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Java Weekly, Issue 611
2025-09-11 14:26 UTC by baeldung

1. Spring and Java

>> Access API Moves to Spring Security Access [spring.io]

Migrating to Spring Security’s new AuthorizationManager API is a great way to modernize your system.

Starting in 7.0.0-M3, the older Access API components have been moved to a separate module, giving you a smooth path to transition without breaking existing code. Good stuff as always.

Also worth reading:

>> Core Spring Resilience Features: @ConcurrencyLimit, @Retryable, and RetryTemplate [spring.io]
>> Clean Design, Strong Client: The way of the Elasticsearch’s Java SDK [blog.frankel.ch]
>> How I document production-ready Spring Boot applications [wimdeblauwe.com]

Webinars and presentations:

>> All API Additions From Java 21 to 25 [inside.java]
>> How to Handle Security Changes in Java 25 [inside.java]
>> Java 21 ⮕ 25: Performance and Runtime Enhancements [inside.java]
>> A Bootiful Podcast: Spring Cloud guru Ryan Baxter [spring.io]
>> LLMs for Devs: Model Selection, Hallucinations, Agents, AGI – Jodie Burchell [youtube.com/@intellijidea]
>> Setting Performance Baselines for Java’s 1-Billion-Row Challenge (Ep. 2) | With @caseymuratori [youtube.com/@MarcoCodes]

Time to upgrade:

>> Hibernate Search 8.1.2.Final is out [in.relation.to]
>> Quarkus 3.26.2 – Maintenance release | Quarkus 3.27.0.CR1 [quarkus.io]
>> Getting Started with Quarkus and A2A Java SDK 0.3.0 [quarkus.io]
>> Jetty.project 12.1.1 [github.com/jetty]
>> Vert.x 5.0.4 [github.com/eclipse-vertx]
>> Micronaut Core 4.9.11 [github.com/micronaut-projects]
>> Helidon 3.2.15 [github.com/helidon-io]
>> Payara Platform Community 6.2025.9 [github.com/payara]
>> WildFly 37.0.1 is released! [wildfly.org]

2. Technical & Musings

>> Some Best Practices for Writing Readable Automation Tests [blog.scottlogic.com]

Writing readable automation tests is a learned skill. Using more flexible expectations, such as expect(response).toBeOK() rather than specific status codes, making selectors more descriptive, not asserting too much – all valuable skills to learn and keep sharp.

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