OpenJDK April 2024 Patch & Security Updates We are happy to announce the latest April 2024 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. See the release notes for detailed changes present in the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries. And download or install the binaries today. The latest versions are now: OpenJDK 21.0.3 OpenJDK 17.0.11 OpenJDK 11.0.23 Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements. As a reminder, the source code of our builds is now available on GitHub for further inspection: jdk21u, jdk17u, and jdk11u ..read more

To help you understand and use the RWA pattern, we’ve created a comprehensive collection of materials that describe it in full. You can review the documentation and access the production-quality, ready-to-deploy web application – Reference Implementation. The latest update to The Reliable Web App Pattern for Java builds on its initial promise to facilitate the migration of legacy Java applications to Azure, now with a sharper focus on enhancing the production infrastructure. This enhancement responds directly to user feedback, particularly around the value of Infrastructure as Code (IaC ..read more

Hi everyone, welcome to the March update of Java on Azure Tooling. In this update, we will share our investments for the next few months of Java on Azure Developer Tools. Besides, we will introduce the support for managing resources using connection strings. We hope you enjoy these updates and have a smooth experience with our Azure toolkit. Please download and install the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ. Let’s get started. Roadmap Update We are excited to announce our roadmap for the next few months. Our goal is to consistently enhance the code-to-cloud experience for Java developers which allows ..read more

Hi everyone, welcome to the March update for Visual Studio Code for Java! In this blog we are going to share several new Spring Boot features as well as testing coverage updates, so let’s get started! Spring Boot Feature Updates New Refactoring Preview available for version upgrades The feature to automatically upgrade your projects to the latest Spring Boot version now allows you to choose between applying those changes directly to your project or previewing them in a refactoring preview. The refactoring preview gives you an exact diff for all the changes that the automated version upgrade pr ..read more

Hi everyone, welcome to our February update of Java on Azure Tooling in 2024. In this update, we will introduce the support for hosting Function apps on Azure Container Apps. Additionally, we will talk about our improvements for Azure Container Registry in the Services View within IntelliJ IDEA. We hope you enjoy these updates and have a smooth experience with our Azure toolkit. Please download and install the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ. Let’s get started. Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ Improvements Support for hosting Function apps on Azure Container Apps  Azure Functions provides integ ..read more

Let’s say you have a text file with one billion rows. Each row represents a measurement from various weather stations. You must write a Java program which reads the file, calculates the min, mean, and max temperature value per weather station, and displays the results sorted alphabetically by station. How fast do you think you could process this file? Welcome to the One Billion Row Challenge (1BRC). The 1 billion row challenge The beginning of 2024 got the Java community very excited. On the first of January, Gunnar Morling (Java Champion) announced on his blog the One Billion Row Challenge (1 ..read more

Hi everyone, welcome to the February update for Visual Studio Code for Java! In this blog we are going to share improvements for the project management experience as well as Maven multi-module support, so let’s get started! More Convenient Ways to Create New Java Projects We have often heard from developers that they need more convenient options to create Java projects and classes. In the latest release, we have added two more new points to create new Java projects. This includes File Menu and File Explorer. Now users can directly can go to the File Menu, click “New File”, and find “New Java P ..read more

An overwhelming majority of Java developers work on Windows devices. Developers, IDE and cloud service providers are constantly looking for ways to enhance efficiency and reduce build times. Dev Drive is a tool specifically designed to optimize the development environment on Windows, including significant performance improvements for Java development. What is Dev Drive? Dev Drive is a novel storage solution, built upon Resilient File System (ReFS).  ReFS is a Microsoft file system format designed to maximize data availability, scale efficiently to large data sets across diverse workloads ..read more

Microsoft JDConf 2024 is just around the corner, making it the go-to event for Java developers everywhere. With 21 sessions, more than 10 hours of live streaming content, and even more to watch on-demand from March 27 to 28, this conference is your free ticket to the latest in Java technology, best practices, and what is next. Whether you are interested in JVM improvements, generative AI, cloud deployments, or just getting better at Java development, JDConf has something for everyone. We are also grateful for the huge number of breakout session proposals we got from the community. Thank y ..read more

We are excited to announce the initial lineup of speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2024, the highly anticipated virtual Java developer conference. This event, scheduled for March 27-28, 2024, will bring together the realms of Java, Cloud, and AI. JDConf is poised to be a center for the latest in technology, offering opportunities for all developers to learn and network.   First Round JDConf 2024 Speakers and Sessions  Check out the selection of our speakers who will share invaluable insights blending Java, cloud computing, and AI into an integrated, forward-looking narrative. Alina Yur ..read more