🎓 JEP 401 moved to candidate Title: Value Objects (Preview) Type: feature Component: spec See openjdk.org/jeps/401

I just released v2.0.3 of JUnit5-System-Exit, and extension that helps you test Java code that calls System.exit(). This version upgrades the ASM dependency, extending support through Java 26. github.com/tginsberg/ju...

And also, of course: "The civilization of love will not arise from a single or spectacular gesture, but from the sum total of small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization."

🎯 JEP 534 updated to target JDK 27 Title: Compact Object Headers by Default Type: feature Component: hotspot / runtime Release: 27 See openjdk.org/jeps/534

📣 I've just released version 0.14.0 of Gatherers4J, a library of intermediate stream operations for #Java! [1/2] github.com/tginsberg/ga...

Last April, a hacker hijacked crosswalk announcements to mimic Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Records obtained by WIRED reveal how unprepared local authorities were.

Tonight, @sandonjacobs.bsky.social is teaching us about Kafka and queues!

“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!”

What Can You Do With a (Kafka) Queue? Come find out from @sandonjacobs.bsky.social on April 6! meetu.ps/e/PWs5T/gZBw...

🎉 New year, new version of Gatherers4j! Announcing v0.13.0 with several new gatherers: • uniquelyOccurringBy() which limits a stream to uniquely occurring elements • Median, Min, and Max with moving (look-back window) and running variants 🔗 Release notes: github.com/tginsberg/ga...

It's the time of year when subtle #Java date formatting bugs tend to appear, often caused by using the wrong year format. I’ve written a post explaining what’s going on, how to fix it, and how to prevent it in the future. todd.ginsberg.com/post/java/be...

Happy New Year from Devnexus! 🎊 Thank you to every developer, speaker, sponsor, and volunteer who makes this community so special. We’re excited for another year of growing skills, sharing ideas, and building together 🚀 See you in March! 🎟️- devnexus.com

Finally got around to building a small new homepage! trijug.dev

It's December 1st and you know what that means... #AdventOfCode is back! And as usual, I'll attempt to solve each puzzle in #Kotlin and blog about my solution. todd.ginsberg.com/post/advent-...

Tonight, James Fredley is teaching us all about Apache Grails 7 and Groovy!

Bullshit:

Tonights the night! @venkats.bsky.social is here! We’re learning about Records, Sealed Classes, and Pattern Matching!

We're looking for a new venue to host our meetings at in 2026. Got a lead? Please reach out to [email protected]

#JUnit 6.0.0 is released! ✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline 🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations 🛫 Integrated JFR support 🚟 Kotlin suspend function support 🛑 Support for cancelling test execution ⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher 🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...

📢 Gatherers4j v0.12.0 is out! - Now built with #Java 25 - Support for modules - Parallelization now supported in UniquelyOccurringGatherer - Several internal organizational and testing changes github.com/tginsberg/ga...

We are VERY excited to have @venkats.bsky.social join us on October 14, where he'll teach us about some fun modern #java features - Pattern Matching, Records, and Sealed Classes. Come join us! www.meetup.com/triangle-jav...

Java 25 comes out today! Here's a great rundown of all the new features in Java and the JVM since Java 24 came out six months ago. foojay.io/today/heres-...

📣 The KotlinConf'26 Call for Speakers is OPEN! Share your Kotlin expertise with the world – server-side, web, desktop, mobile, AI/ML, and more! Submit your proposal and get a chance to speak at the year's biggest Kotlin event! 👉 https://kotl.in/conf26-submittalk 👈

📢 The Devnexus 2026 CFP is still OPEN—but only until Monday, September 15! Now’s your chance to share your knowledge, ideas and innovations with developers worldwide at one of the largest Java conferences in the world! 🌍 Apply here ⤵️ devnexus.com/posts/the-cf...

This talk by @briangoetz.bsky.social about Growing the Java Language is one of the best I've seen lately. If you've ever wondered "Why can't they just..." about Java, you should watch this. I hope this talk changes the way I approach growing my own APIs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz7O...

Come join us on September 22 for the newly rescheduled "Stream Gatherers: The Missing Link in Java Streams" talk! www.meetup.com/triangle-jav...

As a JUG leader, I sure hope in-person events aren't dying off, but it sure seems like it's getting harder and harder to keep this all going. www.brentozar.com/archive/2025...

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Last (but not least) talk at #KCDC2025: @richard.fichtner.dev teaches us about Java Modernization

Last morning talk at #KCDC2025: @jeanneboyarsky.bsky.social is teaching us about testing beyond JUnit. Here, she’s covering @assertj.github.io

This morning at #KCDC2025, the great @venkats.bsky.social teaches us about all of the excellent new features in modern Java!

Up next at #KCDC2025: @mkheck.bsky.social with his talk “AI 202: Next-level AI Mastery for Java Developers”. Currently describing how testing AI responses is difficult to do in a way that brings confidence.

Thank you for the live blog Jeanne! 😁

First talk of the day at #KCDC2025: @evanchooly.bsky.social is teaching us about Java bytecode! Very interesting and I learned a lot!

It’s time for #KCDC2025! I’ve already met a bunch of cool people. I have two talks today and am very excited!

Next week I'll be speaking on two topics at @kcdc.bsky.social 2025! #Java Loom with a focus on Structured Concurrency, and Java Stream Gatherers.

Having been born here, and lived here my whole life, this is the most American thing I have ever seen and it is glorious. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMab...

OTD…May 23, 1995 Happy Birthday, #Java! Here’s to 30+ more years with a beautiful combination of technology innovation and community participation!

We're having a meetup on Monday, June 2, 2025: Neurodivergent Minds in Software: Friction and Flow at Work. Come join us! www.meetup.com/triangle-jav...

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Wow! Check out Gatherers4j with Groovy! 😁

Tonight at TriJUG: Mike Nichols from @temporal.io teaches us about durable execution! Thank you for hosting us, Deutsche Bank!

I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.

We've released ArchUnit 1.4.1 🎉 It now supports Java 25! Check it out at github.com/TNG/ArchUnit... As always, feedback welcome 🙂

OpenRewrite v8.52.0 is here! 🦩🏖 🔭 Scanning recipes as preconditions ☕ Migrate to Java 24+ 🏎 Improvements Refaster matches 🪓 Wrap expensive log statements ✏ Apply Checkstyle import rules 🧪 Various JUnit & Mockito fixes 🍃 New Spring Boot recipes 🌶 Lombok SuperBuilder types github.com/openrewrite/...