Java Weekly, Issue 640

1. Spring and Java

>> One tip for successful OpenTelemetry projects [frankel.ch]

Adopting OpenTelemetry doesn’t have to mean instrumenting the entire codebase. Here’s a pragmatic way to get observability up and running fast.

Also worth reading:

• >> Grails Isn’t Done Yet (Part 2): EOL, Spring Boot, and What Comes Next [foojay.io]
• >> Using Spring Data JPA with Kotlin [jetbrains.com]
• >> AI-Assisted Java Application Development with Agent Skills [jetbrains.com]
• >> Managing Sensitive Data in jOOQ 3.21+ Logs [jooq.org]

Webinars and presentations:

• >> A Bootiful Podcast: Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on MCP Security [spring.io]
• >> A Typo Led to the Creation of Spring Cloud Contract [toomuchcoding.com]
• >> Analysing Crashed JVMs – Inside Java Newscast #109 [nipafx.dev]

Time to upgrade:

• >> Spring Modulith 2.1 M4, 2.0.5, and 1.4.10 released [spring.io]
• >> Spring AI 2.0.0-M4, 1.1.4 and 1.0.5 are available now [spring.io]
• >> Amper 0.10 – JDK Provisioning, a Maven Converter, Custom Compiler Plugins, and More [jetbrains.com]
• >> Jetty 12.1.8 and 12.0.34 [github.com/eclipse]
• >> Eclipse Vert.x 5.0.10 [github.com/eclipse-vertx]
• >> Quarkus 3.34.2 [github.com/quarkusio]
• >> Micronaut 4.10.20 and 4.10.19 [github.com/micronaut-projects]
• >> Netflix Zuul 3.5.7 [github.com/Netflix]
• >> Grails 7.0.10 [github.com/grails]

2. Technical & Musings

>> Encoding Team Standards [martinfowler.com]

Instead of relying on tacit knowledge held by senior engineers, encode your team’s coding standards as executable AI instructions stored in version control. Words to live (or code) by 🙂

Also worth reading:

• >> Beyond the Hype: Is AI taking the fun out of software development? [scottlogic.com]
• >> The one where Oskar explains Example Mapping [event-driven.io]
• >> 5 Best Practices for Working with AI Agents, Subagents, Skills and MCP [foojay.io]
• >> Understanding Performance [dandreamsofcoding.com]

3. Pick of the Week

>> 1,000 True Fans [kk.org]