Ivar Grimstad's blog

Welcome to the twenty-ninth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week, we had the monthly Jakarta EE Community Update Call. It is a relaxed event where we talk about the latest updates in the Jakarta EE Community and community efforts. If you missed it, take a look at the recording...

Welcome to the twenty-eighth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! The CFP for JakartaOne Livestream 2020 is open! It will close on July 31, so submit sooner rather than later. We will be reviewing abstracts continuously. I am happy to announce that my talk Jakarta EE 9 and Beyond is scheduled...

Welcome to the twenty-seventh issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Last week was a shorter week due to the holidays in North America, but the work with Jakarta EE 9 continues. It is a pretty tight schedule, so any help is appreciated. Work on Jakarta MVC progresses as well. We have...

Welcome to the twenty-sixth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! In Memory of Bill Shannon Tuesday this week, we celebrated the Jakarta EE 9 Milestone release with an online cupcake party. Here is a photo of my creation. I also posted a superfast (6 seconds) timelapse of the cupcake production in...

Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Next week is a big week for Jakarta EE! Releasing a milesone release of Jakarta EE 9 is a big milestone for the Jakarta EE community. It’s only 9 months since Jakarta EE 8 was released, so we are on track...

Welcome to the twenty-fourth issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This has been a week of meetings. In addition to the regular Jakarta EE and MicroProfile calls, we also had the public JCP Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday. The topic of this call was Java in Education. The presentation concludes with...

Welcome to the twenty-third issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week, I started a series of Community Chats on the Studio Jakarta EE YouTube Channel. The first chat was with Ken Fogel. You can see the entire chat in the video below. Don’t hesitate to reach out to me if...

Welcome to the twenty-second issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! The work with Jakarta EE 9 is progressing, and we are looking forward to a milestone release at the end of June. There are so many moving parts in putting such a release together. All help is appreciated! Here is a...

Welcome to the twenty-first issue of Hashtag Jakarta EE! It is tempting to jump a couple of numbers and call this hashtag issue number 25 to match the 25 year anniversary or Java. But I decided that I will stay true to the numbering scheme to avoid confusion and leave...

25 years and still going strong! Java is everywhere. It is the #1 programming language in the World. And it continues to evolve! Java has been a part of my entire professional career. Let’s get together and celebrate the past 25 years and look ahead for the next 25! My...