Hashtag Jakarta EE #310

Welcome to issue number three hundred and ten of Hashtag Jakarta EE!

The conference year is getting closer to the end. Last week, I was in Ottawa for JakartaOne Livestream 2025 and next week I will go to Paris to speak at the Paris JUG as well as attend Open Source Experience while I am there. These will be the last events for me in 2025, but as you can see on my list of events, I have quite a few lined up for the beginning of 2026. I update the list continuously, so make sure to check it out if you want to meet up at an event or possibly schedule me for your JUG or conference.

One of the talks at this year’s JakartaOne Livestream that caught my attention was about Eclipse Tradista by Olivier Asuncion. Eclipse Tradista is a risk management solution for the financial sector built with Jakarta EE. It is an excellent example of the benefits of Jakarta EE for applications build with a modular architecture.

The Jakarta EE Platform project didn’t meet last week due to JakartaOne Livestream, so I don’t have much to report on regarding Jakarta EE 12. Make sure to join the last two platform calls of the year on December 9 and 16. See details in the Jakarta EE Specifications calendar.

JakartaOne Livestream 2025

JakartaOne Livestream 2025 is a wrap! This was the seventh time we did the livestream, so we are getting used to it. This year we also had a professional production crew helping us out, and we also chose to switch platforms to stream on YouTube rather than what we have been using previous years.

The Livestream lasts for almost 12 hours, so it is a very long day. But also a lot of fun. Being together with the team in Ottawa these days in the beginning of December has become a nice pre-holiday tradition for us. Make sure to check out the recording of the show if you missed some of the talks, or weren’t able to follow it live.

Hashtag Jakarta EE #309

Welcome to issue number three hundred and nine of Hashtag Jakarta EE!

I am currently in Ottawa with Tanja and Shabnam preparing JakartaOne Livestream 2025. This is the seventh edition of JakartaOne Livestream, so you would assume we know what to do at this point. Which I guess we do.

As previous years, I will be in Studio Jakarta EE with Shabnam and Tanja between the talks as hosts of the show. Check it out and make sure to register for the event so you have it in your calendar. And I hope to see as many as possible of you on Tuesday.

The last week, there was a ballot in the Jakarta EE Specification committee for a resolution about allowing the use of other namespaces, such as org.eclipse.microprofile, for Jakarta EE specifications. The resolution was voted down with 7 negative and only 3 positive votes. This was also the situation for the non-binding community votes which ended with 4 negative and only 1 positive vote. This result shows that the Jakarta EE Working group members and the community values the consistency of the Jakarta EE brand.

Hashtag Jakarta EE #308

Welcome to issue number three hundred and eight of Hashtag Jakarta EE!

Last week, I spoke at Aviero Open Source Connect and Devoxx Morocco 2025. This concluded a very busy November for me. Conference season slows down in December, and I have only two events planned. First up is JakartaOne Livestream. Then I will go to Paris to speak at the Paris JUG as well as attend Open Source Experience.

The Jakarta EE Platform project is still aiming for December 9 for completion of Milestone 2 of Jakarta EE 12. The work is still going according to plan, so a release of Jakarta EE 12 before summer next year looks promising. The Jakarta Agentic Artificial Intelligense specification project has been provisioned, so it should be all set up to get started. There has been a lot of positive feedback from the community regarding this specification, so I am very excited and looking forward to how it will turn out.

JakartaOne Livestream 2025 is just around the corner! As previous years, I will be in Studio Jakarta EE with Shabnam and Tanja between the talks as hosts of the show. Check it out and make sure to register for the event so you have it in your calendar.

Devoxx Morocco 2025

This was my eight visit to Morocco and second time to Marrakech. Devoxx Morocco is one of my absolute favorite conferences and the 2025 edition was no exception. The relaxed vibe of this conference is awesome, the food is excellent, not to mention the location.

This year, Rustam and I did our talk titled Duke on CRaC with Jakarta EE. It is a good talk that we have done a couple of times now. And we will probably continue to submit it to conferences going forward. It shows that there is great potential for CRaC with Jakarta EE.

If you like food, you won’t be disappointed in Morocco. Even if it is mainly Tajine or Couscous that is on the menu, the variations are endless. This time, I also got to spend some time doing a little sightseeing while in Morocco. Among other things, a camel-ride in the desert. I guess it is a good thing that I had a camel-burger only after riding on the beasts.

Aveiro Open Source Connect

Last week, I was invited by my colleagues at Eclipse Research to do a talk at Aveiro Open Source Connect. Rosaria and André opened the show with an introduction to Open Source best practices, licenses, and how Eclipse Research helps in EU Research projects. I followed up with at talk on how we develop specifications and standards at Eclipse Foundation with Jakarta EE as an example. Check out Developing Specifications – Jakarta EE: a Real World Example.

