Blog Posts

The Madrid JUG is organised together with the Madrid Groovy User Group. It is a great idea to combine user groups of similar tech areas, both for increasing attendance as well cross-pollinating between communities. The event started with my presentation titled Boost Performance and Developer Productivity with Jakarta EE 11...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and sixty-eight of Hashtag Jakarta EE! While the last pieces of the Jakarta EE 11 TCK are being put together, the topic of Jakarta EE 12 is really getting some traction in the Jakarta EE Platform Project. It is great to see the discussions around...

Software-defined vehicles sit at the crossroads of automotive and software development – two fields where, sadly, women have historically been underrepresented. The good news is that this convergence presents a unique opportunity to bridge the gender gap by joining forces, sharing experiences, and uniting talents from both domains. Automotive and...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and sixty-seven of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I am still enjoying time off in Indonesia, but will be back in business again this week. I am happy to see the Jakarta Config specification is finally gaining some momentum again. This is a specification we wanted included...

Curious about what draws individuals to the automotive industry and to the Eclipse SDV Working Group?This month, we're kicking off a new series of brief interviews with our most active Eclipse SDV committers.

Sometimes, research sparks more than just insight – it inspires action. That’s exactly what happened with our State of Open Source in the Global South report . Among the findings, one key takeaway stood out: open source projects and technologies, such the Eclipse Desktop IDE , are helping developers across...

Collaboration in the software-defined vehicle (SDV) space is not just a best practice; it’s a necessity. As the automotive industry shifts toward software-driven innovation, the role of open source becomes pivotal. However, fostering collaboration in a historically siloed industry presents both immense opportunities and significant challenges. At Open Community for...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and sixty-six of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I am on vacation in Indonesia this week, so this post will be a tad shorter than usual. Java is always close. Right now closer than ever for me since it is just over the horizon. Jakarta is there...

The Eclipse Foundation is excited to announce the formation of the Eclipse Cloud Interest Group, aimed at empowering cloud providers, users, and industry vendors to independently build, manage, and operate cloud services, promoting freedom from vendor lock-in, interoperability, and resilience across diverse cloud environments. Why This Matters In today’s digital...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and sixty-five of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Here’s some good news! The Jakarta NoSQL project is ready to release version 1.0 of the specification. At the moment, they are putting together the last bits and pieces of the material required for the release review by the...