Software Design and Architecture Resources

Word Count Program With MapReduce and Java

In this post, we provide an introduction to the basics of MapReduce, along with a tutorial to create a word count app using Hadoop and Java.

March 3, 2016

by Shital Kat

· 443,994 Views · 31 Likes

AWS SQS and Spring JMS Integration

For Java applications, the JMS API is an easy way to use the SQS messaging service in Amazon Web Services, especially with Spring Boot.

March 2, 2016

by Emmanouil Gkatziouras

CORE

· 45,228 Views · 5 Likes

Top 8 Continuous Integration Tools

Vladimir Pecanac provides an excellent overview of the top 8 continuous integration tools your organization should be considering, if C/I is in your future.

March 1, 2016

by Vladimir Pecanac

· 122,741 Views · 21 Likes

Constructor or Setter?

When creating an object should we inject everything at construction time or specify optional attributes via setters.

February 26, 2016

by Sebastian Malaca

· 32,087 Views · 48 Likes

Should You Craft Your Own API Definition Format?

Have you ever wondered if you should make your own API definition format? Here's a look at what you'll need to deliver if choosing this path.

February 25, 2016

by Kin Lane

· 4,187 Views · 1 Like

Log Management in Spring Boot

A tutorial on how to use Spring Boot to log in an output file, and configure where Spring will store your logs.

February 25, 2016

by Nicolas Fränkel

CORE

· 4,501 Views · 4 Likes

12 Great Web Service Testing Tools

In recent years, API use, and reliance on web services has increased. Here's a list of 12 awesome web service testing tools to aid your API and web service journey.

February 24, 2016

by NaveenKumar Namachivayam

CORE

· 299,484 Views · 38 Likes

Kill Your Dependencies: Java/Maven Edition

Learn how to kill your dependencies in Java/Maven with these tips, like shooting for zero dependencies, and NOT including Spring.

February 23, 2016

by Sam Atkinson

· 41,777 Views · 36 Likes

SAML Single Sign-On With JBoss Wildfly and PicketLink

To enable SAML Single Sign-On in Wildfly, you also need to enable SSL for the inbound connection / call back when the users browser sends their token supplied by the Identity Provider to avoid man in the middle attacks. Read on for more information.

February 23, 2016

by Brett Crawley

· 16,468 Views · 7 Likes

Choosing a Microservices Deployment Strategy Part 6

Here's part 6 of our microservices architecture, with a focus on deployment strategy!

February 23, 2016

by Chris Richardson

· 44,501 Views · 9 Likes

Stoplight.io: A Very Cool API Modelling and Proxy Tool

Spotlight.io is a new API and modeling tool, and has some neat features. Here's a quick introductory overview of Spotlight, and cool services such as automatic generation of an OpenAPI Spec.

February 22, 2016

by Kin Lane

· 9,340 Views · 5 Likes

Microservice Performance Patterns

Microservices-based systems are increasingly prevalent. Here's a look at five common microservice-specific performance challenges and how to meet them.

February 22, 2016

by Rohit Dhall

· 31,339 Views · 23 Likes

Is it Time for a Chief Performance Officer?

We have all kinds of chief officers. Is now the time for Chief Performance Officers (CPO)? With more onus on performance, maybe so.

February 21, 2016

by Mehdi Daoudi

· 2,726 Views · 4 Likes

REST API Documentation Using JAXRS-ANALYZER

Here;s a look at REST API documentation with the JAXRS-Analyzer. API documents are by default technical catalogs, and developers must have instructions fir requesting service from platforms or systems.

February 20, 2016

by Sam Sepassi

· 29,463 Views · 18 Likes

Insights From Stackoverflow: Most Voted for Spring 4 Questions

Spring 4 is widely used, but as with any technology, there are loads of questions. Here are the most asked and answered questions on Stackoverflow, like differences in component and controller annotations, and what the Spring framework is actually used for.

February 20, 2016

by Alex Theedom

· 11,836 Views · 15 Likes

Inter-Process Communication in a Microservices Architecture

In part 3 of our building microservices series, let's explore inter-process communication in a microservices architecture!

February 20, 2016

by Chris Richardson

· 129,579 Views · 51 Likes

Loading Data Into Azure SQL Data Warehouse

I’m not an ETL expert. In fact, I haven’t done any professional ETL work for several years. My skills are, at best, rusty. With this in mind, I knew I’d have a hard time extracting data from a local database in order to move it up to Azure SQL Data Warehouse. Read on to hear about my journey.

February 18, 2016

by Grant Fritchey

· 13,992 Views · 6 Likes