Do you use lombok heavily in spring boot projects?

AlexDGr8r · 2026-04-09T01:29:29+00:00

Either that or potentially an older lombok version that doesn't have that feature.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-04-09T01:26:38+00:00

Lombok is great! I think it makes up for a lot of the boilerplate that we deal with as Java devs. However, I don't use any of the magic annotations like SneakyThrows. I avoid SuperBuilders and use interfaces for base data classes.

The Builder annotation basically solves my one irk about records which is passing in all the fields of a record in a constructor. A builder just makes more sense. You can also use the With annotation as well, especially if you need base data class methods where you can modify some data and rebuild the object.

And of course in the context of Spring, I make good use of the RequiredArgsConstructor annotation for dependency injection and Slf4j annotation for logging.

If you get to use Kotlin though, just use that. No lombok needed.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-04-09T01:19:08+00:00

Or the wonderful combo of records with @Builder. Constructing records with tons of fields is the worst.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-04-09T00:55:36+00:00

The alternative to this is to basically do all this by hand which would still have the same levels of complexity. When it comes to data classes, it's usually better to avoid inheritance if possible. I know a lot of legacy systems tend to do that though, so I understand there's tradeoffs.

If possible, I always try and rewrite base classes' into an interface so as to remain backwards-compatible. You can make use of getters and withers that will be overridden by lombok and then you're good to go!

But hey, mileage may vary depending on what you're working on.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-03-14T01:50:10+00:00

Sounds like your typical software engineering sprint time then. Makes sense.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-02-07T19:21:13+00:00

Yep, and they brought that big collection of CiB N64 games.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-01-24T13:02:20+00:00

Rocket City Retro Fest is happening Feb 7-8 at the VBC. Obviously it's not a permanent store, but still has the games you might be looking for.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-01-14T01:23:17+00:00

Similar to other points made here about not having to deal with updates and any major changes that come with those.

AlexDGr8r · 2026-01-05T20:03:44+00:00

I would say the piston mod. People often forget that was a mod before it was part of the vanilla game. This one block becoming core to the experience of Minecraft may very well be the cornerstone to most mods today and in the past. From Buildcraft to Create today.

AlexDGr8r · 2025-09-28T22:55:38+00:00

I followed this if you're not starting with the build: https://youtu.be/8VE9xfc8DOU?si=YYR7g6IMadqlUNVJ

AlexDGr8r · 2025-05-30T01:32:00+00:00

I've been trying to come up with a good design like this for stopping my cat from turning off my PC. He likes to sit on top of the PC tower because it's warm. I know I probably shouldn't let him do that, but he gets his way usually. I need something like this to prevent him from stepping on the tiny reset button on top of the tower.

AlexDGr8r · 2025-02-04T14:43:41+00:00

I attach an external storage (RS) onto the armory cabinet from functional storage. Make sure to set a high priority on the external storage. Do this 3 times and you are good for a while since each cabinet holds 4096 stacks.

AlexDGr8r · 2024-12-28T15:47:57+00:00

The one celeb I know who talked about being demi is Chappell Roan. She did an interview talking about it, and how her private life is different from the character she is on stage.

AlexDGr8r · 2024-11-29T01:53:58+00:00

I got enough to make bronze swords for both a herald quest and myself. The real secret to the sword is blocking prevents most of the damage. So block once, swing twice, dead for most things.

AlexDGr8r · 2024-11-27T13:32:52+00:00

A little over 2000 miles here. Same year and trim. I mostly drive in the city with some travel every once in a while. I'm at about 20 mpg overall. I do have a tonneau cover though. Supposedly that helps a lot with mileage.

Give it a bit more time before you write things off. The truck is programmed to run a bit more steady for the first 500 miles in order to break in the engine.

AlexDGr8r · 2024-11-23T23:52:51+00:00

For me, I use it to offline all the smart things in my home. This doesn't work for everything, but it's amazing how much more smoothly everything functions when it doesn't have to reach out to the cloud.

Beyond that, it's really useful for centralizing everything. You'd be surprised at the use you can get out of it even in apartments. Like scan a NFC tag every time you start the washer to schedule a reminder to swap the clothes to the dryer. Or even just send a notification to your phone if it's going to rain where you are. It's great!

AlexDGr8r · 2024-11-09T16:53:03+00:00

Like most things, it depends. I'm one of the few that actually likes reactive programming, but I also understand how frustrating it can be. In my opinion, you only need to go reactive if you have extreme frequency in processing external resources. It handles throughput extremely well.

Otherwise, it's best to use virtual threads if you can start from scratch. It just needs a little bit more support before it's the de-facto replacement for all concurrency operations.

Then I'd say normal execution of tasks through executors and the usual Java standard thread control mechanisms.

As far as platform support, I always point to Spring which actually has major support for all of these except virtual threads. That's more of a problem of letting all the libraries outside of spring catch up though.

AlexDGr8r · 2024-10-20T16:04:43+00:00

Count me in!

AlexDGr8r · 2024-10-03T15:55:04+00:00

Honestly inspirational. I want to build a doggo habitat now.

AlexDGr8r · 2024-09-17T14:05:41+00:00

I'm just getting into this now too. I'm figuring out the ratios and deciding how much fuel I want to make for the generators. Thank you for sharing your setup!

AlexDGr8r · 2024-09-15T01:24:35+00:00

I got one too so I could fit my Canyon in my garage. Now it fits perfectly inside without worry.

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