Articles

  1. Building a custom exception handler in Spring BootA well-designed API should return predictable error responses when something goes wrong. Without centralised handling, controllers often contain repeated…
  2. Creating a Polling API with Spring Boot and Scheduled TasksA polling API lets a client ask regularly whether a long-running operation has finished. This pattern suits report generation, payment verification, document…
  3. Java WeakHashMap and Soft References for Smarter CachingMemory-conscious design matters when you are running JVM services that need to stay responsive through long trading days, whether you are processing orders for…
  4. Auto-Expose JPA Repositories With Spring Data RESTSpring Data REST can turn Spring Data JPA repositories into hypermedia-driven REST endpoints with very little controller code. A repository such as…
  5. Implementing distributed tracing with Spring Cloud Sleuth and ZipkinA request that crosses an API gateway, authentication service, order service and database can be difficult to diagnose from ordinary logs. Distributed tracing…
  6. Using Java Varargs with Method Overloading for Cleaner CodeVarargs, short for variable-length arguments, arrived in Java 5 and quietly transformed how developers write flexible APIs. Instead of forcing callers to wrap…
  7. a JSON Patch service with Spring BootModern APIs rarely deal with full document replacements anymore. Teams shipping microservice platforms for Australian banks, fintech startups in Sydney, or…
  8. Connecting Spring Boot Applications to LinkedIn for Profile RetrievalAustralian recruitment platforms and professional networking tools increasingly rely on verified career data, and pulling that information directly from…
  9. Building a Task Tracker with Spring Boot and ThymeleafSpring Boot paired with Thymeleaf remains one of the most approachable combinations for Java developers who want to deliver working web applications without…
  10. Deploying Spring Boot applications to Kubernetes with Helm chartsSpring Boot has become the go-to framework for REST APIs and microservices across Australian fintech startups in Sydney and Brisbane, while Helm remains the…