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Zero-Downtime Deployments for Java Apps on Kubernetes

This article provides a comprehensive guide to achieving zero-downtime deployments for Java-based applications on Kubernetes.  We cover deployment strategies, Kubernetes primitives, Java-specific considerations, session state handling, database migrations, traffic shifting techniques, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins with automated rollbacks, observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger), Helm/ArgoCD examples, testing strategies (canary analysis, chaos, smoke tests), and troubleshooting.

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Stack Overflow Blog

Best of the Heap: First post of the past​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​‌‍​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​​‌‌​‍​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​​​‍‌​​‌​​‍‌‍‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​‌‍​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​​‌‌​‍​​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​​​‍‌​​‌​​‍‌‍‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Let's take a moment to shout out all the articles we’re seen posted so far and encourage folks reading to reach out about your own.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​

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HN RSS Best

Please Use AI

Article URL: https://shawnsmucker.substack.com/p/please-use-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48323101 Points: 706 # Comments: 366

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CSS-Tricks

What’s !important #12: Safari Testing, ::checkmark, HTML Anchor Positioning, and More

The old (testing in Safari when you don’t have Safari), the new (::checkmark), the in-between (anchor positioning but with HTML), and more. What’s !important #12: Safari Testing, ::checkmark, HTML Anchor Positioning, and More originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

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DZone

Pragmatica Aether: Let Java Be Java

The Aberration We build Java applications like Go or Rust programs. Fat JARs. Docker images. Kubernetes deployments. Everyone does it, so it looks normal. It contradicts Java’s design DNA.

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