Simulating Latency with SQL / JDBC

I've run across a fun little trick to simulate latency in your development environments when testing some SQL queries. Possible use-cases including to validate that backend latency won't bring down your frontend, or that your UX is still bearable, etc. https://twitter.com/gunnarmorling/status/1361061234569805832 The solution is PostgreSQL and Hibernate specific, though to doesn't have to be. Besides, … Continue reading Simulating Latency with SQL / JDBC

Reactive Database Access – Part 1 – Why “Async”

Notice that the examples in this article may be outdated, as Typesafe's Activator works differently now. The blog post will not be maintained to provide up-to-date Activator examples. We're very happy to announce a guest post series on the jOOQ blog by Manuel Bernhardt. In this blog series, Manuel will explain the motivation behind so-called … Continue reading Reactive Database Access – Part 1 – Why “Async”