HTTP client timeouts
We have already touched upon the importance of timeouts and described most important related JDBC knobs. The next aspect of timeouts I would like to focus on is using API clients. Specifically HTTP clients which are by far the most popular. We will review couple of popular HTTP client libraries and their configuration…
ReadDatabase timeouts
Last time I have outlined the importance of timeouts. Without a carefully considered timeouts our application can become unresponsive easily. In this post I will focus on configuring various timeouts related to interaction with database. I am going to focus specifically on relational databases. The principles and…
ReadThe importance of timeouts
Timeouts are not an exciting thing to talk about. They do not add immediately perceivable value. They are difficult to guess get right and force one to consider problems that are hard to solve. In fact, in my experience, the timeout is only ever considered when our software stops working or is about to. That is an…
ReadHow to clear database in Spring Boot tests?
Nowadays using a production like database in unit1 tests is a common practice. Calling a real database can increase our confidence that a tested code actually works. Having said that a database, by its very nature, brings external state into a test that will affect its behavior, hence we need to pay special attention…
ReadSimple Config Sections 1.2 released
About a week ago I’ve released another version of SimpleConfigSections. It’s marked and you can install it through . What is SimpleConfigSections? SimpleConfigSections is a little library that simplifies defining .net configuration sections. As you can see in the mentioned msdn documentation the amount of boilerplate…
ReadAndroid Data Binding Part 2: Observer pattern to the bone
In the previous part I’ve described typical problems we have to face when developing applications on Android. I’ve also highlighted that some of them may be mitigated when data binding API is utilized properly. It’s time to dive into more details of how this promising API works. Observer Pattern At the root of many of…
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