Simon Verhoeven

I hope everyone has a delicious #WorldPastaDay.

It's nice to see that PEM Encodings of Cryptographic Objects is now targeted for Java 28.

One more day until #Java27 releases. 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

It's a delight to see Marco and Venkat talking about the proper use of AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_590...

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

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...

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...

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...

@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.

@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...

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

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.

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....

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

@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...

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...

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

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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...

An interesting and entertaining watch alongside your favourite beverage on a Sunday morning: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9azN.... #RoadTo25

Please make sure that you're using a Servlet 6.1-compliant container if you're planning to upgrade to Spring Boot 4 in November. The early bird catches the worm.

For those using Spring Boot Modulith and @intellijidea.com please do yourself a favour and update to version 2025.2 as it contains some nice enhancements for us: www.jetbrains.com/idea/whatsne... .

What do Minecraft, credit cards, and NASA have in common? #Java – and it has just turned 30. To celebrate, we made a short video on how far it’s come and what happens when you run modern code on Java 1.0. Episode 1 is live 🎬 youtu.be/SB8WW-PGClE

Not that it wasn't important before, but with the rising usage of AI tools, I wonder how many developers are regretting creating semantic debt. For example, `i` over a meaningful variable name, magic numbers, et cetera.

I am Microservice guru. Unleash your inner Duke and win a limited-edition T-shirt! #Java30WithIntelliJIDEA www.jetbrains.com/lp/java-30/m...

Spring Boot 3.5 is now available: spring.io/blog/2025/05... . Congratulations to the whole team.

Happy 30th birthday Java #30YearsOfJava . It has certainly been quite the journey.

Great news for C/C++ developers: blog.jetbrains.com/clion/2025/0...

Paul Bakker shared a lot of interesting insights at #JavaOne www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpun...

@jetbrains.com coding agent Junie has now entered general availability, why not give it a try? www.jetbrains.com/junie/

It's time to fill in the ninth annual jetbrains survey, please share your insights and experiences with them: surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/developer...

Please do yourself a favour and watch this talk on the Philosophy of Software Design with John Ousterhout, there are so many useful nuggets in there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz45...

The final #SpringAI release candidate has dropped with some great enhancements such as docker module runner support and MCP 0.9.0 integration. spring.io/blog/2025/04... I can't wait for the GA release at Spring I/O in May.

One more day until @javaland.bsky.social ! I hope everyone has a magnificent time.

Another magnificent @graalvm.org for #JDK24 stream by @alina-yurenko.bsky.social and Fabio Niephaus showing us all the great enhancements at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3a0... . Please do yourself a favour and also check out: medium.com/graalvm/welc...