Agentic AI Moves Beyond Vibe Coding to Tackle Enterprise Software Development

LG and Cline partner towards emerging AI systems that are being applied to larger, more complex development projects that extend beyond code generation.

Azul Releases Payara 7 With Jakarta EE 11 Support

Azul has released Payara Server 7 and Payara Micro 7, making the company one of the first commercial vendors to offer a Jakarta EE 11-certified runtime for enterprise Java applications.

Java Maintenance Engineering Shifts Focus on Quarterly Critical Patch Stabilization

Enterprise Java development teams are shifting engineering focus toward the stabilization and regression testing of the next Critical Patch Update (CPU) cycle for long-term support runtimes, including Java 25.

Oracle Implements Trust Restrictions on Chunghwa Root Certificates in Java Environment

The Java Development Kit (JDK) will stop trusting Transport Layer Security (TLS) server certificates anchored by legacy Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. root certificates if they were issued after March 17, 2026.

Hazelcast Platform 5.7.0 Introduces Java 25 Support and Stream Processing Updates

Hazelcast has officially released Hazelcast Platform 5.7.0, an update that introduces production-grade support for the Java 25 runtime environment. The release, launched on May 28, 2026, aims to strengthen the operational foundations of enterprise systems that rely on real-time processing.

Oracle Java Set to Power Samsung Semiconductor Development Operations

Agreement expands use of Java technologies in Samsung Electronics’ global semiconductor software environment.

Eclipse Foundation Launches Managed Open VSX Service as Extension Registry Use Grows

Java's Steady Evolution Continues Amid AI Positioning and Licensing Tensions

Recent developments around the Java platform and programming language follow a familiar pattern: incremental technical progress paired with broader strategic repositioning. Together, these changes suggest a platform that is evolving in measured ways while adapting to shifting economic and technological pressures.

Java Framework Makers Ship Fixes, Security Patches, and Milestone Builds in March Sprint

Several widely used Java frameworks and tools released new versions in the weeks surrounding Oracle's March 17 launch of JDK 26, as the Spring ecosystem and related projects continued iterating toward their next major releases.

Oracle Uses JavaOne to Position Java for AI-Era Development

Oracle uses JavaOne 2026 to launch JDK 26 and argue that Java can stay relevant in the AI era by building on its traditional strengths in performance, language evolution, and enterprise stability.

Apache Geode returns with 2.0 modernization push, moves to Java 17 and Jakarta EE 10

Apache Geode has been revived after a near shutdown. Geode 2.0 is positioned as a modernization reset, not a minor upgrade.

Catching Up with GraalVM: When “Faster Java” Turns into Patch Tuesday—and a Clean Break with Intel Macs

The story of GraalVM in early 2026: a project settling into a quarterly cadence, tightening its support matrix, and—thanks to Oracle—being very explicit about what it is no longer going to be.

Open VSX Hits 300 Million Monthly Downloads, and the Quiet Infrastructure Behind AI Coding Tools Gets a Stress Test

In the AI developer boom, some of the most important battlegrounds are not glamorous models or splashy chatbots. They are the quiet pipes that keep modern coding tools fed and up to date.

Bellsoft Survey Finds Java Teams Struggle to Square Container Debugging Tools with Security Goals

Container security incidents remain a routine problem for software teams, and many of the day-to-day choices developers make to keep Java services easy to build and troubleshoot can increase security exposure, according to a new survey released by OpenJDK vendor BellSoft.

Azul Survey Finds 88% of Enterprises Weighing Alternatives to Oracle Java as Licensing Costs and Rules Shift

Oracle Java reconsideration is widespread: 88% of Oracle Java users surveyed said they are considering alternatives, driven mainly by cost and licensing concerns.

JHipster 9.0.0-beta.2 lands with Spring Boot 4 upgrades and a clear message for Java teams: it's Java 21 time

JHipster 9.0.0-beta.2 deprecates the first beta to fix generator stability issues while advancing the platform to Spring Boot 4.0.2 and a new baseline of Java 21 (plus updated WebSocket security and modernized full-stack tooling).

Java Holds No 3 in Tiobe Index as C# Wins 2025 Programming Language of the Year

Java held its position near the top of a closely watched ranking of programming language popularity, even as Microsoft's C# won Tiobe's Programming Language of the Year honors for 2025, highlighting a continuing contest for influence in business software development.

Eclipse Foundation and Germany’s VDA Expand Open-Source Vehicle Software Pact to 32 Companies

The Eclipse Foundation, an international non-profit that hosts hundreds of open-source software projects, and Germany’s automotive industry association, VDA, say they have expanded an industry memorandum to build an "automotive-grade" open-source software ecosystem for software-defined vehicles.

TornadoVM 2.0 release extends Java accelerator support for NVIDIA PTX, OpenCL, and SPIR-V

TornadoVM, an open-source plug-in for OpenJDK and GraalVM that compiles and offloads Java code to accelerators such as GPUs, released version 2.0 last month, adding support for new data types and memory-handling features to improve performance and reduce overhead on heterogeneous systems.

Azul buys Payara to expand open-source Java stack beyond the JVM

Java platform provider Azul has acquired Payara, an application server company focused on Jakarta EE, as the vendor looks to expand beyond the Java runtime and sell a broader, commercially supported open-source stack to large enterprises.

JFrog Launches Shadow AI Detection to Address Enterprise AI Governance Gaps

DevOps platform provider JFrog introduces a new capability to help enterprises manage the risks associated with unregulated use of artificial intelligence.

JRebel Enterprise Adds Automatic Configuration Tool for Kubernetes Environments

Perforce Software has announced a new feature for JRebel Enterprise designed to automate configuration management in Kubernetes-based development environments.

Mojang Studios to Remove Code Obfuscation from Minecraft Java Edition

Mojang Studios announced Tuesday it will eliminate code obfuscation in Minecraft: Java Edition, marking a significant shift in how the company distributes the game to its modding community.

GitHub Copilot-Powered Modernization Now Available for Java and .NET Legacy Apps

GitHub launches a new AI-powered application modernization capability designed to simplify and accelerate upgrades and migrations of legacy .NET and Java applications.

Oracle Shifts GraalVM Focus Away from Java, Highlights Native Image Updates in JDK 25

Oracle has released GraalVM for JDK 25, introducing new features for its native image technology, while confirming that future development of the platform will shift away from the Java release cycle to focus on non-Java languages, such as GraalPy and GraalJS.