Part of my job as a Java developer I need to navigate some areas of the code base that I’m not as familiar with. Generics is one of the more…

This year I set about learning a new programming language – Go (aka GoLang). I set about expanding my horizons away from my bread and butter language Java, and look…

In this article I aim to demystify the experience of securing a ReST API with SpringBoot using the HTTP Basic Authentication mechanism. Source code for this project is available on…

Introduction When the web was in it’s infancy, data security was of little concern. Businesses were still trying to figure out what the web could be used for beyond a…

I came across this problem when dockerizing a Springboot application. A number of people have also come across this issue and the answers given weren’t all that helpful. com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.CommunicationsException: Communications…

I’m always interested in finding new music to add to the collection. Finding a new band can be an enjoyable (but time consuming) process. There’s a few avenues I use…

What is it with Google lately? I’ve had a YouTube account for more than 6 years. It was a great platform for finding and commenting on videos of interest. Now…