A quick introduction to Spring data Projections! Spring Data supports custom queries in Repositories where developers just need to follow a set way of writing repository methods for the functionality they are looking for. Just defining the method in the interface does the job, for most types of searches at…

Performance/Annual reviews can be dauting. To go into a meeting to talk about your accomplishments and negotiate your salary is not easy. Its very hard especially if you are neither a fan of these nor does it come to you naturally. …

Understanding the difference between Configurations and AutoConfigurations in Spring boot! Spring boot is all about magic. You add dependencies to the classpath and stuff just fits together and works. It provides a canvas for you to build on. The out-of-the-box configurations are opinionated and will make default configuration choices, at…

Error and exception handling are integral to every software application, no matter the functionality. Errors need to be meaningful, helpful, simple and help users understand what to do next (if there is something for them to do). …

Public speaking can be daunting. But what comes after could be absolutely rewarding! I am, by no stretch of the imagination, excellent at or comfortable with public speaking. This was probably why, two years ago, I committed to making this a goal at one of my performance reviews (a lot…

Building an application that is driven by properties using Spring Boot. This post counts as the second part of my previous post on some very commonly used annotations in the Spring framework. In this post I wanted to specifically focus on how we can build backend services using Spring/Spring Boot…

How record classes in Java compares to Kotlin’s data classes. Recent releases of Java have had some very noteworthy and developer-friendly features including a concept of record classes. From the Java docs of the Record class: A record class is a shallowly immutable, transparent carrier for a fixed set of…

Caveats to keep in mind while working with Json Web Tokens! JSON Web Tokens (abbreviated as JWTs) are digitally signed tokens that can be used to verify the authenticity of an incoming request, as well as ensure the request is authorized to make the request being made. Jwt.io has a…

With most tech companies moving to having more and more employees work full time remote, the option to work remote should no longer come as a surprise. But working across timezones definitely puts a big dent in that option. Time is a mess to work with be it in code…