When organizations plan to build a new tool or IDE today, AI integration is almost always a key requirement from day one. The success of GitHub #Copilot in #VSCode has naturally created a strong desire to offer similar experiences, such as code completion, terminal help, commit message generation, and AI...
Welcome to issue number two hundred and ninety-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! It feels like this summer just came and went without me even noticing. I can’t believe this is the last Hashtag Jakarta EE in July! Luckily, the summer continues throughout August. I will then attend JCrete, which has...
📦Can’t Download VSIX Files from the VS Code Marketplace Anymore? Here’s What You Can Do If you've tried to manually download a .vsix file from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace recently, you may have noticed something missing: the download button is gone . Microsoft quietly removed the ability to download...
Welcome to issue number two hundred and eighty-seven of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week I was at Dominican Republic where I spoke at JConf Domincana in Santo Domingo. You can read all about it in my blog post from the eventConf Dominicana. Earlier in the week, before I traveled, we...
I had the pleasure of speaking at JConf Dominicana for the second time. Last year, I had a workshop with Eudris Cabrera, and had to leave shortly after to go to the next conference. This year, I was able to stay for the entire conference. It started with a workshop...
Last year, something magical happened. Hundreds of open source developers, contributors, and community champions from around the globe gathered for the first-ever Open Community Experience (OCX) in Mainz, Germany. What started as a humble idea – to celebrate open collaboration , turned into a vibrant, electric tech event, full of...
It’s that wonderful time of the year again, when code meets cars, and community meets creativity: The Eclipse SDV Hackathon is back! This time, it’s happening in two cities simultaneously, from 30 September to 2 October, 2025. Can’t wait to sign up? Great news: Registration is now open ! I...
We’re excited to announce Code and Compliance Community Day 2025 , a two-part event taking place October 22–23, 2025 , in Brussels, Belgium . This new event builds on the momentum of recent community gatherings and ongoing collaboration around open source and regulatory compliance. Designed to support the growing Open...
Welcome to issue number two hundred and eighty-nine of Hashtag Jakarta EE! July has usually been a fairly calm month when it comes to conferences for me, but the last two year this seems to have changes a bit. The two distinct “conference seasons” are spreading out throughout the year...
WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin is a massive event. It is located at the huge Messe Berlin with two exhibition halls, and 13 parallel tracks. Most of the stages are located near, or in the expo. Usually, I don’t like this much since there is so much noice, even with...