A practical guide to migrate from JUnit 4 to JUnit 5. In this article, I will be sharing some steps to help you migrate your JUnit 4 tests to JUnit 5 tests. …

My best friend to automate dependency updates. I have been using Renovate for almost a year and it is one of the best open-source tools that I have used to automate dependency updates for my projects. There are other alternatives like Dependabot and Snyk. However, as my projects are self-hosted…

VisualVM, my best friend when it comes to troubleshooting my Java applications. My project was facing a few problems related to memory issues recently, and I have the opportunity to work on them to fix them. …

One of the best and free open-source DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) tool. Recently, I was searching for a DAST tool for my work project and came across Nuclei, a fast and customizable vulnerability scanner based on simple YAML-based DSL. So far, my experience with Nuclei is that it is…

Deploy free managed Kubernetes cluster for learning and development purposes. Recently, I have been looking for a free Kubernetes cluster to run some of my experimental work. Thanks to an online article, I have found Okteto, a startup that is going to disrupt how software teams develop modern applications. Just…

One of the easiest ways to install multiple versions of Java JDK on your Mac There are multiple ways to install Java JDK on your Mac: homebrew SDKMAN Oracle (To install Java JDK 15) However, I find that the SDKMAN is the easiest to install Java JDK and to switch…

Sample steps to deploy KrakenD to Kubernetes Introduction Recently, I was looking for a free and open-source API Gateway and I found KrakenD, an ultra-performant open-source Gateway that can transform, aggregate, or remove data from multiple services, with linear scalability. KrakenD needs no programming and offers a declarative way to create…

Sharing one of the free Docker Desktop alternatives for Mac. As of 31 January 2022, the grace period for using Docker Desktop has ended. Companies with more than 250 employees OR more than $10 million USD in annual revenue now require a paid subscription to use Docker Desktop. Read the…

Learn how to write JUnit 5 parameterized tests. If you have not heard of JUnit 5, you may want to check out the following guides which I find very useful to kickstart the journey with JUnit 5: A Guide to JUnit 5 Migrating from JUnit 4 to JUnit 5 Every…