Forking VS Code gets you to market fast. Building on a platform gets you a product that lasts. Eclipse Theia is that platform. Over the last two years, a wave of "AI native editors" has launched on top of a fork of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code). Cursor says...
JakartaOne Livestream 2025 is a wrap! This was the seventh time we did the livestream, so we are getting used to it. This year we also had a professional production crew helping us out, and we also chose to switch platforms to stream on YouTube rather than what we have...
For more than a decade, Giving Tuesday has been a global day of generosity, a day when people come together to give, collaborate, and this year, the Eclipse Foundation is proud to participate by highlighting widely used open source software that powers your digital life. Open source technologies, from developer...
Welcome to issue number three hundred and nine of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I am currently in Ottawa with Tanja and Shabnam preparing JakartaOne Livestream 2025. This is the seventh edition of JakartaOne Livestream, so you would assume we know what to do at this point. Which I guess we do...
This week we introduced an updated visual identity for the Eclipse Foundation, including a refreshed look and feel across eclipse.org . As Europe’s largest open source foundation, we support a global community working on software-defined vehicles, open source AI, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance, dataspaces, open hardware, cloud native technologies, package...
In early November 2025, the Eclipse Foundation Security Team delivered the second part of our security training for developers for the second time. This part included updates from the first time we delivered the training in June. For those who could not attend or are just now learning about the...
Welcome to issue number three hundred and eight of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Last week, I spoke at Aviero Open Source Connect and Devoxx Morocco 2025. This concluded a very busy November for me. Conference season slows down in December, and I have only two events planned. First up is JakartaOne...
This was my eight visit to Morocco and second time to Marrakech. Devoxx Morocco is one of my absolute favorite conferences and the 2025 edition was no exception. The relaxed vibe of this conference is awesome, the food is excellent, not to mention the location. This year, Rustam and I...
At the Eclipse Foundation, we believe that open source thrives when organisations give back through contributions ranging from reporting issues, writing code, and financial support. Open Elements exemplifies this commitment. As both a sponsor and active participant in the Adoptium Working Group , the company demonstrates how even small teams...
Last week, I was invited by my colleagues at Eclipse Research to do a talk at Aveiro Open Source Connect. Rosaria and André opened the show with an introduction to Open Source best practices, licenses, and how Eclipse Research helps in EU Research projects. I followed up with at talk...