Robot Framework – Compare Images (Screenshots)
09/22/17
The comparison of images (screenshots) is one aspect of acceptance-level testing for web applications. It is especially meaningful for relatively... Read more
The JVM on Fire – Using Flame Graphs to Analyse Performance
Flame graphs are relatively new and take a new angle to show the profiling results of your Java application. Read more
JWT authentication with Akka HTTP
09/20/17
The authentication of RESTful APIs is quite an often asked question, so I decided to demonstrate basic authentication via JWT (JSON Web Token) in an example of an API built with Akka HTTP. Read more
How to enable the Spring Boot ‘Run Dashboard’ in IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2.1
How to enable the Spring Boot 'Run Dashboard' in IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2.1? Following this simple step you can ease your work with Spring Boot and IntelliJ IDEA. Read more
Given-When-Then in JUnit Tests
09/15/17
Looking at JUnit tests can be a bit weird at times. Often a lot of preparation work in terms of preparing mock objects and responses is required. Read more
How to mix Java and Kotlin within one Spring Boot Application
How to mix Java and Kotlin within one Spring Boot Web Application: We will use Kotlin data classes side by side with Lombok backed Java POJOs, for example as value object or Jackson marshalling. Read more
The most useless knowledge of all
There are things a programmer needs to know, no excuses. There are things you can’t possibly all remember, so it’s... Read more
Next Generation Test Automation with Usetrace
09/08/17
Test Automation is an inherent part of today’s modern software development. It is the foundation that supports short release cycles... Read more
Traefik – The modern reverse proxy
09/07/17
This blog post shows you how to use the modern, dynamic Traefik reverse proxy to deploy services and web applications. Read more