☕ 5 Amazingly Comfortable Java Libraries

Java developers have many wonderful tools to make coding easier. They can map objects, map databases, mockup APIs, work with collections and make connections easily. Check out a list of 5 amazing Java libraries that you can use today in your project.

💎 MapStruct - Map Entities To DTO

MapStruct is compile time, customisable Java Bean mapper that helps to convert entities to DTO. It can be used for example to limit the API response only to the data that are needed improving the performance and lowering the transfer requirements. There is also MapStruct Spring Extensions released just several days ago for Spring framework developers.

https://mapstruct.org/

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💎 jOOQ - Query Database With Strong Typing

jOOQ will sound familiar for C# developers using LINQ. It is a tool that generates structures and methods based on your database Metadata. With that approach you can query your database with SQL-like syntax from within your Java code. It means you don't have to write so much boilerplate, you don't have…