1. Spring and Java
>> Jakarta EE 12 Milestone 2: Advent of the Data Age Along with Consistency and Configuration [infoq.com]
Jakarta EE 12 hits its second milestone with a strong focus on Jakarta Data — bringing standardized repository-style data access to the platform. Good stuff. The release also introduces a unified configuration API and a more consistent developer experience.
Also worth reading:
- >> Functional Optics for Modern Java – Part 5: The Effect Path API: Railway-Style Error Handling [scottlogic.com]
- >> Reactive Java with Project Reactor [foojay.io]
- >> Machine Learning Based SPAM Detection Using ONNX in Java [foojay.io]
- >> Quality Outreach Heads-up – JDK 27: Removal of ThreadPoolExecutor.finalize() [inside.java]
- >> Quality Outreach Heads-up – JDK 26: DecimalFormat Uses the Double.toString(double) Algorithm [inside.java]
- >> Optimizing Java Class Metadata in Project Valhalla [inside.java]
- >> Valhalla InlineLayoutInfo Array Optimization [joelsiks.com]
- >> The Data Canary: How Netflix Validates Catalog Metadata [netflixtechblog.com]
- >> Closing the Gap: Test Coverage for Quarkus Extensions [quarkus.io]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> A Bootiful Podcast: JetBrains and Spring community legend Marco Behler [spring.io]
- >> Are You Missing a Data Frame? The Power of Data Frames in Java [infoq.com]
- >> LazyConstants in JDK 26 – Inside Java Newscast #106 [inside.java]
Time to upgrade:
- >> Hibernate Search 8.3.0.CR1 [in.relation.to]
- >> Quarkus 3.31.3 and 3.31.2 [github.com/quarkusio]
- >> Elasticsearch 9.3.0, 9.2.5, and 8.19.11 [github.com/elastic]
- >> Zuul 3.3.7 [github.com/Netflix]
- >> Micronaut 4.10.15 [github.com/micronaut-projects]
- >> Apache Camel 4.14.5 [github.com/apache]
- >> Piranha 12.1 [github.com/PiranhaCMS]
- >> Micrometer 1.16.3 and 1.15.9 [github.com/micrometer-metrics]
2. Technical & Musings
>> Context Engineering for Coding Agents [martinfowler.com]
A practical look at how the context you feed into coding agents shapes their effectiveness — covering prompt structure, retrieval strategies, and the emerging discipline of designing the right information flow for AI-assisted development.
Also worth reading:
- >> A Language For Agents [lucumr.pocoo.org]
- >> So, You ’10x’d’ Your Work… [satisfice.com]
- >> Home-cooked software [hamvocke.com]
- >> High-Throughput Graph Abstraction at Netflix: Part I [netflixtechblog.com]
3. Pick of the Week
>> How I estimate work as a staff software engineer [seangoedecke.com]
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