Java 8 Stream – The peek() is not working with count()?
Many examples are using the .count() as the terminal operation for .peek(). However, for Java 9 and above, the peek() may print nothing. Since Java 9, if JDK compiler is…
Java 8 Stream – Convert List of List Strings to List Strings
As title, we can use flatMap to convert it. Similar to convert 2D array to 1D array using Stream.flatMap.
Techniques For Designing Your API and Microservices
A design that initially looks good may not be the best design to easily solve the problems at hand. Too often, our initial assumptions about our API and microservice designs…
Before you design your API, model your API
I’m often asked which is the better style of API: REST, GraphQL, or gRPC. My answer is always: “I’m not sure. What does your API model say?” At this point,…
API Design Guidance: Long-Running Background Jobs
The REST style is particularly suited for synchronous APIs, where requests generally return quickly (less than a few seconds). For operations that take a longer time to complete, it may…
Design Patterns for Handling Long-running Tasks
In today's world, users expect applications or websites to be fast, and usually, a latency of around 100 milliseconds is considered reasonable. We can improve the latency of services by…
Adding Salt to Hashing: A Better Way to Store Passwords
A salt is added to the hashing process to force their uniqueness, increase their complexity without increasing user requirements, and to mitigate password attacks like hash tables
Hashing Passwords: One-Way Road to Security
A strong password storage strategy is critical to mitigating data breaches that put the reputation of any organization in danger. Hashing is the foundation of secure password storage.
Top 50 Spring Boot Interview Questions That Are A Must in 2022
Spring Boot is continuously coming with new ways to make the process of building applications easier. Today, it’s one of the most used technology with Java to create web applications.…