A minimal REST API in Java

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There's a style of Java that is a joy to write. This post will cover how to set up a basic PostgreSQL-integrated REST API using Jersey and JOOQ in a style not dissimilar to Flask and SQLAlchemy in Python. In particular, we'll try to avoid as much runtime reflection/class-loading as possible. This will make the application less flexible but easier...