concerns that a service must implement apart from the business logic. These concerns include invocation, elasticity and resiliency, among others. This article describes how a service mesh such as Istio may be used to implement these concerns.

Alex Soto
on Jun 22, 2021 2
Java

Quick and Seamless Release Management for Java Projects with JReleaser

Andres Almiray's quest to learn Go led him to discover GoReleaser and its multiple benefits to managing Go projects. Inspired by a conversation with Max Andersen about the manner in which JBang manages releases on multiple platforms, Almiray embarked on a journey to build a flexible release tool for the Java ecosystem. InfoQ spoke to Almiray for a detailed view of JReleaser.

Olimpiu Pop Andres Almiray
on Jun 14, 2021
Java

Cameron Purdy Explains Ecstasy - a New Cloud Native Environment

In this interview, Cameron Purdy discusses Ecstasy - a new Cloud Native programming system and runtime. It is designed to be highly scalable and able to achieve very high density in Cloud environments. The project is taking shape but not at the release stage yet.

Ben Evans Cameron Purdy
on Jun 07, 2021 1
.NET

Building a Source Generator for C#

In this article we’ll be writing a Source Generator for C#. Along the way we’ll explain some of the key technologies you’re going to need to learn in order to build your own and some of the pitfalls you might encounter on the way.

Jonathan Allen
on May 27, 2021 2
Web Development

Deep Dive into Reactive Programming with RxJS

One of the most challenging aspects of developing any user-facing application is handling asynchronous actions such as user input and API requests cleanly and robustly. RxJS helps developers author declarative code for handling side effects and asynchronous actions with continuous data streams and subscriptions.

Iskander Samatov
on May 24, 2021 2
Java

Implementing Microservicilities with Quarkus and MicroProfile

Microservicilities is a list of cross-cutting concerns that a service must implement apart from the business logic. These concerns include invocation, elasticity and resiliency, among others. This article describes how Quarkus and MicroProfile may be used to implement these concerns.

Alex Soto
on May 13, 2021
Development

Compiled, Typed, Ruby-Inspired Crystal Language is Ready for Production - Q&A with Beta Ziliani

The Crystal language is ready for production, 12 years after inception. Crystal is compiled for performance, typed for safety, and Ruby-like for productivity. Due to the strong type inference, developers need only sparse type annotations. We interviewed the head of the Crystal team on the language tradeoffs, the present features and the language roadmap.

Bruno Couriol Beta Ziliani
on May 08, 2021