For decades, Java has drawn a clear distinction between primitive types and reference types, with each category following its own rules in the language. One of those rules was simple: instanceof applies to reference types, not primitives. That separation has shaped how generations of Java developers reason about type checks...
With the exception of channels created to discuss security issues while they are in quarantine (and closed channels reserved for working group committee discussions), we provide no private channels for open source projects. This means that we do not provide private mailing lists (or any other private channels) for any...
Denis Roy, Head of Information Technology, Eclipse Foundation As the Open VSX ecosystem continues to grow, keeping the registry stable is a top priority. Behind the scenes, we are strengthening the infrastructure so that even during peak loads or major provider outages, developer workflows remain uninterrupted. In recent posts, we...
Will AI kill Open Source? Is it already happening? Or is this just another clickbait title? Well, let’s see. First of all, I am writing this by hand without the help of any artificial intelligence. There is only human intelligence involved here. I will leave it up to you to...
Welcome to issue number three hundred and twenty-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! As this post comes out, I have just arrived home from DeveloperWeek 2026 in San Jose, California. I will now spend a couple of days at home before going to Montreal for ConFoo 2026. I look forward to...
This was my second time as a speaker at DeveloperWeek. This time it was located in San Jose, California. It is still a fairly well attended event, but it felt a little smaller this time than when I attended three years ago. The focus is a bit different than the...
Supply chain security has become a critical topic in the security world in recent years, and while SBOMs are a foundational piece, they are still infrequently generated and even less frequently used in a way that meaningfully improves software supply chain security. To address this gap, the OCX session “...
As long as an organisation participates in a single data space, ecosystem-specific trust frameworks work reasonably well: rules are defined, compliance is checked, and trust decisions stay inside a bounded context. The challenge begins when organisations need to operate across multiple data spaces at the same time, a scenario that...
When I Code Java was cancelled with short notice, Phillip, Buhake and I scrambled and created a substitute event. With funds from the Eclipse Foundation concept of Open Community Meetup and the organisation of Jozi-JUG, we created JakartaOne by Jozi-JUG where Phillip and I presented. The event had 208 registered...
Domain-specific languages (DSLs) often divide engineering teams. When they work, they make complex systems easier to reason about. When they fail, they become costly internal tools that no one maintains. The real challenge is not how to build a DSL, but when building one is justified. That question will sit...