This article will teach you about Java Functional Interfaces with coding examples. This is just part one of the series as I will try to cover the main functional interfaces under Package java.util.function. — Introduction Functional Interfaces were first introduced in Java 8 and as per Java docs: Functional interfaces provide target types for lambda expressions and method references. …

In part 1 of this series, we will learn about JDK Flight Recorder and how we can use it to monitor a Spring Boot application. Application monitoring is one thing that we as developers cannot overlook. It doesn’t matter if you run a monolith or microservices application because application monitoring…

In this article, we will discuss Java 16’s newest feature, Records. Then we will apply this knowledge and use it in conjunction with a Spring Boot application. — Introduction On March 16th, 2021, Java 16 was GA. With this new release, tons of new exciting features are added. Check out the release notes to know more about these changes in detail. This article’s focus will be on Java Records, which got delivered with JEP 395. Records were first introduced…

This article covers some internals of image layering created by container image builder Jib and explore what distroless images are and their benefits. Are you are wondering what Jib is, actually?. You probably should read my previous article before going ahead. Containerizing Spring Boot Application with Jib In this post, we will learn about how to create docker or OCI complaint images without installing any docker client or…ashishtechmill.com

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In this article, I will try to explain Java 10 new feature local variable type inference using reserved type name var . Java is changing rapidly and with the new release cycle of 6 months, we are getting new features to try with every release. In Java 10 a new…

In this article, I will explain how you can enable kubernetes, create a pod, deploy a spring boot application, monitor the single node cluster with Lens IDE on Docker Desktop. What you will learn How to Enable Kubernetes With Docker Desktop for Mac How to Create a Pod How to Deploy a Working Spring…

In this article, we will learn how to create a local CI/CD workflow for a Spring Boot Application deployed to Kubernetes using Skaffold. It is a known fact that developing applications with Kubernetes is cumbersome. That is the reason there is an ecosystem being developed around it so that developers…

In this article, we will learn about how to create docker or OCI complaint images without installing any docker client or using Dockerfile for our Spring Boot application. We will be doing all of this with help of Jib. What is Jib? Jib is Java containerizer from Google that lets Java developers build…