This detailed and expansive post on Kubernetes will give you plenty of information about the features that have made it the most popular container orchestrator.
#kubernetes #architecture #junior #middle
https://dzone.com/articles/a-beginners-guide-to-kubernetes

We are continuing with Spring Cloud Contract - this time focusing on support for Pact and especially the ability to connect to a Pact broker. The Pact broker acts as a repository for sharing the Pact contracts and verification results.
#spring #architecture #middle
https://ordina-jworks.github.io/spring/2018/04/28/Spring-Cloud-Contract-meet-Pact.html

When you design and build applications at scale, you deal with two significant challenges: scalability and robustness. You should design your service so that even if it is subject to intermittent heavy loads, it continues to operate reliably. Check this amazing article and see how Message Queues, Spring Boot and Kubernetes can change the game.
#architecture #microservices #spring #springboot #kubernetes #middle #senior
https://learnk8s.io/blog/scaling-spring-boot-microservices

Joshua Bloch covers some highlights from the third edition of “Effective Java”, concentrating on streams and lambdas. If you do not have time to read the book or you only need to upgrade your Java 8 skills then this article is for you!
#java #architecture #junior #middle
https://www.infoq.com/presentations/effective-java-third-edition?useSponsorshipSuggestions=true&utm_source=presentations_about_java&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=java

In this amazing article you will find a list of shared architecture principles that everyone agrees. Understanding them will help you shape the design of your applications.
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https://dzone.com/articles/30-shared-principles-for-discussing-software-archi-1

Logging to files and analyzing them by hand is not the way to go anymore. This article explains the reasons why a log server is the way to go for collecting and analyzing log data.
#logging #architecture #middle #senior
https://reflectoring.io/log-server/

Want to learn more about using the null object pattern in Java? Check out this tutorial to learn how to use the null object pattern with the optional class!
#java #architecture #junior #middle
https://dzone.com/articles/null-object-pattern-in-java

Although the concept of the Test Pyramid has been around for a while, teams still struggle to put it into practice properly. This article revisits the original concept of the Test Pyramid and shows how you can put this into practice. Check it out!
#testing #architecture #middle #senior
https://martinfowler.com/articles/practical-test-pyramid.html

When breaking monoliths into smaller services, the hardest part is actually breaking up the data that lives in the database of the monolith. To extract a data-rich service, it is useful to follow a series of steps which retain a single write-copy of the data at all times.
#architecture #middle #senior
https://martinfowler.com/articles/extract-data-rich-service.html

There is probably a bunch of Java libraries and frameworks in your list when starting a microservice architecture implementation. With this tutorial you will go through the most popular and battle-tested ones that can certainly suit your specific needs.
#java #architecture #microservices #middle #senior
https://www.javacodegeeks.com/2018/09/microservices-java-developers-java-jvm-landscape.html