Comparing Java-C# Integration Methods: REST, gRPC, JNI & More

🚀 Java 17 features I use every day in production: After working with Java 17 on a high-scale eCommerce platform, these are the features I can't live without:  - Sealed classes for cleaner domain modeling - Pattern matching for instanceof (no more casting) - Records for DTOs — less boilerplate, more clarity - Text blocks for SQL queries and JSON templates Still on Java 8? The jump to 17 is worth it. What's your favorite Java 17 feature? #Java #Java17 #SpringBoot #SoftwareEngineering #Backend

Day 10 of my Java Streams practice focused on solving a classic problem—finding all anagrams of a given word. The approach is based on a simple observation: two words are anagrams if they contain the same characters in the same frequency. By converting each word into a stream of characters, sorting them, and comparing the result with the sorted version of the target word, we can identify matching anagrams efficiently. This exercise helped strengthen my understanding of working with streams, transforming data, and applying comparison logic in a functional style. It also reinforced how breaking a problem into smaller transformations can lead to clean and readable solutions. #Java #JavaStreams #DSA #CodingJourney #BackendDevelopment #100DaysOfCode

Migrating a Legacy Java System to Spring Boot Exposed a Hard Truth About Stateful EJBs When we migrated a legacy JPA + EJB system to Spring Boot, this difference became painfully obvious. Here’s the truth most teams ignore: Stateful EJBs look convenient. But they quietly create hidden coupling. Session state lives inside the server. Scaling becomes… complicated. Horizontal scaling? Now you need session replication or sticky sessions. Stateless components behave differently. No conversation state. No server-side memory traps. Just clean request → response logic. During our migration we replaced stateful session beans with stateless services. Result: Less memory pressure. Simpler scaling. And the code became much easier to reason about. The biggest lesson? Stateful architectures optimize for developer convenience. Stateless architectures optimize for system longevity. And production systems care about the second one. Have you ever migrated a Stateful EJB system? What was the biggest surprise you found? #Java #SpringBoot #SoftwareArchitecture #BackendDevelopment #JavaDeveloper #SystemDesign #Microservices #LegacySystems #TechLeadership #SoftwareEngineering

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🔥 Sealed Classes in Java are more than just a new keyword 🧠 They help you design systems that are predictable and easier to maintain. Instead of allowing uncontrolled inheritance, you define exactly which classes are allowed. 💪 This becomes especially powerful when combined with: 👉 Records 👉 Pattern Matching 🌍 Real-world use cases include 👉 Payment systems 👉 Order state management 👉 API response handling If you're working with Java 17+, this is a feature worth adopting https://lnkd.in/dKrFATCp 🚀 Have you used sealed classes in your projects? 🚀 #Java #SpringBoot #Backend #Java17 #CleanCode #SoftwareDesign

☕ #ThinkingInJava — Post No. 5 💡 Tricky Java Question What will be the output? class Test { public static int m1() { int i = 10; try { return i; } finally { i = 20; System.out.println("finally block executed"); } } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(m1()); } } ✅ Output finally block executed 10 🤔 Why not 20? When return i executes, Java first saves the return value internally. temp = i // temp = 10 Then the "finally" block runs, changing i to 20. But the method returns the saved value (10). 🎯 Key Concept 👉 The return value is evaluated before the `finally'. #Java #TestAutomationSpecialist #AutomationMeetsFuture

Modernizing the Java 26 HTTP Client I like this kind of Java update. The built-in HTTP Client in Java 26 feels more modern now. Cleaner approach, less need to look around for extra tools, and better support for modern web communication. Small improvement? Maybe. But these small things make backend development nicer over time. That’s the kind of progress I respect: simple, useful, practical. #Java #Java26 #Backend #SoftwareDevelopment #HttpClient

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Are your enterprise applications still running on older versions of Java and Spring Boot? With Java 8 and Spring Boot 1.x/2.x reaching end of life, challenges around performance, security, and scalability are only increasing. Our perspective paper explores how iRenew’s semi-automated approach helps enterprises modernize these applications, improving performance, reducing technical debt, and accelerating time to market. With net efficiency gains of 11%–20% across discovery, refactoring, and testing, iRenew makes modernization faster and smarter. Explore our latest perspective paper playbook on the application modernization journey, including key phases, measurable benefits, and a real-world case study. https://lnkd.in/gw5vnfRf #IrisSoftware #PerspectivePaper #Java #SpringBoot #iRenew