Writing a clean code is not enough in order to build a clean code base, also a clean documentation is required to achieve a clean code base. Good documentation is essential for the readability of the code and also it is a must-have in order to operate and maintain the…

Builder Design Pattern is a creational design pattern. It is used for creating complex objects by isolating construction process from the representation. By doing this, same construction process can create different representations. Also, implementation of construction is decoupled from the representation by using builder design pattern. So, when we have…

Java Reflection API is an advanced feature of Java used for introspecting and modifying applications from class levels during runtime. As it is powerful, Reflection API should be used by developers who understand the fundamental & philosophy of Java language. Reflection makes the impossible to possible during runtime. All class…

Java Record is a new way to declare a class to pass immutable data. Records were first introduced in Java 14 but they become more common within Java 15. So where they are used and what are their advantages? Before Java records, a class should be created with boilerplate fields…

Java is still the most popular programming language. Knowing the basics of Java is crucial for advancing in Java programming and going beyond in software development. For this reason, I have decided to describe the basics of Java within this article, especially for the fresh starter to Java programming. …

Config Server idea comes from the “The Twelve-Factor App Manifesto” in order to follow best practices for implementing cloud-native applications. Config item in this manifesto suggests to take configuration files out of the application and centralize them as these configurations can vary during time and they can differ according to…

Designing and implementing a RESTful API layer with Spring Boot is important but there is another important point with this approach which is the documentation of this API layer. …

Servers should tell clients what can be the next step or avoid them to define static end-point rules on client side in RESTful API world. Spring HATEOAS is doing just the exact case to serve clients what the next steps are during run-time by with providing hypermedia driven RESTful APIs. What is Spring HATEOAS? …

GitHub has a very useful, simple, and efficient tool to manage and work with your containers. This tool is called GitHub Container Registry (GHCR). Containers can be easily published/pushed & consumed/pulled within your private repository or within your organization repository via using the GHCR tool. I will try to mention…