In microservices-based software architecture, distributed transactions are very common. In these instances, when there are multiple services and databases in play, data integrity may be jeopardized. This is when we need to use the SAGA pattern.

As a software engineer, you might need to consume an API that is not completely ready yet, or maybe you're still waiting for the API key that is taking forever to be provided. So why not test happy paths, edge cases, failures, timeouts, and performance constraints with API stubs through a mocked HTTP server? Here's why WireMock is a great solution!

Ready to set up your Spring Boot Application with Docker? This guide covers everything from how Docker works to how you can install and use it with Spring Boot.

More important than testing is knowing what to test and how often to test. Here's how you can optimize the time and money you spend on automated software tests during development. 

Spring Cloud Stream is a framework that helps developers with data integration problems, especially in event oriented applications. The goal of the framework is to make it easy to apply modern microservices architecture patterns, decouple application responsibilities, and port business logic onto message brokers.

Several complications intensify when you utilize microservices architecture, and one of the complications that can wreak havoc on your application is a race condition. Find out what race conditions are and how to avoid them.

Although Quarkus is relatively new, it's attracting a lot of attention. The project was created by the open source community and consists of a Kubernetes-native Java stack tailored for OpenJDK Hotspot and GraalVM, crafted from the best-of-breed Java libraries and standards. Hence, it's an excellent option for new cloud native technologies like serverless and microservices.