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I decided to take the train from Seattle to Portland as it is the most convenient way of going between those cities unless you have a car. I’ve been told that this train usually is very reliable and punctual. This time, however, there was a mechanical issue with the train...

The January JUG tour continues to the Pacific Northwest. Yesterday, I visited the Seattle JUG and presented From Spring Boot 2 to Spring Boot 3 with Java 21 and Jakarta EE for 30 attendees at the Microsoft Reactor in Redmond. It was a very engaging group with lots of questions...

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Nashville Java User Group. The JUG was rebooted last year and now features monthly meetups. So far, every speaker has been a Java Champion and there is pizza and drinks at every event. My talk about migrating from Spring Boot 2...

Welcome to issue number two hundred and thirteen of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week continued with discussions around Java versions. The latest update is that the Jakarta EE Specification Committee wants to do a Progress Review of the planned Jakarta EE 11 release. This is all according to the Jakarta EE...

On Thursday, I attended the JCP 25th Anniversary Celebration event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. This is the third time the anniversary was held at this location. It was great meeting up with friends in the Java community and having some of the traditional JCP Paella. Of...

Last year, I created a course titled Jakarta EE Overview on LinkedIn Learning. As the title reveals, the course gives you an overview of Jakarta EE. You are guided through the purpose of Jakarta EE and which specifications it is good to know about. Further on, the course goes through...

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...

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...

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...

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...