Konstantin Pavlov
Software Engineer
and this is my blog about software development.
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Dependency Hygiene for Organizations
The article discusses the importance of updating dependencies within software projects to maintain security, compatibility, and feature access, particularly in large organizations where outdated dependencies can lead to significant technical debt. It outlines strategies for dependency management to mitigate risks and enhance efficiency.
Spring Boot Starters
This post explores the concept of Spring Boot Starters, a vital feature for developers looking to streamline the configuration and setup process in Spring applications. Starters simplify dependency management, enhance rapid development, and offer extensive customization and extensibility options, making them indispensable for building various types of applications with Spring, including web, data access, and security-focused services. Through a practical example, I demonstrate how to create a custom Spring Boot Starter, which consolidates logging configurations and standard dependencies across microservices. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating and using a custom starter.
Code-Review Best Practices
Code review is a crucial practice in software development. One can design and write great software, but we are humans after all. And all humans make mistakes, so another pair of eyes is always helpful.
The review process might seem straightforward, but there are useful tips to make it less painful is some cases.
Running Testcontainers On Dynamic Ports
Running integration tests locally with Docker can be challenging when fixed ports are unavailable due to conflicts. This issue is compounded in shared CI environments where multiple workers are in use. However, using testcontainers can help overcome these obstacles by enabling the startup of Docker containers that listen on random ports.
Kotlin Playground Shortcode for Hugo
Kotlin Playground is HTML component which creates Kotlin-aware editors capable of running
code from HTML block elements.
Here I explain how to embed runnable Kotlin code block in your Hugo-powered blog.