Grails Is Back: Inside the Apache Software Foundation Migration
Grails graduated to a Top-Level Apache project in 2025. Here's what the 18-month migration, Grails 7 release, and Spring Boot alignment mean …
Steve Poole
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Grails Is Back: Inside the Apache Software Foundation Migration
Grails graduated to a Top-Level Apache project in 2025. Here's what the 18-month migration, Grails 7 release, and Spring Boot alignment mean …
Shai-Hulud and the npm Worm: How Speed-Optimised Dev Ecosystems Made a Self-Propagating Supply Chain Attack Inevitable
first, a word about ecosystems Before we dive into Shai-Hulud, before we label it “sophisticated” or “advanced” or “next generation,” we …
FOSDEM 2026: Open Source Supply Chains, CRA Compliance, and the Future of Software
Is open source hitting a watershed moment? After 8,000 developers converged for FOSDEM 2026, it’s clear that legal obligations and supply …
Security Doesn’t Start at Liftoff
This is a follow-on to the article The Real Mechanics of Vulnerabilities in an Upstream/Downstream, Topsy-Turvy EOL World. What you'll learn …
The Real Mechanics of Vulnerabilities in an Upstream/Downstream, Topsy-Turvy EOL World
In this article you’ll learn Why CVEs record that a vulnerability exists, not that a usable fix exists How vulnerabilities are often …
Time to panic? AI and Cybercrime legislation is on your doorstep now
As we settle into 2025, legislation around AI and cybercrime is no longer a distant threat or vague aspiration.
Thinking differently about testing
The takeaways of moving to a data-driven and test portability approach are more than a quality improvement.
4,819 viewsFoojay Podcast #50: JCON Report, Part 2 - Maven, Software Security, Code Quality
This is part 2 of the interviews we recorded at the JCON conference earlier this month in Germany. In this episode, you get two main topics: …
4,157 viewsCrowd-Publishing the 10x Java Dev Book
The “enlightenment roadmap” of a Java developer can be scary. How do you become the 10x Java Developer you always dreamed of becoming?