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Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-two of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Open Community for Java 2024 has just ended, and I am now in Tokyo to speak at JJUG CCC 2024 Fall. This will be my last conference of a pretty busy October which included travels to four different continents...

Open Community for Java 2024 was a part of Open Community Experience (OCX), the revamped EclipseCon. EclipseCon has been going on with the same format for years, and it was in need of a brush-up. This was definitely achieved with OCX. The conference venue was fantastic and the recurring feedback...

Open Community Experience (OCX) 2024 kicked off today in Mainz, Germany, alongside a handful of collocated events, including the Open Community for Automotive (OCA). Day one proved to be well worth the trip, as these four key takeaways illustrate. Takeaway #1: If GenAI Transforms Software Development, It Will Also Transform...

You know that security is important but just have no time to spend digging into numerous tutorials and guides to figure out what’s relevant to you. To support fellow developers, the Eclipse Foundation is offering free security training for all Committers and Contributors. The complete training contains three parts: the...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Busy times in October. I am just back from the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee (EC) meeting in Seattle, and spending the weekend at home before heading to Mainz for Open Community for Java on Monday. The meeting...

This week the Java Community Process Executive Committee had the second face-to-face meeting of 2024. This time we met in Seattle, WA hosted by Amazon. It was a full-day meeting with a lot of topics on the agenda. The minutes will, as always, be made publicly available on the JCP...

Think the Eclipse SDV Working Group is just another microcosm where technology silos dominate, with each project team doing their own thing? Think again! The Eclipse SDV Hackathon, set to take place from November 20-22, 2024, will showcase the capabilities of Eclipse SDV technologies, highlighting their seamless integration with each...

This is the first blog post in a series about OSPOs. An Open Source Program Office, aka OSPO, is the accepted name given to a designated group within an organisation that manages the use of open source software (OSS). Whether it is a dedicated team or a virtual team, the...

The seventh annual Jakarta EE Developer Survey Report is now available! Each year, this report delivers crucial insights into the state of enterprise Java and its trajectory, providing a comprehensive view of how developers, architects, and technology leaders are adopting Java to meet the growing demands of modern cloud-native applications...

In the flourishing garden of modern technology, open source software has become ubiquitous, finding its way into every corner of an organisation. However, managing and leveraging open source within an organisation requires not just participation, but also strong governance. Enter the Open Source Program Office (OSPO), the dedicated hub for...