Modernizing Java Applications with the Five Rs and Strangler Pattern
Learn how to modernize legacy Java systems using rehost, refactor, revise, rebuild, replace, and the strangler pattern while managing data, session...
Architecture Posts
Using Key Value Stores and Cache Patterns in Java Systems
Learn how key value stores support low-latency access, cache-aside, read-through, write-through, write-behind, write-around, replication, and cache...
Using MicroProfile and Quarkus for Cloud-Native Java Services
Learn how MicroProfile and Quarkus extend familiar Java APIs with cloud-native configuration, observability, packaging options, and productive pers...
Designing Java Integration Routes with ESB Patterns and Camel
Learn how Java teams can design integration routes with ESB ideas, enterprise integration patterns, Apache Camel, routing, transformation, and oper...
Designing Reliable Messaging with Queues and Delivery Guarantees
Learn how to design Java messaging flows with queues, topics, delivery guarantees, dead letter queues, message persistence, copies, and operational...
Automating Business Rules and Workflows in Java Systems
Learn how to separate changing business decisions and stateful processes using rules, CEP, DMN, BPMN, Drools, jBPM, and clear integration boundaries.
Building Resilient Java Microservices with Fault Tolerance and Sagas
Learn how circuit breakers, fallbacks, retries, timeouts, idempotency, sagas, and backend orchestration help Java microservices survive distributed...
Choosing Between Microservices, Miniservices, and Serverless
Learn how to evaluate release frequency, scale, data integrity, DevOps readiness, miniservice compromises, and serverless tradeoffs before choosing...
Why Hexagonal Architecture Helps Java Applications Survive Change
Learn how hexagonal architecture separates business logic from technological details, making Java applications easier to change, test, and maintain.
Choosing Between Code and Fix, Waterfall, and Agile Delivery
Learn how Code and Fix, Waterfall, and Agile shape software delivery, where each model helps or hurts, and how to choose a practical workflow for r...