Christian Stein

Christian is an open source software developer who is programming with Java since 1998. He has a passion for automated testing and joined the core JUnit Team in 2017, is an Apache Maven developer, and was granted OpenJDK Author status in 2019. Today, he's building (with) Bach: https://github.com/sormuras/bach

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Jakarta EE 11: Beyond the Era of Java EE

This user guide provides a brief history of Java EE/Jakarta EE and a detailed overview of some of the specifications that will be updated in Jakarta EE 11.

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Modules, Modules, Everywhere!

Since August 2018, I have been compiling an overview of Java modules uploaded to Maven Central. This overview is generated by the Scanner program and it is based on the results of the modulescanner that is run on Sonatypes hardware on every uploaded JAR file and stored in an AWS S3 bucket, setup together with the AdoptOpenJDK team at their #java9plusadoption Slack channel. Some of those uploaded JAR files are Java modules. They are the interesting subjects of this overview as they contain a module-info.class, a compiled module descriptor with a stable name and an explicit API their author(s) comitted to.

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Interesting read on @foojayio about the current state of the @grailsframework, at @TheASF
Written by @spoole167 interviewing @JamesFredley
https://foojay.io/today/grails-isnt-done-yet-part-1-inside-the-asf-reboot/

11:31 AM · March 25, 2026

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#Java 26 is here, and its main purpose is to provide a solid foundation for future things to come. It comes with new features, performance improvements and multiple enhancements–my blog post has all the info! 🚀

07:15 AM · March 17, 2026