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New Relic Release April 2024 Java Report
New Relic have launched the Spring 2024 edition of their report on the state of the Java ecosystem. This report is different from all of the developer studies because it is based on directly-reported data from millions of production JVMs, and is not self-reported.
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Graal Cloud Native IntelliJ IDEA Plugin Enables Cloud Agnostic Projects Based on Micronaut
Oracle introduced version 1.0.0 of the open-source Graal Cloud Native (GCN) IntelliJ IDEA Plugin for IntelliJ Ultimate, Community and Aqua. The GCN is a cloud-agnostic development framework which is based on the Micronaut framework. The plugin provides a new project wizard for IntelliJ to create a project once and execute it on various cloud platforms.
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WildFly 32 Delivers Preview of Jakarta EE 11 and Final Version of WildFly Glow
The WildFly team has released WildFly 32, featuring WildFly Glow tools. These tools analyze application artifacts to determine necessary dependencies and suggest packaging layers. WildFly 32 supports Jakarta EE 10, MicroProfile, and JDK 11, 17, and 21. It also introduces a preview of Jakarta EE 11.
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JEP 467: Java Enhances Documentation with Markdown Support
JEP 467, Markdown Documentation Comments, has been promoted from Proposed to Target to Targeted for JDK 23. This feature proposes to enable JavaDoc documentation comments to be written in Markdown rather than a mix of HTML and JavaDoc @ tags. This will allow for documentation comments that are easier to write and read in source form.
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Java News Roundup: OpenJDK Updates, Piranha Cloud, Spring Data 2024.0.0, GlassFish, Micrometer
This week's Java roundup for May 13th, 2024, features news highlighting: JEP 477, Implicitly Declared Classes and Instance Main Methods (Third Preview), proposed to target for JDK 23; the May 2024 edition of Piranha Cloud; Spring Data 2024.0.0; and point and milestone releases of Spring Framework, GlassFish and Micrometer.
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JEP 476: Simplifying Java Development with Module Import
JEP 476, Module Import Declarations (Preview), was integrated into JDK 23. This preview feature proposes to enhance the Java programming language with the ability to succinctly import all of the packages exported by a module, with the goal of simplifying the reuse of modular libraries without requiring code to be in a module itself.
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Java News Roundup: New JEPs, Payara Platform, Spring Boot 10th Anniversary Podcast
This week's Java roundup for May 6th, 2024, features news highlighting: the May edition of the Payara Platform; and new JEP candidates, namely: JEP 477, Implicitly Declared Classes and Instance Main Methods (Third Preview), JEP 480, Structured Concurrency (Third Preview), JEP 479, Remove the Windows 32-bit x86 Port, and JEP 478, Key Derivation API (Preview).
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JobRunr Introduces Version 7.0 with Built-in Support for Virtual Threads
JobRunr v7 now defaults to virtual threads for applications using JDK 21, optimizing concurrency for I/O-bound tasks and allowing more jobs to run simultaneously. This update maintains compatibility with Java 8 and supports GraalVM native mode. RedisStorageProvider and ElasticSearchStorageProvider are planned to be dropped in future releases. MongoDB driver is also upgraded.
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The Devoxx Genie IntelliJ Plugin Provides Access to Local or Cloud Based LLM Models
Devoxx Genie, a 100% Java based JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Plugin, uses local- or cloud-based Large Language Models (LLMs) for generating unit tests and explaining, reviewing and improving source code.
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Infinispan Unveils 15.0.0 with an Advanced RESP Endpoint and Requires JDK 17
Infinispan, an open-source key/value data store and data grid platform written in Java, unveiled its latest version, 15.0.0. This release is a significant milestone. Notably, it implements most of the core Redis commands in the RESP endpoint, optimizes intra-cluster communications, enhances the tracing subsystem and server management console, and updates the minimum JDK to JDK 17.
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Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Spring Projects, Quarkus, Hibernate, JHipster, JReleaser
This week's Java roundup for April 29th, 2024, features news highlighting: JEP 476, Module Import Declarations (Preview), and JEP 474, ZGC: Generational Mode by Default, targeted for JDK 23; new JEP candidates; and updates to Spring projects, Quarkus, Hibernate ORM, Hibernate Reactor, JHipster, JHipster Lite and JReleaser.
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JEP 474: Generational Mode Now Standard for ZGC in Java
JEP 474, ZGC: Generational Mode by Default, has also been targeted for JDK 23. This JEP proposes to use the Z Garbage Collector (ZGC) from non-generational to generational mode by default. The non-generational mode will be deprecated and removed in a future JDK release. This will reduce the cost of maintaining the two modes, so future development can primarily focus on Generational ZGC.
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JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 Delivers Support for Java 22 Features
JetBrains released IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 featuring support for Java 22 features, OpenRewrite, WireMock server, the Maven Shade Plugin and full line code completion for Java and Kotlin.
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Java News Roundup: WildFly 32, JEPs Proposed to Target for JDK 23, Hibernate 6.5, JobRunr 7.1
This week's Java roundup for April 22nd, 2024, features news highlighting: the release of WildFly 32; JEP 476, Module Import Declarations (Preview), JEP 474, ZGC: Generational Mode by Default, and JEP 467, Markdown Documentation Comments, proposed to target for JDK 23; Hibernate ORM 6.5; and JobRunr 7.1.
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Devnexus 2024 Celebrates 20 Years of Java Developer Conferences
Celebrating its 20th year, Devnexus 2024 was held from April 9-11, 2024, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The event featured speakers from the Java community who delivered workshops and talks on tracks such as: Agile; Architecture; Artificial Intelligence; Cloud Technology; Core Java; Jakarta EE; Core Java; and Security.