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By John K. Waters
According to the Eclipse Foundation's 2025 Jakarta EE Developer Survey, Jakarta EE has surpassed Spring as the leading framework for enterprise Java developers.
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By John K. Waters
Artificial intelligence startup Lemony launched a hardware-based device on Wednesday, designed to enable businesses to run generative AI systems on-premises without relying on the cloud.
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By John K. Waters
Google has expanded its Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Java to support a wider range of large language models (LLMs) through integration with the LangChain4j framework.
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By John K. Waters
JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new two-year LTS cadence (after 21), and it lands with meaningful language cleanup, startup/perf work, forward-looking security, and a steady drumbeat toward AI-era workloads.
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By John K. Waters
For decades, Java has been the enterprise world's go-to programming language—the reliable, if somewhat verbose, workhorse powering everything from banking systems to e-commerce platforms. But when the AI revolution hit, Java developers found themselves on the sidelines, watching Python programmers build chatbots and image generators with seemingly magical ease. Now that's changing, thanks to an unlikely duo: Quarkus and LangChain4j.
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By John K. Waters
The continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform provider launches a toolkit that addresses configuration sprawl as AI complicates DevOps pipeline management..
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By John K. Waters
BellSoft, one of the largest external contributors to OpenJDK announced on Tuesday a significant upgrade to its Liberica JDK Performance Edition, incorporating Java Virtual Machine technology from JDK 21 to enhance performance for organizations still running older Java versions, without requiring code changes or migration.
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By John K. Waters
Red Hat introduces a new version of its flagship Linux operating system aimed at business developers, offering free access for enterprise development and testing purposes.
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By John K. Waters
Payara and Azul have formed a strategic partnership to deliver "codeless migrations." Our columnist believes the deal represents more than just another vendor alliance.
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By John K. Waters
Java platform provider Azul and container security company Chainguard have formed a strategic partnership to deliver secure container images for Java applications, addressing enterprise concerns about software supply chain vulnerabilities.
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By John K. Waters
The MicroProfile Working Group, the open forum that optimizes Enterprise Java for a microservice architecture, just released their latest iteration, MicroProfile 7.1.
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By John K. Waters
The Eclipse Foundation's Jakarta EE Working Group releases Jakarta EE 11, the latest version of its enterprise Java platform.
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By John K. Waters
Microsoft has announced the private preview of jaz, a new Java Virtual Machine (JVM) launcher tailored for cloud deployments on Azure. The tool aims to address long-standing challenges developers face when tuning JVM parameters for containerized and virtual machine environments.
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By John K. Waters
Software toolmaker JetBrains and the Spring team at VMware have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance support for the Kotlin programming language in Spring-based backend development. The initiative aims to streamline Kotlin’s use in production-grade server-side applications, aligning ongoing work with rising industry adoption.
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By John K. Waters
June 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of Java, the language that helped define modern enterprise computing. If you had told me in 1995 that devs would still be writing and shipping production code in this language three decades later--honestly, I would’ve raised an eyebrow.
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By John K. Waters
Azul, known for its Java-focused software platforms, and JetBrains, creator of the Kotlin programming language, are leveraging their respective strengths to address JVM performance bottlenecks. The companies aim to streamline the execution stack for Kotlin applications by combining Azul's runtime optimization expertise with Kotlin’s fine-grained bytecode control.
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By John K. Waters
Oracle Corp on Tuesday announced the release of Oracle Jipher, a Java Cryptographic Service Provider designed to enable secure deployments of Java applications in U.S. government and enterprise environments that require FIPS 140-2 compliance.
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By John K. Waters
The OpenJDK community elevated eight new JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals) to Candidate status during the week of April 14, signaling notable momentum ahead of the upcoming JDK 25 feature freeze. Four of these proposals are slated to be finalized following their respective preview phases.
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By John K. Waters
The JRuby team has released JRuby 10, a major upgrade of the Ruby implementation on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), introducing compatibility with Ruby 3.4, full support for Java 21, and several performance and startup-time improvements enabled by recent developments in the Java platform.
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By John K. Waters
A new report released by Perforce Software finds that hiring plans for Java developers have slowed significantly heading into 2025, even as businesses continue to rely on Java to power critical applications.
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By John K. Waters
A majority of U.S. chief information officers are overshooting their cloud budgets, with 83% spending an average of 30% more than planned, according to a new survey released this week by Java-focused software company Azul. Only 2% of respondents reported coming in under budget.
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By John K. Waters
Oracle’s GraalVM team has announced the release of GraalVM for JDK 24, introducing a range of new features aimed at boosting performance and improving efficiency for developers using Java. As with previous updates, GraalVM is launched alongside the Java 24 release, providing users with a seamless integration of the advanced Java Development Kit (JDK) and GraalVM’s capabilities.
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By John K. Waters
Oracle hosted the JavaOne 2025 developer conference at its Redwood Shores campus last month, showcasing advancements across the Java ecosystem, including APIs, virtual threads, cloud-native tooling, and artificial intelligence integration.
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By John K. Waters
JavaOne is back in the Bay Area as a stand-alone event, with the release of Java 24 in the spotlight. This release isn't an LTS, but it's a statement of intent—a move toward an AI-ready future, stronger security against quantum threats, and a development experience built for the modern world.
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By John K. Waters
The latest release of Java Development Kit (JDK) 24, scheduled for release on March 18, introduces 24 new features, marking the most substantial update to the platform since 2018. Key changes include faster application startup, enhanced concurrency, security overhauls, and a move away from outdated APIs, reflecting a broader effort to modernize Java while maintaining its widespread enterprise adoption.