Good question! Though, SB2 is supported until Nov. '23 (see https://spring.io/blog/2022/05/24/preparing-for-spring-boot-...). We definitely plan to be upgraded by then.

Thanks, I guess? FYI, I joined Picnic in 2019, long after this choice had been (independently) made.

I'm confused. You wrote an article about how somebody else chose Java, but you're using the term "we", but it doesn't include you?

The article unquestionably leaves the impression that you were there when the choice was made.

Not that complicated, really. I'm part of Picnic now for quite a while. That's the 'we'. Of course I've discussed the origin story as used in the post at length with my close colleagues who were there from the beginning. Also, I'm very much part of the current choice not to migrate to e.g. Kotlin based on such discussions. So yes, this is our story which we want to share widely. It comes up every now and then, so now we have something to point people to. Didn't expect this to get picked up by HN, though!

Sounds like a very interesting setup! Is there a blog post or something similar with more details?

Not yet. What aspect would be interesting for you to read more about?

In general, the Learning Paths give a good high-level overview of what's available: https://www.pluralsight.com/product/paths

As a Pluralsight author [1], I'm delighted to see the course library widely available this month!

See also this HN thread [2] from last year for more discussion.

[1] https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/author/sander-mak

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22759628

Good question. Just got an offer to sign up for a free year, after buying and activating a new iPhone. Unlikely to take them up on it, since it won't work with my existing Chromecast attached to my not-so-smart TV. I'm not interested in buying another device just to be able to stream Apple TV+. Likely many people are in a similar situation.

I got the free year and then got hooked on Ted Lasso and For All Mankind, both of which would fit into the upper tier of Netflix’s programming. Some of their nature shows are also great. TV plus, News, Fitness, and Arcade ended up being an extra $7 CAD when part of the Apple One bundle on top of what I was already paying for iCloud storage and Apple Music on the family plans.

The bundle strategy is an old one, and it works especially well in family plans where one person might be a big user of one service and a minor user of another. It’s also a good fit given the regular practice of adults passing their old phones on to kids or vice versa.

Anyway, Apple TV is actually on chromecast now.

https://www.whathifi.com/news/the-apple-tv-app-is-now-availa...

Tangent — I wonder why Chromecast doesn’t support AirPlay? Both Roku and Fire TV do. Which side doesn’t want it on Chromecast?

You can watch on your phone. I also think there’s a web-based player. :)

If you're on Android, the web based player is actually the only way to watch on your phone

Note that this is not in JDK 15, but an upcoming direction for the language:

> The ability to reason clearly and conclusively about permitted subclasses will be realized in a future release that supports pattern matching.

What, really?

But http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/360 says:

> Release 15

Have they lied to me? Those monsters.

That page is titled: "JEP 360: Sealed Classes (Preview)"

... good enough for me. I'll add whatever flags I need and begin depending on it in production code.

I'm really intrigued at what pattern matching in Java will look like, and happy that our Java-land brethren will be able to use them. It's one of the features that I can't live without even though at first I thought of them as weird and "multiple ways of doing the same thing".

If you are interested, the draft for the pattern matching can be found here: https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/8213076

If the final version ends up working as explained in the draft, it is going to be a fantastic addition to the language.

in case you missed it, you might find this interesting: https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/amber-spec-experts/2...

Should work with an existing account according to this official response on Reddit [1]. However, they seem to be overwhelmed at the moment so everything is taking longer (up to hours).

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/ftlv6d/psa_all...

Just tried with the data from my existing account - "invalid email"

As a Pluralsight author [1] this makes me really happy! They've been (understandably) focusing on enterprises since the IPO, but it's great to see this gesture towards individual learners.

[1] https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/author/sander-mak

At my current company we do a full Pull Request review of the take-home assignment. After the interview, the review comments are shared with the candidate. We're based in Europe, so that might make a difference in terms of expectations around litigation.