Object Mapping is key in programming for converting objects and data between formats, such as JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). Serialization converts an object to a raw data format (sometimes a JSON string), while Deserialization converts raw data back into an object. One of the most popular libraries used for object mapping in Java is Jackson.... Continue Reading →
How to Securely Access AWS Resources from Kubernetes Using IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA)
If you need to access an AWS resource from your environment (whether from your local machine or a CI/CD pipeline), you’ll need your permanent AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY. Your deployed application must also have and use similar credentials (though a temporal one) to access the resources required to start and run successfully. However, we can't (and... Continue Reading →
Migrating to Spring Boot 3
Two years after the official release of Spring Boot 3, you’ve decided to migrate your application. It's important to note that you will need to upgrade your Java version to at least Java 17, as well as upgrade to Spring Framework 6.0 and Spring Security 6. These are the minimum requirements for the migrationAccording to... Continue Reading →
Optimizing for Learning In Your Professional Career
There is this popular career advice that goes thus “Learn or earn. If you get nothing, then quit and move on”. As much as I agree with this, I have also come to understand how active and intentional one needs to be to follow it to a good extent. How much you earn is a... Continue Reading →
Technology, Digital Payment Solutions and Africa’s Future
Note: This post originally published on 03/11/2017 on my old blog It is almost a year since I submitted a short write-up on the above topic for the Africa Technology Summit Ticket to serve as a personal guide not only as a technology enthusiast but also as an active member of the ecosystem. History is there... Continue Reading →
of the many problems hindering HealthCare digitization in Nigeria
Note: This post originally published on 03/11/2017 on my old blog “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” -Abraham Lincoln. Permit me to substitute the word “work” for “hustle” in the above quote. I often wonder if we have to play catch-up in everything while dwelling... Continue Reading →
We are not cursed and there is nothing pitiful about IT.
Note: This post originally published on 26/04/2018 on my old blog So a close friend of mine posted and asked this question on his Facebook wall on the 10th of April, 2018 "It is pitiful that those talking against the Presidential ambition of young minds are young minds. Are we cursed?" What I have below... Continue Reading →
Stop Bashing Tithe and Offerings, Make Your Pastor More Accountable Instead
Note: This post originally published on 09/11/2017 on my old blog It is always funny and annoying sometimes, that every time we have to rant about clergymen living or spending lavishly, we always stir the argument towards the point where it becomes an attack on Tithe and Offerings or those that try to pay it... Continue Reading →
Election is here again. Be Selfish, Be Responsible : USE YOUR HEAD
NOTE: This post was originally published on 21/10/2018 and was later migrated here from my old blog Politicians will always do politics as much as they can, morally right or not. I will, therefore, say you must do the same with your single and precious vote in the next coming election. This season of election... Continue Reading →
WHY and WHEN you should consider a Graph Database for your next project: NEO4J
I am presently working on a team project where we were tasked with the responsibilities of developing a biology domain-driven application. Of course, it is a research project and part of the requirements for my present academic program, therefore I will only be able to talk about the generic part as regards technologies learned and... Continue Reading →