Let’s also apply run with Kotlin scope functions
In Kotlin, scope functions allow you to execute a function, i.e. a block of code, in the context of an object. Read more
Posts by Frank Rosner
Resilience design patterns: retry, fallback, timeout, circuit breaker
06/25/19
Resilient software should tolerate faults, but also failures. Retry, fallback, timeout, and circuit breaker are popular resilience design patterns. Read more
Testing your database migrations with Flyway and Testcontainers
Automated database migrations are an important building block of agile software development. How can we perform migrations and test them? Read more
Docker demystified
Since its open source launch in 2013, Docker has become one of the most popular pieces of technology out there. But why is it so popular? Read more
Ten cognitive biases to look out for as a developer
Cognitive biases can be viewed as bugs in our thinking. In this post we take a look at 10 cognitive biases to look out for as a developer. Read more
Explain non-blocking I/O like I’m five
Ten years ago there was a major shift in the field of network application development. In 2009 Ryan Dahl invented Node.js. Read more
Vert.x Kotlin Coroutines
Vert.x is an event-driven application framework. Coroutines are a nice way to compose asynchronous computations. How do these two work together and what does the Vert.x Kotlin Coroutines package do? Read more
How to identify relevant quality attributes in software
How do quality attributes influence functional requirements? How to identify the quality attributes that are relevant for the stakeholders and your team? Read more
Monitoring AWS Lambda functions with CloudWatch
Functions as a Service products like AWS Lambda provide a great deal of convenience compared to bare metal, virtual machines, and also containerized deployments. Read more