Yesterday, one of my colleagues (thanks Sahil!) shared a link introducing me to Bosque, a new programming language by Microsoft…
A Kotlin Time DSL for Java 8 Time
Dealing with time is often hard. Managing time in Java however became a lot easier with the introduction of Joda…
Integration Testing with Javalin and Fuel HTTP
This blogpost will dive into a way to easily create integrations for Javalin tests using Kotlin, Junit 5 and Fuel HTTP to test our endpoint.
Getting started with Javalin
With the popularity of Spring Boot and the great support for integrating with different types of frameworks, it’s often hard…
Easy testing with ObjectMothers and EasyRandom
Imagine you’re a developer and you have to do some unit testing. Not hard to image, I think. And imagine…
Immutable data structures in Java
As part of some of the coding interviews I’ve been conducting recently, the topic of immutable data structures comes up…
Effective TechOps with Error Catalogues
Maintaining applications is often challenging, especially if you haven’t created them yourself. Tracing down the root of obscure errors, spending…
What’s new in JUnit 5.4
Java’s most popular testing library, JUnit, has released a new version. This version brings several welcome improvements since the last…
Formatting a Java 8 LocalDateTime in JSON with Spring Boot
A common issue with Java 8 and Spring Boot was that formatting Java 8 dates in JSON wasn’t the most…
Migrating from Lombok to Kotlin
Move towards a less verbose Java by migrating from Lombok to Kotlin