This Dependency Update Looked Exactly Like an Account Takeover
I pointed a scanner I have been building at an old Spring project, and it flagged javax.activation. The bump was 1.1-rev-1 to 1.1.1. Prior …
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BoxLang 1.14.0: Navigate Anything: JSONPath Comes to BoxLang's DataNavigator
Every application eventually has to deal with deeply nested data. JSON API responses with payloads six levels deep. Configuration files …
You’re invited to IntelliJ IDEA Conf 2026!
You are invited to IntelliJ IDEA Conf 2026, a free virtual event on March 26-27, 2026. Learn about topics relevant to modern Java and …
7 Jackson CVEs in One Day: AI-Assisted Security Research
Seven jackson-databind vulnerabilities, one researcher, one day. Two critical RCEs. This is AI-assisted security research in practice.
Endive 1.0 Is Here: Wasm on the JVM Ships Under the Bytecode Alliance
A few weeks ago, we wrote about a new generation of Java libraries powered by WebAssembly. SQLite, QuickJS, Protocol Buffers, the Ruby Prism …
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Why Your Codebase Is Forcing AI to Underperform, and What to Do About It Your AI coding assistant is only as good as the codebase it works …
Native Linux, Apple Watch, A Game Builder And Crash Protection
This week adds a native Linux desktop port, an Apple Watch and Wear OS port, a visual Game Builder with a high-level gaming API, and …
Jurassic JDK: Migrate or Extinct
65 million years ago, dinosaurs didn't adapt. They're gone. Your JDK 7 app is giving the same energy. 🫠 I spent a year and a half migrating …
Aggregation Optimization in MongoDB: Unnecessary Unwinds (Part 2)
And why MongoDB might be a better relational database than you ever realized. Design reviews are one-on-one meetings where MongoDB experts …
On programming languages, targets, and platforms
I started as a Java developer, but for some time now, I have broadened my horizons. Recently, I thought about how early languages were …