Welcome to our monthly recap of all the articles published in December 2021! This month's highlights include two quick guides for developers looking to integrate their favorite tools with Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka; an elegant process for performance testing microservices on Kubernetes; a Quarkus developer's guide to Java 17 language features; and more.
You can also check out some of our most-read articles this year by category:
- The best of Kubernetes and OpenShift
- The best of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- The best of Ansible and automation
Note: See the end of this article for the full lineup published in December 2021.
How to choose your Node.js web framework
The popular series introducing the Node.js reference architecture continued this month with Bethany Griggs' introduction to factors to consider when choosing your Node.js web framework. While Express.js is still considered a good default choice, this article also looks ahead to next-generation frameworks like Next.js, Koa.js, and more.
Two more good reads for Node.js developers:
- How Node.js uses the V8 JavaScript engine to run your code
- Node.js serverless functions on Red Hat OpenShift, Part 3: Debugging on a cluster
Use your favorite tools with Apache Kafka
Red Hat's Pete Muir published two guides for developers seeking to integrate their favorite tools with Red Hat OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka:
- How to use MirrorMaker 2 with OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka
- How to connect Prometheus to OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka
For Quarkus developers, Daniel Oh brought us Visualize your Apache Kafka Streams using the Quarkus Dev UI, and Hugo Guerrero presented his tips for improving Kafka Connect builds of Debezium.
Note: Don't miss this month's edition of the Kafka Monthly Digest, which includes an update on the forthcoming Apache Kafka 3.1.0 release.
Testing and debugging on Kubernetes
In An elegant way to performance test microservices on Kubernetes, Karan Singh introduces a process for measuring backend application performance when running on Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift. See Remote debugging on Kubernetes using VS Code to learn how to set up and run a debugger on Kubernetes through Visual Studio Code. Both articles address the challenge of testing and debugging in a container environment.
DevSecOps for developers
In a nutshell, DevSecOps is how developers and security teams integrate security automation into the software development life cycle. You can learn more about DevSecOps, and why it matters for developers, by visiting the new DevSecOps landing page on Red Hat Developer. For an overview, we recommend starting with How DevSecOps brings security into the development process.
Three more for the road
Before you go, here are three more articles that developers are reading this month:
- Why glibc 2.34 removed libpthread
- Explore Java 17 language features with Quarkus
- Modernize and migrate to Kubernetes with open source tools (includes a video demo)
December 2021 on Red Hat Developer
Here's the full lineup: All of the articles published on Red Hat Developer so far in December:
- Prevent auto-reboot during Argo CD sync with machine configs
- Why glibc 2.34 removed libpthread
- How to connect Prometheus to OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka
- Secure your Kubernetes deployments with eBPF
- An elegant way to performance test microservices on Kubernetes
- Ansible and automation: The best of 2021
- How to use MirrorMaker 2 with OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka
- Explore Java 17 language features with Quarkus
- Install OpenShift's Web Terminal Operator in any namespace
- Remote debugging on Kubernetes using VS Code
- Tracing hardware offload in Open vSwitch
- How Node.js uses the V8 JavaScript engine to run your code
- Get started with Gradle plugins for Eclipse JKube
- Printf-style debugging using GDB, Part 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: The best of 2021
- Modernize and migrate to Kubernetes with open source tools
- Node.js serverless functions on Red Hat OpenShift, Part 3: Debugging on a cluster
- Kafka Monthly Digest: November 2021
- Visualize your Apache Kafka Streams using the Quarkus Dev UI
- Improve your Kafka Connect builds of Debezium
- Custom WebAssembly extensions in OpenShift Service Mesh
- Boost Apache Camel performance on Quarkus
- Introduction to the Node.js reference architecture, Part 6: Choosing web frameworks
- Secure communication with Red Hat Decision Manager
- Anonymize data in real time with KEDA and Rook
- Quarkus, containers, and Java: Tune in to Jconf.dev 2021
- Kubernetes and OpenShift: The best of 2021
- How DevSecOps brings security into the development process
