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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 22h

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a cartoon of batman saying " but that 's impossible "

Alt: a cartoon of batman saying " but that 's impossible "

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 1d

I'm glad to see Knative's Graduation as a CNCF project 🎉 No Kubernetes cluster is complete without Knative Serving!

www.cncf.io/announcement...

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Knative’s Graduation

Graduation marks Knative’s readiness for widespread production use, with upcoming features aimed at bridging legacy systems and expanding AI and cloud native integrations Key Highlights: SAN FRANCISCO...

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Spring AI @spring-ai.bsky.social · 3d

🚀 Excited to share that Spring AI now has its own community-driven GitHub org! A dedicated hub where the community can incubate projects, contribute integrations, and shape the future of AI using #SpringAI.
Explore & get involved 👉 spring.io/blog/2025/10...

Introducing the Spring AI Community GitHub Organization

Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.

spring.io

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Cowtown Coder @cowtowncoder.bsky.social · 6d

Jackson 3.0.0 (GA) release now starting!

github.com/FasterXML/ja...

#java #json #xml #csv #cbor #csv

Jackson Release 3.0

Main Portal page for the Jackson project. Contribute to FasterXML/jackson development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 8d

I love performing with my improv comedy group 🎹 🎭

An upright piano on a stage with soft lights, right before the beginning of an improv comedy show.

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 8d

I had lots of fun preparing this presentation with @marcushellberg.dev at @springio.net. Spring AI and Vaadin are a powerful combo for implementing real-world patterns for LLM-enhanced Java applications. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLWF...

Real-World AI Patterns with Spring AI and Vaadin by Marcus Hellberg / Thomas Vitale @ Spring I/O 25

YouTube video by Spring I/O

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Spring I/O @springio.net · 8d

🍃 Real-World AI Patterns with Spring AI and Vaadin by @marcushellberg.dev / @thomasvitale.com @ Spring I/O 2025

▶️ Video: youtu.be/cLWFu33kM3E

🔗 Slides: speakerdeck.com/thomasvitale... #springio25

Real-World AI Patterns with Spring AI and Vaadin by Marcus Hellberg / Thomas Vitale @ Spring I/O 25

YouTube video by Spring I/O

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JUnit Team 💙💛 @junit.org · 10d

#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...

JUnit Release Notes

docs.junit.org

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 13d

Happy birthday, @myfear.com 🎉

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 23d

Java 25 comes with great features and enhancements, including making the language more succinct and beginner-friendly. This is a fully valid Java program. No imports. No method modifiers. No unneeded arguments. And you can run it directly via the "java" CLI. No extra compilation steps. #java

Program:

void main() {
IO.println("Hello, Java 25!");
}

Command:

java Main.java

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 24d

I use @jreleaser.org to attach the native artifacts to a GitHub Release as well as make them available via package managers like Homebrew and Scoop. Example: github.com/arconia-io/a...

GitHub - arconia-io/arconia-cli: Arconia CLI is a powerful tool designed to streamline and enhance the developer experience when working with Java and Spring Boot applications.

Arconia CLI is a powerful tool designed to streamline and enhance the developer experience when working with Java and Spring Boot applications. - arconia-io/arconia-cli

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 24d

Java 25 is finally here 🤩

Java @java-devs.bsky.social · 24d

Java 25 is now available! #Java25 #JDK25 #OpenJDK

👉 Download Now: https://social.ora.cl/6014APt6u
👉 Release notes: https://social.ora.cl/6011APt6X
👉 API Javadoc: https://social.ora.cl/6015APt6b
👉 Features: https://social.ora.cl/6010APt6g
👉 Inside Java on JDK 25: https://social.ora.cl/6012APt6i

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 24d

Happy to see GraalVM 25 is out 🎉

GraalVM @graalvm.org · 24d

GraalVM 25 is here, with lots of updates for native compilation, GraalPy, GraalJS, and WebAssembly.
Faster and better than ever!🐰🚀
Download: www.graalvm.org/downloads/
Release notes: www.graalvm.org/release-note...

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 24d

Thank you, Alina!

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 24d

Thanks for adding this feature to the Spring Tools 🤩 It’s gonna be really really useful!

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 24d

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Spring Tools @springtools.bsky.social · 24d

Coming to @springtools.bsky.social very soon... 😀🥳

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 28d

When it comes to testing Spring applications, my go‑to person is Philip Riecks. On top of the great resources produced over the years on the subject, he created the Spring Test Profiler, an OSS project to improve your tests’ quality and speed. Totally recommended!

pragmatech.digital/products/spr...

Spring Test Profiler

A comprehensive set of tools to analyze, optimize, and gain insights into your Spring and Spring Boot test suite for better test performance and reliability.

pragmatech.digital

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 29d

Apertus is Switzerland’s first large-scale, multilingual language. “Apertus” means “open” in Latin. And Apertus is really open! Open data, open weight, open source ☀️ You can run it locally, choosing between the 8b or 70b variants, or via the PublicAI app. www.swiss-ai.org/apertus

Apertus | Swiss AI

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 9

Happy birthday, @sharatchander.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 9

Happy birthday, @trishagee.bsky.social 🎉

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 8

You can find a complete example here: github.com/arconia-io/a...

arconia-examples/arconia-openinference at main · arconia-io/arconia-examples

A collection of examples and sample applications showcasing the Arconia features. - arconia-io/arconia-examples

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 8

In the latest release of Arconia, I included support for the OpenInference Semantic Conventions for instrumenting your @spring-ai.bsky.social apps and integrating with AI platforms like @arize-phoenix.bsky.social, now available as an Arconia Dev Service for Spring Boot. arconia.io/docs/arconia...

Arconia OpenInference for Spring AI. You can use it to instrument your applications and integrate with Arize Phoenix, whose screenshot is included in the image, showing the spans in an AI trace.

dependencies {
implementation 'io.arconia:arconia-openinference-semantic-conventions'
implementation 'io.arconia:arconia-opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter'

testAndDevelopmentOnly 'io.arconia:arconia-dev-services-phoenix'
}

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cloudnativeboy.bsky.social @cloudnativeboy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Supplychain attack has hit the npm ecosystem.

AikidoSecurity reports that 18 widely-used packages, including chalk, debug, ansi-styles, have been affected. These packages are downloaded over 2 billion times per week, making this potentially the largest npm breach.
www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-deb...

npm debug and chalk packages compromised

www.aikido.dev

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 4

Devcontainers support seems to be broken on macOS with the latest versions of Podman Desktop and Podman. Did any of you experienced the same? I haven't found any solution yet and had to downgrade for now. @podman-desktop.io

github.com/podman-deskt...

Podman Desktop 1.21.0 breaks Devcontainers support · Issue #13814 · podman-desktop/podman-desktop

Bug description Podman Desktop 1.21.0 ships with support for Podman 5.6.0. This combination breaks the support for Devcontainers-based environments on macOS. I tested this across 3 Mac computers an...

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 4

I also heard of companies having as a goal/OKR that a certain % of employees must be using AI tools daily within a certain deadline. What does that have anything to do with business success?

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