Ahead of the Java 27 release on September 15, I’ve put together an overview repository covering all 9 JEPs, notable non-JEP changes, and runnable code examples. You can find the full breakdown and code here: github.com/SimonVerhoev... #Java27 #OpenJDK

GitHub - SimonVerhoeven/java27-demo: An overview of the new features in Java 27.

An overview of the new features in Java 27. Contribute to SimonVerhoeven/java27-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.

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It's always nice to see the enhancements that new Spring Boot releases bring, such as the enhanced gRPC support in 4.1: github.com/SimonVerhoev...

GitHub - SimonVerhoeven/spring-boot-grpc-demo: Spring Boot gRPC demo

Spring Boot gRPC demo. Contribute to SimonVerhoeven/spring-boot-grpc-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.

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I just finished watching @cultrepo.bsky.social 's documentary on #Java. They once again did an amazing job by capturing both #Java's evolution and the importance of the community therein. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGS...

The Java Story | The Official Documentary

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It is interesting to observe the reality behind C++. @cultrepo.bsky.social's documentary offers an objective look at its 40-year arc, tracing how it divides opinion, resists replacement, and continues to anchor modern infrastructure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7t...

The Story of C++: The World's Most Consequential Programming Language | The Official Story

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@felienne.bsky.social's latest paper journals.openedition.org/philosophias... tackles some key questions regarding what the core topics of CS are, how they're studied, what important work is left undone, and so forth. Please do yourself a favour and take a look.

How The Social Construction of Disciplinary Boundaries and Discipli...

1 Introduction I consider myself an academic nomad in Computer Science. I started my career in Theory, then worked in Programming Languages and Software Engineering, in Computer Science Education, ...

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@neo4j.com and @manning.com have kindly teamed up to provide us with a free e-book on using RAG and knowledge graphs to help ground our LLMs. neo4j.com/essential-gr...

Essential GraphRAG

Get this comprehensive guide from Manning on how to build a GraphRAG system from scratch. Available now for free!

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The @cultrepo.bsky.social on the #Java Spring framework is now available. It offers some magnificent insights. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gb1...

How a Group of Developers Took Back Control from Enterprise Java | Spring: The Documentary

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It's great to see @micronautfw.bsky.social also embracing #jspecify, which brings first-class null safety. micronaut.io/2026/05/02/m...

The #JavaOne Ask the architects talk is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrF4..., as always it offers some very valuable insights.

Module Adoption? JDK Build Tool? Lombok? Backwards Compatibility? - Ask the Architects at JavaOne'26

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It's grand to see so many familiar faces; I can't wait for another magnificent Cult.Repo documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qTw....

Spring: The Documentary [OFFICIAL TRAILER] Coming May 7th! 🚨

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It's superb to see the @jetbrains.com Koog 0.8 release adding Spring AI support: github.com/JetBrains/ko....

Well, my #Java journey has come to an end. Today my role at Oracle has been terminated. I’m open to any job leads y’all may have.

Please pay attention if you're using Axios as it's undergoing a supply-chain attack: socket.dev/blog/axios-n... . Please check your lock files for axios@1.14.1, axios@0.30.4 and plain-crypto-js@4.2.1.2.

It's grand to see that Tom Scott's back after 2 years: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3l...

I left YouTube two years ago. Time to come back.

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With #Java26 releasing later today, I’ve put together a demo project covering the key changes with code examples where applicable. I hope it may be of some interest. github.com/SimonVerhoev...

GitHub - SimonVerhoeven/java26-demo: An overview of what to expect from Java 26.

An overview of what to expect from Java 26. Contribute to SimonVerhoeven/java26-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.

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It's always nice to see things becoming more open: android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-ne...

A new era for choice and openness

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

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I can highly recommend the @cultrepo.bsky.social documentary celebrating the 25th birthday of @intellijidea.com. It offers so many fascinating insights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kour...

IntelliJ IDEA: The Documentary | An origin story

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Standardising project workflows is about more than just automation. It’s about reducing cognitive load and manual repetition. A look at how command runners (Just, Task, Mise, and more) help streamline environment setup and project orchestration: github.com/SimonVerhoev...

GitHub - SimonVerhoeven/command-entrypoints

Contribute to SimonVerhoeven/command-entrypoints development by creating an account on GitHub.

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It's nice to read that Netflix Animation Studios is joining the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron. Blender is such an amazing piece of open-source software.

When you change open source, open source changes you. Make the change, and celebrate the change in you. #EclipseCollections #Java donraab.medium.com/the-ten-year...

The Ten Year Anniversary and the Next Five Years for Eclipse Collections

Celebrating ten years of Eclipse Collections at the Eclipse Foundation.

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Don't forget to reserve your spot for the annual Java Champions conference at www.eventbrite.com/e/jchampions... . This is a free, four-day event where we can learn from and interact with Java champions.

I hope everyone has a magnificent 2026.

Congratulations to the Spring team on the smooth release of version 7: spring.io/blog/2025/11...

Spring Framework 7.0 General Availability

Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.

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It's always a treat to hear @mreinhold.org talk about the stewardship of Java given his 3 decades of experience. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny4C...

From Cowboy Mode to Careful Stewardship - Inside Java Podcast 41

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@josepaumard.bsky.social just released the 300th #codingtip on the Java channel, please do yourself a favour and check out this shorts series with your own cup of coffee www.youtube.com/shorts/gGumO...

Special Episode 300 - Cracking the Java Coding Interview #javalanguage #javacoding #javatips

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I strongly recommend watching the latest Marco show, which was hosted by @jetbrains.com where he interviews Gavin King, the creator of Hibernate, to gain some insights into its myths and ORMs in general.

There are certainly worse things to do after dinner than watch @venkats.bsky.social talk about OOP vs DOP on the CoffeeJUG channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1E8...

Online "OOP vs. Data Oriented Programming: Which One to Choose?" by CoffeeJug! ☕️

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#Java25 is releasing later today, and once again, we get some new treats. Let's take a look together: github.com/SimonVerhoev... .

GitHub - SimonVerhoeven/java25-demo

Contribute to SimonVerhoeven/java25-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Just a reminder that free open-source software has value, and is key to a lot of aspects of our daily life: fermigier.com/blog/2025/07...