The Best of the Week (Nov 14): Enterprise Integration

Make sure you didn't miss anything with this list of the Best of the Week in the Enterprise Integration Zone (November 14 - November 21). Here they are, in order of popularity:

1. Java 8 Collectors for Guava Collections

• Java 8 comes with streaming API, it divides data processing into two phases: intermediate operations and terminal operation.

2. Oracle Confirms New Java 9 Features

• Oracle has confirmed another set of JCP feature proposals for Java 9 on the OpenJDK website. This comes after the first round of JCP announcements in August which confirmed the much-requested modular source code and three new APIs. The biggest feature is Oracle's official commitment to modular source code.

3. Groovy Spring Bean for Static Factory

• I started playing around with Grails again recently and ran into a problem trying to create a bean in the Grails resources.groovy file for a static factory. After several frustrating hours trying to find the right combination, I eventually stumbled upon an answer.

4. Simple Sketches for Diagramming Your Software Architecture

• If you’re working in an agile software development team at the moment, take a look around at your environment. Whether it’s physical or virtual, there’s likely to be a story wall or Kanban board visualising the work yet to be started, in progress and done.

5. Spring Session 1.0.0.RC1 Released

• I'm pleased to announce the release of Spring Session 1.0.0.RC1. For full details on the changes made in the release, please refer to the changelog. The highlights of this release include: WebSocket support, simultaneous sessions in browsers, simplified configuration, and background task support cleanup.