https://code-mill-hub.com/blog/ Deep dives into Java, Spring Boot, and high-performance backend architecture. en-us shflzp12@gmail.com (Maria) shflzp12@gmail.com (Maria) Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://code-mill-hub.com/blog/spring-boot/2026-05-22-211621-post/ https://code-mill-hub.com/blog/spring-boot/2026-05-22-211621-post/ This post provides a deep dive into the Transactional Outbox Pattern, an indispensable architectural solution for ensuring atomicity and data consistency when updating a database and publishing events in distributed Spring Boot applications using JPA and Apache Kafka. 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