These kind of events where we participate across the different areas we work within at Eclipse Foundation are extremely valuable. Bringing expertise with different angles gives the attendees valuable insight in how open source is leveraged in areas they may not be familiar with. At Eclipse Foundation, we have the opportunity to do this since we are involved in so many areas throughout the World.

It was only a short visit to Aveiro this time, but of course, there was time to try out the amazing food that Portugal has to offer. Among other things, the delicious Ovo moles de Aveiro.

Hashtag Jakarta EE #307

Welcome to issue number three hundred and seven of Hashtag Jakarta EE!

This week, I participated in two events. First up was Aveiro Open Source Connect where I talked about how we develop specifications at Eclipse Foundation in general, and Jakarta EE specifically. From there, the journey continued to Marrakech and Devoxx Morocco 2025. I will write about both these events shortly.

Conferences for next year are lining up. I am now almost fully booked for Februar and most of March next year. Check out my past and upcoming conferences on my Developer Advocate page. This is also where I link to the slides from all my talks.

For Jakarta EE 12, the target date for Milestone 2 is still December 9. The platform team are meeting weekly for status and technical discussions around the specifications involved in the release.

The agenda for JakartaOne Livestream 2025 is live! Check it out and make sure to register for the event so you have it in your calendar. You

Hashtag Jakarta EE #306

Welcome to issue number three hundred and six of Hashtag Jakarta EE!

I have been home a couple of days now since my trip to Auckland for ChurConf. Next week, I will be participating in two events. First stop is Aveiro, Portugal where I will speak at Aveiro Open Source Connect together with my colleagues André and Rosaria. They will cover how to leverage Open Source in research projects, and I will give an example of how specifications are governed at Eclipse Foundation by using Jakarta EE as an example.

After this, the journey continues to Marrakech and Devoxx Morocco. This will be my 8th time speaking at this conference (including one when it was called JMaghreb). This year, I will co-present Duke on CRaC with Jakarta EE with Rustam. This presentation shows how to leverage CRaC for Jakarta EE applications.

I am happy to announce that the creation review of the Jakarta Agentic Artificial Intelligence specification was approved by the Jakarta EE Specification Committee. The Jakarta EE Platform project started discussing the potential inclusion of Jakarta NoSQL 1.1 in Jakarta EE 12. The lacking piece of the puzzle before it is really a candidate is the new standard communication driver. The project is aiming for including this in their Milestone 2 release, wich will happen in the beginning of December. Milestone 2 of Jakarta EE 12 is planned for December 9.

The agenda for JakartaOne Livestream 2025 is live! Check it out and make sure to register for the event so you have it in your calendar. You may also consider to participate in the Jakarta EE in pixels contest. I am sure there will be nice prices to win. For inspiration, you can look at my attempt using the speaker gift from Devnexus 2025.

ChurConf 2025

ChurConf is the a kid on the block when it comes to conferences. CurConf 2025 was the first edition. The single track conference, arranged by some of the folks behind JPrime, took place on Sunday, November 2 in Auckland, New Zealand.

If was a full day of excellent talks presented by top class speakers for an enthusiastic crowd. The benefit of a single-track conference is that all attendees are present in all talks since there aren’t really a hall betwen sessions to get lost in time in. It has been a while since I have listened to every talk at a conference since I usually end up in the hallway track, but with plenty of breaks between sessions, there are still excellent opportunities for networking between sessions.

I presented The Past, Present, and Future of Enterprise Java, which is a trip down the memory lane for Enterprise Java and up until what’s cooking for the future.

I only had a couple of days in Auckland this time, but there was still some time for sightseeing and exploring the city. I also had time for a couple of runs in the nice weather. On Monday, I had lthe pleasure of dining with Phillip Krüger. Among other things, we laid plans for a potential JUG-Tour of Australia. Stay tuned for updates on that.

Hashtag Jakarta EE #305

Welcome to issue number three hundred and five of Hashtag Jakarta EE!

I am currently in Auckland, New Zealand to talk about Jakarta EE at the inagural ChurConf 2025. I will write more about ChurConf after the conference.

The Jakarta EE Platform project has set a date for Milestone 2 of Jakarta EE 12 to be December 9. This milestone will contain all the tasks for are being discussed, and will most likely firm up within the next couple of weeks. These tasks will be added to those of Milestone 1 for those specificitions that didn’t deliver a M1.

The proposal for the Jakarta Agentic Artificial Intelligence specification is now under Creation Review in the Jakarta EE Specification Committee. The review ends on Wednesday, November 5, but so far it looks like it will pass. Judging from the number of community members that has cast their non-binding community votes, this is a hot topic and something the community really wants. On the top of my head, I can’t remember any Jakarta EE specification getting this amount of support from the community.

The agenda for JakartaOne Livestream 2025 is live! Check it out and make sure to register for the event so you have it in your calendar. You may also consider to participate in the Jakarta EE in pixels contest. I am sure there will be nice prices to win. For inspiration, you can look at my attempt using the speaker gift from Devnexus 2025.