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Think about negative scenarios. Don't kill the bearer of the bad news!
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DASTALVI connecting systems, connecting people
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December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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A quick summary of approaches to maintain data consistency in distributed systems
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September 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The first copies of Mastering #RESTful #webservices with #Java have just arrived! (See more at love2integrate.com)
August 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Can you rely on examples in OpenAPI specifications?
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OpenAPI examples are like comments
For projects involving a lot of integration I recommend to use the specification-first approach,...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Do you think that #Microservices failed? Think again before your back-to-monolith project fails...
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June 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
At this year's JCON Europe conference I saw François Martin's session "From Bugs to Brilliance: Testing Toolbox in Action".
I used the opportunity to ask François a few additional questions about #testing #Java and #JavaScript applications in an interview.
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With François Martin, a JCON Europe 2025 speaker, about Java&JavaScript automated testing tools
YouTube video by Marián Varga
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May 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
My interview with Dirk Weil about #integration-related aspects of #JakartaEE and #MicroProfile
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You should love standards
YouTube video by Marián Varga
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May 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My interview with @martinelli.ch about Conway's law as a criterion for service granularity, need for developers to know the domain and integrating frontends using self-contained systems.
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With Simon Martinelli about service granularity and domain knowledge
YouTube video by Marián Varga
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May 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
My interview with Silvio de Morais, a co-author of our book Mastering #RESTful Web Services with #Java about the overlaps between #AI and #integration.

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With Silvio de Morais about the overlaps of AI and integration
YouTube video by Marián Varga
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May 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I will lead mentoring sessions "Contracting and book writing why & how" at #JCON2025 in Cologne.

Working as a #contractor / #freelancer has some pros&cons in comparison to being employed. Becoming a book #author is one very special channel of personal branding.

Come to ask anything!
May 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Fake it or break it? Resorting to a dynamic #schema in your #API may be hiding a lack of business analysis
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April 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How to avoid concurrent updates overwriting each other's data in a ports&adapters architecture?

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Hexagonal+optimistic may not be easy
Hexagonal or ports & adapters architecture is commonly used to structure the services so that...
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March 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
See my blog post about why investing in specification-first makes your API more future-proof
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#api #openapi #java
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March 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
"What is a URL?" My blog post showing why you should not design #REST #API endpoints blindly
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What is a URL?
We type it multiple times every day, we call it "a link" or "a web address", yet how many of us...
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February 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Talking about my book at
@frankdelporte.be 's podcast
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Writing a book. Does it make you rich and famous? (#67)
YouTube video by Frank Delporte
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February 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
12 overlooked API details that can get you in trouble
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My talk about #API details worth paying attention to, this time a little bit longer at the Bratislava #Java Meetup
12 overlooked API details that can get you in trouble @ Java Bratislava Meetup
YouTube video by Marián Varga
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February 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
With distributed applications communication and integration via APIs is essential, simple (J)unit tests most developers are familiar with are not enough.
I learned about the Karate framework from the Andres Sacco's talk and asked him some follow up questions.
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Interview with Andres Sacco about integration testing with Karate
YouTube video by Marián Varga
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December 16, 2024 at 8:29 PM