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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 had...

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...

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. Last...

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...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and eighty-eight of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Summer is upon us, and the activity of most open source projects slows down a little. Jakarta EE is no exception. Now that Jakarta EE 11 finally is released, the focus of the Jakarta EE Platform project is now...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and eighty-seven of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Jakarta EE 11 is finally released! It took a little longer than anticipated due to the massive undertaking the refactoring of the TCK turned out to be. But, we are here now. Eclipse GlassFish was yet again the ratifying...

This week, I visited Lisbon where I spoke at the Lisbon JUG. The JUG if very active with monthly meetings, and even some in between. The June Java Meetup had two sessions on the agenda where mine was the second one. Check out the slides for my talk titled What...

How can open source tools empower young developers to reimagine healthcare in their local communities? The Code4Health Hackathon set out to explore exactly that: From 14–18 May 2025, high school students from across Southern Africa came together online for this event organised by the Girls Coding Academy in partnership with...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and eighty-six of Hashtag Jakarta EE! As I mentioned in last week’s Hashtag Jakarta EE #285, this week the entire (or all those that were able to go) met at Esterel Resort an hour or so from Montreal. Several of my colleagues have highlighted the...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and eighty-five of Hashtag Jakarta EE! We’re finally there! The release review for the Jakarta EE 11 Platform specification is ongoing. All the members of the Jakarta EE Specification Committee have voted, so as soon as the minimum duration of 7 days is over, the...