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    Unveiling the Power of Open VSX: An Open Hub for Top VS Code Extensions

    Monday, January 22, 2024 - 14:12 by John Kellerman
    Open VSX is an open source registry for VS Code extensions, providing a decentralized and community-driven alternative to the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. Created to foster collaboration and innovation, Open VSX offers developers a space to share, discover, and contribute to a growing repository of extensions.

    Hashtag Jakarta EE #212

    Sunday, January 21, 2024 - 05:59 by Ivar Grimstad
    Welcome to issue number two hundred and twelve of Hashtag Jakarta EE! As I mentioned in last week’s Hashtag Jakarta EE, there has been a change to the targeted Java version for Jakarta EE 11. In addition to supporting Java 21, the Jakarta EE Platform project is also planning to...

    Collaborative Specification Development

    Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 19:00 by Wayne Beaton
    Originally posted in the the February 2019 Eclipse Foundation Newsletter. The Eclipse Foundation Specification Process (EFSP), which extends the Eclipse Foundation Development Process (EDP), defines a blueprint for collaborating on specification development in open source. Committers are the ones who tend to develop most of the content. Committers have the...

    Hashtag Jakarta EE #211

    Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 05:59 by Ivar Grimstad
    Welcome to issue number two hundred and eleven of Hashtag Jakarta EE! January is usually not a very busy month regarding conferences and events, and 2024 is no exception so far. It is not until the end of the month that I have something planned. But from there, the pace...

    Hashtag Jakarta EE #210

    Sunday, January 7, 2024 - 05:59 by Ivar Grimstad
    Welcome to issue number two hundred and ten of Hashtag Jakarta EE! The first Hashtag Jakarta EE in 2024. Now with an updated featured image. I have used the same image for all the previous 209 posts, so I figured it was time for an update. I hope you like it...

    Hashtag Jakarta EE #209

    Sunday, December 31, 2023 - 05:59 by Ivar Grimstad
    Welcome to issue number two hundred and nine of Hashtag Jakarta EE! On the last day of the year, it is time to look back and forward. Last week, I looked back on conferences and events I participated in during 2023. The plans for 2024 are forming, so make sure...

    Understanding Software Provenance Attestation: The Roles of SLSA and in-toto

    Thursday, December 28, 2023 - 09:00 by Mikaël Barbero
    A software provenance attestation is a signed document that associates metadata with an artifact, encompassing details like the artifact’s origin, build steps, and dependencies. This information is critical for verifying the artifact’s authenticity and integrity. Featuring a cryptographic signature, provenance attestation ensures the document remains unaltered, playing a vital role...