Enum in API — The deceit of illusory simplicity

When you put a small enum in your API, it seems that everything is fine and will always always be. But one small enum for a developer is a large step into the unknown for a system of microservices.

Experience has shown, that not everybody knows the problem. And not all who do, agree on how to solve it and how to do it. Because enum makes life difficult from time to time, not constantly. And it always seems that any competent developer could address the situation within a couple of hours. But actually, you have to spend quite a bit of time because a ready-made solution doesn't exist.

Do you want to know what the fuss is about and look at the code, which solves the matter? Then come and see! Speakers will tell you everything and also we will write the code, which demonstrates an ad hoc solution for Rest API using Spring Boot and Jackson.