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🐱 Tomcat vs ⚡ Netty – Which One Should You Use?

🐱 Tomcat vs ⚡ Netty – Which One Should You Use? So recently I got curious about this too 🤔. Everywhere in Spring Boot tutorials we see Tomcat . Then suddenly while exploring Spring WebFlux , the name Netty pops up. And I was like – “Wait, who’s this Netty guy trying to replace Tomcat?” 😅 Let’s break it down with real-time examples , icons , and fun comparisons . 🐱 Tomcat – The Traditional Web Server Type: Servlet Container (blocking I/O) World: Used with Spring MVC Style: Thread-per-request model 👩‍💻 Pros: Stable, widely used, battle-tested Cons: Struggles with huge concurrent connections 👉 Example in real life: Tomcat is like a restaurant with fixed waiters 🍴. - Each customer = one thread/waiter - If too many customers come in at once → waiters run out → customers wait outside 🚪 ⚡ Netty – The Reactive Rockstar Type: Asynchronous Event-Driven Network Framework World: Default for Spring WebFlux Style: Event-lo...
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🚀 Spring Batch – Beginner’s Guide with Real-Time Example

🚀 Spring Batch – Beginner’s Guide with Real-Time Example Ever wondered how large amounts of data are processed in batches, like a boss? 😎 Welcome to Spring Batch – your friend when you need reliable, fast, and scalable batch processing in Java! 1️⃣ What is Spring Batch? 🤔 A framework to process large volumes of data efficiently. Handles batch jobs, transactions, retries, skip logic, and chunk-based processing . Perfect for ETL jobs, report generation, invoice processing – basically, anything your database hates if you run it all at once 😂. 2️⃣ Important Concepts & Flow 🔄 Core Components: Job – The whole batch process (like a movie 🎬). Step – A phase of a job (like a scene in that movie). ItemReader – Reads data from source (DB, CSV, API…think Sherlock reading clues 🕵️‍♂️). ItemProcessor – Processes/validates data (Sherlock deduces 🔍). ItemWriter – Writes data to destination (He reports findings ✉️). Flow: Cont...

🧩Understanding on AOP in Spring Boot

🌟 My Understanding on AOP in Spring Boot AOP = Aspect-Oriented Programming 🧩 AOP is like OOP concepts but works on an Aspect model . It was developed for handling common logic like security 🔒, logging 📝, transactions 💰, caching 🗃️, scheduling ⏰, and metrics 📊. These are called cross-cutting concerns . 📌 Core Terms Aspect: A module containing cross-cutting logic (@Aspect class). Join Point: A point during execution of a program, e.g., method call. Pointcut: Expression that defines where the aspect applies. Advice: Action taken at a join point, e.g., logging before a method. Proxy: Wrapper around the actual object that intercepts calls. 📌 Types of Advice Advice Type When it Runs @Before Before method execution @After After method execution (regardless of outcome) @AfterReturning After method successfully returns @AfterThrowing After method throws exception @Around Wraps method execution (before + after) ⚙ How AOP Works Internally in Spring Boot S...

🚀 Maven vs Gradle – The Complete Dependency & Packaging Guide

🚀 Maven vs Gradle – The Complete Dependency & Packaging Guide As developers, we all have faced this moment 👉 "Why my JAR is not running? Where did my dependency go?" 😂 Let’s break down Maven vs Gradle concepts in a fun, colorful, and interview-friendly way. 🔌 1. What is a Plugin & Why Do We Need It? 👉 Plugin = Tool that adds extra power to your build system. Without plugins, Maven/Gradle can’t compile, test, or package. Maven : Uses <plugin> inside pom.xml . Example: maven-compiler-plugin , spring-boot-maven-plugin . Gradle : Uses plugins { } block. Example: id 'java' , id 'org.springframework.boot' . 😅 Without Plugins? Your project is like Iron Man without his suit — just a normal guy! <!-- Maven Example --> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.11.0</version> <co...

📦 Maven & Gradle Dependency Scopes Explained — With Fun Examples! 🚀

📦 Maven & Gradle Dependency Scopes Explained — With Fun Examples! 🚀 Ever opened a build.gradle or pom.xml and got confused by all those implementation , testImplementation , compileOnly , annotationProcessor , bomImports ... and thought 🤯 "Why so many?? Can't we just say dependency and move on?" Don’t worry! Let’s crack this puzzle step by step with Lombok , JUnit , and Spring Boot examples. Get ready for some fun 🚀🔥 🔌 What is a Plugin? Why Do We Need It? A plugin in Gradle or Maven adds extra powers to your build tool 💪. Example: java plugin → gives Java compilation tasks. Without it → your build.gradle is like a car without wheels 🚗❌. You can declare dependencies, but nothing compiles or runs. plugins { id 'java' // gives Java compilation id 'application' // allows running main() } 📜 What is BOM Import? BOM = Bill of Materials. It manages versions of multiple dependencies together. Inste...

🤔 JPA vs CrudRepository vs JpaRepository — The Real Truth!

🤔 JPA vs CrudRepository vs JpaRepository — The Real Truth! Hello Techies 👋, Today let’s clear up one of the most confusing interview questions (and honestly, something even experienced devs mix up). We’re talking about 👉 JPA, CrudRepository, and JpaRepository . 💡 First Question: What is JPA? Think of JPA (Java Persistence API) like an ISO standard for how Java talks to databases. But hey, JPA itself is just a specification – it does not implement anything. Hibernate, EclipseLink, OpenJPA are the actual workers behind JPA. import jakarta.persistence.Entity; import jakarta.persistence.Id; import jakarta.persistence.Table; import jakarta.persistence.Column; @Entity @Table(name = "users") public class User { @Id private Long id; @Column(nullable = false, length = 100) private String name; @Column(unique = true) private String email; @Column(name = "is_active", columnDefinition = "BOOLEAN DEFAU...

🌱 Spring Boot Interview Series – Q10 : REST API Development Part 2 🚀

🌐 Spring Boot REST API Development – Part 2 🚀 Continuing our deep dive into REST APIs, this part covers validation, CORS, file uploads/downloads, exception handling, and API versioning — everything you need to impress in interviews and real-world projects! 💡 54. Difference between @ExceptionHandler and @ControllerAdvice ⚡ @ExceptionHandler is like a local guardian — it only catches exceptions for the controller where it’s declared. @ControllerAdvice , on the other hand, is a global superhero — it can intercept exceptions across multiple controllers. This distinction is critical: using @ExceptionHandler alone can lead to duplicated code if you have 20 controllers, whereas @ControllerAdvice centralizes it. @RestController public class UserController { @ExceptionHandler(ResourceNotFoundException.class) public ResponseEntity<String> handleNotFound(ResourceNotFoundException ex){ return new ResponseEntity<>("User not found!", Ht...