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Java Weekly, Issue 595
2025-05-22 17:32 UTC by baeldung

1. Spring and Java

>> Hibernate 7 (and Hibernate Validator 9) [in.relation.to]

A big release! Hibernate ORM 7 is officially out with version 7.0.0.Final.

This includes a complete implementation of the Jakarta Data 1.0 specification, which simplifies data access with Jakarta Data Repositories, plus more new features and changes.

>> Your First Spring AI 1.0 Application [spring.io]

And Spring AI 1.0.0 version is now available. The project allows developers to integrate LLMs and other AI capabilities into an application, using the familiar Spring development style.

Also worth reading:

• >> Combine Testcontainers and Spring Boot with multiple containers [wimdeblauwe.com]
• >> JEP targeted to JDK 25: 513: Flexible Constructor Bodies [inside.java]
• >> Towards a JSON API for the JDK [mail.openjdk.org]
• >> How Deep Netts and Java AI Transformed Particle Physics at US DoE, Jefferson Lab [foojay.io]
• >> Presentation: Ultra-fast In-Memory Database Applications with Java [infoq.com]
• >> MCP Authorization in practice with Spring AI and OAuth2 [spring.io]
• >> Building a Real-Time AI Fraud Detection System with Spring Kafka and MongoDB [foojay.io]

Webinars and presentations:

• >> Modern Java Development with Tip & Tail [inside.java]
• >> Java 24, Faster Than Ever [inside.java]
• >> Episode 36 “Ahead of Time Computation” with Dan Heidinga [inside.java]
• >> Mastering JVM Memory Troubleshooting – From OutOfMemoryErrors to Leaks [inside.java]
• >> AI Reliability Engineering (AIRE) – Creating Dependable Humans [blog.christianposta.com]
• >> Garbage Collection in Java: The Performance Benefits of Upgrading [inside.java]
• >> A Bootiful Podcast: Donald Raab on Eclipse Collections [spring.io]
• >> A Bootiful Podcast: This Week in Spring (AI) – May 20th, 2025 [spring.io]

Time to upgrade:

• >> Spring Security 6.5.0 Is Out! [spring.io]
• >> Spring AI 1.0 Released [spring.io]
• >> Spring Vault 3.2.0 generally available [spring.io]
• >> Spring Data 2024.1.6 and 2024.0.12 released also 2025.0.0 goes GA [spring.io]
• >> Spring Web Services 4.0.14 available now [spring.io]
• >> Spring Framework 6.1.20 and 6.2.7 releases fix CVE-2025-22233 [spring.io]
• >> Spring for GraphQL 1.4.0 Released [spring.io]
• >> Spring Web Services 4.1.0 available now [spring.io]
• >> Hibernate Validator 9.0.0.Final is out [in.relation.to]
• >> Quarkus 3.22.3 – Maintenance release [quarkus.io]
• >> Spring for Apache Pulsar 1.1.12 and 1.2.6 are now available [spring.io]

2. Technical & Musings

>> Practical Considerations for Advancing AI Collaboration in Software Development [vanillajava.blog]

An overview of how AI can be integrated into the software development process, the best use cases and addressing challenges.

Also worth reading:

• >> MySQL Query Optimization with Releem [vladmihalcea.com]
• >> Building Custom Tooling with LLMs [martinfowler]
• >> How Allegro Does Automated Code Migrations for over 2000 Microservices [infoq.com]
• >> Refresh of Agile Threat Modeling [martinfowler.com]

3. Pick of the Week

Here’s a quick look at the All Access roadmap, beyond my Spring courses:

>> Our Course Roadmap

       

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