Blog Posts

    Hashtag Jakarta EE #40

    by Ivar Grimstad

    Welcome to the fortieth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week’s Jakarta EE 9 Specification Status shows some progress! We now have twelve specifications approved and four ballots that started last week. There are thirteen that are close to being ready for ballots and only six that need a little...

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    Celebrating One Year as Jakarta EE Developer Advocate

    by Ivar Grimstad

    Today is exactly one year since I started as the Jakarta EE Developer Advocate at the Eclipse Foundation. It started out as expected, with a lot of speaking engagement at developer conferences around the World as well as an increased online presence and activity in the community. Then Covid-19 hit...

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    Jakarta EE Talks at EclipseCon 2020

    by Ivar Grimstad

    You don’t want to miss these Jakarta EE talks at EclipseCon 2020. You may also want to check out the talks in the Cloud Native Java category. Visit the event site for full information about the talks and the speakers. This year’s EclipseCon is a free, virtual event. Please register...

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    Hashtag Jakarta EE #39

    by Ivar Grimstad

    Welcome to the thirty-ninth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Here is this week’s Jakarta EE 9 Specification Status. Since there were no ballots that closed this week, there are still ten approved and two ballots ongoing. These two will end on Tuesday. Eight specifications are almost ready for their ballot...

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    Eclipse Dash License Tool and IP Logs

    by Wayne Beaton

    Eclipse open source project teams are required to maintain a record of intellectual property contributions. We refer to this as the IP Log As part of the release review process, Eclipse project teams submit their IP Log for review by the Eclipse IP Team. For many years, Eclipse project teams...

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    5 Talks Java Developers Won’t Want to Miss at EclipseCon 2020

    by Tatjana Obradovic

    Java is a major technology focus area for many members of the Eclipse community, and EclipseCon is always a great opportunity to expand and deepen your knowledge in this space. Last year’s EclipseCon featured about 20 Java-related sessions, and they’ve been popular YouTube replays. This year’s EclipseCon features another great...

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    Eclipse Dash License Tool and Package Lock Files

    by Wayne Beaton

    One of the benefits of hosting your open source project at the Eclipse Foundation is the Eclipse Foundation’s Intellectual Property (IP) Policy and the IP Due Diligence Process that supports it. Eclipse project team are responsible for tracking their own IP and for ensuring that all third-party content is compatible...

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    Hashtag Jakarta EE #38

    by Ivar Grimstad

    Welcome to the thirty-eighth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Time for this week’s cake, or pie (chart) to be specific… The current status for Jakarta EE 9 is that ten specifications have been approved, two ballots are ongoing and five are almost ready for ballot. The only specifications that have...

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    Jakarta EE Community Update September 2020

    by Tatjana Obradovic

    After a pause with blogs in August, I am happy to report that momentum toward the Jakarta EE 9 final release is building, we have a release date, and there are a number of virtual events that will help you stay up to date on the latest advances in Jakarta...

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    3 Automotive Talks You Won’t Want to Miss at EclipseCon 2020

    by Paul Buck

    Automated driving and autonomous mobility are hot topics these days and open source software is playing an increasingly important role in their development. So, it’s not surprising that there are a few very interesting automotive and autonomous driving talks lined up for EclipseCon 2020. The automotive talks at EclipseCon 2020...

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