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Welcome to issue number two hundred and seventy-six of Hashtag Jakarta EE! We are getting closer and closer to finalizing the refactoring of the Jakarta EE Platform TCK. The goal right now is to have the Jakarta EE 11 Platform ready for release review by the end of May 2025. Stay...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and seventy-five of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Jakarta EE 11 Web Profile is released! It’s a little later than planned, but we’re finally there, and Jakarta EE 11 Web Profile joins Jakarta EE 11 Core Profile among the released specifications. It has been a tremendous effort...

Some key highlights from the Eclipse SDV Community Days Q1 in Rotterdam.

JavaLand has always been one of my absolute favourite conferences. With one exception, I have been to every one of them. JavaLand 2025 was, as last year, located at Nürburgring. The location is good, but not perfect, which the attendee numbers show. Next year’s JavaLand will be back in a...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and seventy-four of Hashtag Jakarta EE! The Release Review for Jakarta EE 11 Web Profile has started! According to the process, it will conclude on April 7 at the latest. When I write this, seven out of ten members have voted +1, which means that...

JavaOne 2025 returned to the Bay Area as a standalone event. It was held at the Oracle Conference Center at the Oracle Campus in Redwood Shores. While significantly smaller than it used to be, it was an excellent revival of the conference. The event team managed to create an extremely...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and seventy-three of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I’m on my way home after JavaOne 2025. As usual, I will cover the conference in a separate post shortly. There was so much going on during this hectic week, so I haven’t had time to sit down and...

The 2025 Jakarta EE Developer Survey is now open! This annual survey plays a key role in gathering insights from the global enterprise Java community to help shape the future of Jakarta EE. Whether you’re a developer, architect, or business leader working with Java, your input is essential in guiding...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and seventy-two of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Jakarta NoSQL 1.0 has passed its release review and is now publicly available. This is a major milestone for the project. Congrats to the team! It seems like this is the week of good news. The Jakarta EE 11...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and seventy-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I have just arrived home from Devnexus 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The upcoming week, I will stay at home before going to JavaOne 2025 in Redwood Shores, California. Check out my past and upcoming conference on my Jakarta EE...