I am a Java Architect, Ask Me Anything!

How do you approach long-term decisions like selecting the ORM that is being used in all your java projects, or deciding when a technology needs to be phased out? Are you mostly researching on your own, do you have peers you need to consulate, and who has the power to make a decision if architects don't agree with each other?

When It is a bug on my code, I just write a test to fail with the big, then try to fix it.
When It is some framework or language problem, I just google the stacktrace!
Stackoverflow and any other community os a great place to find solutions. For me, a developer to waste a lot of time when other know what to do is wasting time.
Yesterday I found a solution for a problem with Thorntail and Hollow Jar with few google searching...
PS.: I write a test too!
Pss.: Here an example of a simple solution I found on Stackoverflow. It was faster than reading trying over and over and over....

Yes! We are still using Java 8, I see legacy everywhere! We use Azul JVM

We do not use Spring Boot... because only Spring Boot support Spring Boot! We use Jakarta EE, powered by Thorntail... and We will start the migration to Quarkus in the middle of the year.

More Vert.x content

Is it necessary to update to Java 9 Modules, or will I be able to continue using the "classpath" instead of "modulepath" into the future?

When hiring a junior architect or a principal engineer, what is it that you look for in a person?

What does your day to day looks like for an architect position?