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In the previous article Getting Started with Kubernetes we have learned how to deploy a SpringBoot application on Kubernetes(Minikube) using Deployment and Service primitives. We also looked at how to access our application using NodePort on Minikube IP address.

Docker and Kubernetes has revolutionized how we build and run the applications. In recent years containerization becomes new normal, and many organizations start using Kubernetes as Container Orchestration Platform.

Intellij IDEA is the most popular IDE for Java development and there are tons of features to explore and become more productive. We all know about Live Templates which can be used to expand a small expression to common code snippets.

Recently I came to know about File Templates, and I realized I can put it to good use and be more productive.

Nowadays software development is a challenging task as the number of programming languages, frameworks, libraries are increasing rapidly day by day. Luckily, the number of resources to learn on the internet for free also increased a lot. There are a ton of free resources to learn almost everything on the internet. There are lots of official documentation, blog posts, Udemy courses, YouTube videos etc.

Gone are the days we can call ourselves as Java developer, .NET developer, Python developer etc. Nowadays we might need to work with multiple languages to some extent such as Python for scripting, Go for CLI utilities etc.

Out of personal interest I started learning Go Language 3 months ago and I am using Go for our current application. In this article I would like to share my first impression on Go language.

We all know how to run SpringBoot application in debug mode from our favorite IDEs(IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse etc) and debug the code. Recently I had to debug a SpringBoot application which is running on a remote server.

There is already lot of information on the Internet on how to remote debug java applications, but some approaches didn’t work for me. So, here I would like to share my findings.

It’s been tough time for everyone due to the Corona virus situation. Staying at home for weeks and weeks is not easy, but it is very necessary thing to do so that we don’t spread the virus.

However, if I look on the bright side I used to spend minimum 3 hours for office commute everyday. Now I am using that time for various other activities including learning some new things.

While building the software, we all agree, as a team, to follow a set of guidelines which are typically considered as best practices. But during the development, developers might violate those guidelines unknowingly or ignorance. Typically, we rely upon code reviews or code quality checking tools like SonarQube, PMD, etc. to check for such violations. But some of the guidelines could be opinionated decisions which might not be able to automate using SonarQube, PMD etc.

I come across many blog posts from various sources like Twitter, StackOverflow, etc., and some of them are very helpful. Also, in day-to-day work I learn a few new things, explore some new tools. Usually I keep track of this information using Browser Bookmarks and Pocket.

I thought maybe this information could be useful for others too. So, I am going to share it weekly on my blog.

We spend more time reading code than writing it. So if the code is more readable, it will obviously increase developer productivity.

Many people associate the readability of code with coding conventions like following standard naming conventions, closing files, DB resources, etc. When it comes to code reviews, most people focus on these trivial things only, like checking for naming convention violations or whether resources are properly released in a finally block.