1. Spring and Java
>> The Arrival of Java 27! [inside.java]
Java 27 is here with a lot of goodies – post-quantum TLS, G1 as the default collector everywhere, compact object headers by default, and improvements across concurrency, JFR, and the Vector API.
Also worth reading:
- >> Generating Java bytecode: Write yourself a compiler, Part V [nurkiewicz.com]
- >> JDK 27 Security Enhancements [inside.java]
- >> Logpoints Walkthrough [jetbrains.com]
- >> Java 27 in IntelliJ IDEA [jetbrains.com]
- >> Java 21: the foundation for Quarkus 4 [quarkus.io]
- >> Meet Jos Roseboom [vladmihalcea.com]
- >> Interpreting Pangram [pocoo.org]
- >> P(doom) [pocoo.org]
- >> My Writing and GenAI [code-cop.org]
- >> Nail your narrative [martinfowler.com]
- >> Using multiple GitHub accounts on one machine [wimdeblauwe.com]
Webinars and presentations:
- >> Java 27 Launch Stream [inside.java]
- >> Java 27 Technically Within 2 Minutes [inside.java]
- >> Episode 69 “Declassifying Java 27” [IJN] [inside.java]
- >> Quarkus Insights #259: MCP Servers Without the Boilerplate — Introducing reShapr [quarkus.io]
- >> Spring Office Hours Podcast: S5E23 – Java 27 Release Party with Billy Korando [spring.io]
- >> A Bootiful Podcast: Netflix’s Paul Bakker [spring.io]
Time to upgrade:
- >> IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2.3 Is Out! [jetbrains.com]
- >> Quarkus 3.39.3 – Maintenance release [quarkus.io]
- >> A2A Jakarta 1.0.0.Final is released! [wildfly.org]
- >> Vert.x 4.5.34 [github.com/eclipse-vertx]
- >> Elasticsearch 9.5.4 and 9.4.7 [github.com/elastic]
- >> Zuul 4.1.7 and 4.1.4 [github.com/Netflix]
- >> Micronaut Core 5.2.2, 5.2.1, 5.1.15, 4.10.28, 3.10.12, and 5.2.0 [github.com/micronaut-projects]
- >> Helidon 4.5.5 and 3.2.21 [github.com/helidon-io]
- >> Apache Camel 4.22.1 [github.com/apache]
- >> Azul Payara Community 7.2026.9 [github.com/payara]
2. Pick of the Week
>> A faster way to convert a timestamp ➜ Hour, Min, Sec [benjoffe.com]
