
1. Spring and Java
>> Jakarta EE 11 Delivers One New Specification, 16 Updated Specifications and Modernized TCK [infoq.com]
Jakarta EE Working Group quitely released Jakarta EE 11 Release. Good stuff, definitely worth reading what’s new.
>> Hibernate ORM 7 on Quarkus: each new version brings a better database experience [quarkus.io]
Using Quarkus and Hibernate 7 for good performance and all kinds of new features, some of which improve the developer experience, like findMultiple()
and getMultiple()
to efficiently fetch entities in batches.
Also worth reading:
- >> Build a Sentiment Analysis API in Java with Quarkus and Local LLMs [foojay.io]
- >> Improve Your Java Applications’ Startup and Compilation Speed with Optimizer Hub [foojay.io]
- >> JEP targeted to JDK 25: 514: Ahead-of-Time Command-Line Ergonomics [inside.java]
- >> Module Import Declarations: No More Import Hell [blog.jetbrains.com]
- >> Testing in Production [blog.scottlogic.com]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> Getting the Most of Your Java Applications – The Value of Java for Enterprises [inside.java]
- >> Project Leyden’s AOT – Shifting Java Startup into High Gear [inside.java]
- >> A Bootiful Podcast: DevOps and AI luminary Patrick Debois [spring.io]
- >> Inside Java’s Language Renaissance [inside.java]
- >> Foojay Podcast #74: JCON Report, Part 3 – AI, ChatGPT, LLM, ML, RAG, MCP, GenAI, and more! [foojay.io]
Time to upgrade:
- >> Spring for GraphQL 1.3.6 and 1.4.1 released [spring.io]
- >> MicroProfile 7.1 Delivers Updates to Their Telemetry and Open API Specifications [infoq.com]
- >> Spring Cloud 2023.0.6 (aka Leyton) Has Been Released [spring.io]
- >> Quarkus 3.24.1 [github.com/quarkusio]
- >> Maven 4.0.0-rc-4 [github.com/apache]
- >> Zuul v3.1.3 [github.com/Netflix]
2. Technical & Musings
>> Growing Expert Generalists [martinfowler.com]
This is an insightful piece to read over the weekend, all about working on a modern team, integrating and leveraging AI, hiring and building a career. I’m still reading through it but I’ve already gleanead some interesting take-aways from it. Good stuff as always.
Also worth reading:
- >> 2025 JVM Language Summit – Where Languages Meet the Virtual Machine [inside.java]
- >> Understanding MCP Authorization, Step by Step, Part Two [christianposta.com]
3. Pick of the Week
>> The Best Essey [paulgraham.com]