The Lombok Detail That Broke My Spring Injection
Lombok removed the boilerplate as expected, but Spring failed at startup. The missing link was a small rule hidden in lombok.config.
Read noteSoftware engineer · Île-de-France
I build reliable software.
Then I write down why it works.
I’m Salomon Nghukam, a senior IT consultant focused on Spring, cloud platforms, databases, and the practical decisions behind shipped software.
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- Société Générale - France
- Focus
- Architecture · Backend · Product
- Writing about
- What survives production
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Lombok Annotations Are Design Decisions, Not Just Shortcuts
Lombok can generate factories, builders, and immutable updates, but each shortcut changes the public shape of a class. These are the design choices hidden behind the annotations.
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How I Built Language-Aware Search in PostgreSQL JSON Data with Spring Boot
A few months ago, I was building a search feature for an Angular/Spring Boot app with localized content. We were under a tight deadline, and waiting for managers to choose an external search tool just wasn't an option. So, I decided to work with what we had. Here's how I pulled it off, and why the result worked even better than I expected.
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Why I Decided to Start Blogging as a Software Developer
In this article, I want to share the reasons why I decided to start blogging and what I hope it brings me as a developer and a learner. If you're thinking of starting your own blog, maybe this will help you too.
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Tools I trust
A focused stack for taking ideas from a first commit to a dependable production system.
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Spring
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Angular
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React
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Docker
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Git
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GitHub Actions
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Jira
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PostgreSQL
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Spring Boot
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Kubernetes
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AWS
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Azure
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Terraform
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RabbitMQ
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GitHub Copilot
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Claude
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