MongoDB’s flexible schema allows for multiple patterns when it comes to modeling relationships between entities. Also, for many use cases, a denormalized data model (storing related data right within a single document) might be the best choice, because all information is kept in one place, so that the application requires fewer queries to fetch all data. However, this approach also has its downsides, such as potential data duplication, larger documents, and the maximum document size.

In general, MongoDB recommends using normalized data models when the advantages of embedding are neglected by the implications of duplication. In this blog post, we take a look at the different possibilities of linking documents with manual references and DBRefs…

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, Josh Long (@starbuxman) talks to functional programming- and reactive systems-legend Debasish Ghosh (@debasishg). And Happy Thanksgiving, if you celebrate!

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring!

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring. This Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the US, where I live. it's a time during which we Americans try to be thankful for what we have. And me, personally? I've got a lot of things for which I am grateful, this week and always.

I am thankful for my family and friends. A person is the company they keep, and I am lucky to have excellent company in my life.

I am thankful for my health. Right now, pandemic be danged, I'm healthy and happy, something for…

Hi, Spring fans! It's Friday, and you know what that means? Some poor schlub somewhere is trying fruitlessly to get something deployed to production, or at least rolled back consistently, in time for dinner. And it's not working. I've been there. Deployments are hard. There's nuance in deployment. I love Kubernetes as much as the next Operator, but let's not pretend it's the pinnacle of productivity. Quite the contrary. There's a whole cottage industry around simplifying application deployments with Kubernetes. See for example KNative, Cloud Foundry on Kubernetes, or Azure Spring Cloud…

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of A Bootiful Podcast! This week - a week before Thanksgiving here in the US - Josh Long (@starbuxman) wants you to know he and the Spring team are_thankful_ for you, and then he talks to newly minted Java Champion and Java ecosystem legend Kate Stanley (@KateStanley91) about Kubernetes and Apache Kafka.

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment of Spring Tips, we're going to resume our series on Spring's @Controller annotation, this time diving into Spring's WebSocket support.

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Hi, Spring fans! Can you believe it's nearly December 2021? I'm still getting used to the idea that we're already in 2021 and now the year's nearly behind us! Stop the world, I want off! Time's flying.

I've been up to my eyeballs in Spring Tips video production. I can't wait for you to see tomorrow's installment (@SpringTipsLive)!

We've also got some great podcast interviews lined up. As always, new episodes drop on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc., every Thursday night (California time)/Friday (for most of the world). Don't miss it (@BootifulPodcast)!

You could also just check out my blog (joshlong.com) for the upcoming appearances, podcasts, Spring Tips videos, etc. The trouble is that the blog is otherwise pretty boring. My boring content notwithstanding, it's a plain l'il page on the internet, and I've been wanting to mix it up…

On behalf of the community, it is my pleasure to announce the general availability of Spring Security 5.6. This release is the result of the work that went into 5.6.0-M1, 5.6.0-M2, 5.6.0-M3, 5.6.0-RC1, and 5.6.0.

You can find the highlights of 5.6 in the What’s new section of the Spring Security reference.

As always, we look forward to hearing your feedback!

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Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, Josh Long (@starbuxman) talks to Apache Artemis and messaging legend Clebert Suconic (@clebertsuconic). Check out ArtemisCloud.io for easy Kubernetes deployments of Apache Artemis.