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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 1d

I created Arconia to enhance the development of modern enterprise applications with #Java. You can add it to an existing Spring Boot application to boost developer experience, reduce boilerplate, and seamlessly adopt cloud native patterns. Fully open source.

www.thomasvitale.com/arconia-dev-...

Introducing Dev Services for Spring Boot using Arconia

Enhance the Spring Boot developer experience with Arconia: zero-code and zero-config infrastructure provisioning. Add one dependency. That's it!

www.thomasvitale.com

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 4d

Enhance the Spring Boot developer experience with Arconia Dev Services: zero-code and zero-config infrastructure provisioning. Add one dependency. That's it!

Databases, event queues, observability platforms, AI services and more. All powered by Testcontainers!

www.thomasvitale.com/arconia-dev-...

Introducing Dev Services for Spring Boot using Arconia

Enhance the Spring Boot developer experience with Arconia: zero-code and zero-config infrastructure provisioning. Add one dependency. That's it!

www.thomasvitale.com

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Whitney Lee @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social · 4d

KubeCon Europe is accepting talk proposals now! And the CFP closes Oct 12! That's TOMORROW!

You don’t need to be a pro speaker. You just need a story, a lesson, or an experiment worth sharing.

☆彡 My CNCF blog post on teaming up with GenAI when writing proposals:
www.cncf.io/blog/2025/08...

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 4d

With Dapr Workflows you can define and orchestrate activities, supporting durable execution, fault-tolerance, and observability. When you combine them with Spring AI, you can build AI agents at scale that even span across multiple apps. Interesting blog post by @salaboy.com dzone.com/articles/dur...

Long-Running Durable Agents With Spring AI, Dapr Workflows

Spring AI agentic patterns show how to coordinate multiple ChatClient calls to LLMs. Learn how Dapr Workflows can make these interactions durable and resilient.

dzone.com

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 5d

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 6d

I'm glad to see Knative's Graduation as a CNCF project 🎉 No Kubernetes cluster is complete without Knative Serving!

www.cncf.io/announcement...

Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Knative’s Graduation

Graduation marks Knative’s readiness for widespread production use, with upcoming features aimed at bridging legacy systems and expanding AI and cloud native integrations Key Highlights: SAN FRANCISCO...

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Spring AI @spring-ai.bsky.social · 8d

🚀 Excited to share that Spring AI now has its own community-driven GitHub org! A dedicated hub where the community can incubate projects, contribute integrations, and shape the future of AI using #SpringAI.
Explore & get involved 👉 spring.io/blog/2025/10...

Introducing the Spring AI Community GitHub Organization

Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.

spring.io

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Reposted by Thomas Vitale ☀️

Cowtown Coder @cowtowncoder.bsky.social · 11d

Jackson 3.0.0 (GA) release now starting!

github.com/FasterXML/ja...

#java #json #xml #csv #cbor #csv

Jackson Release 3.0

Main Portal page for the Jackson project. Contribute to FasterXML/jackson development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 13d

I love performing with my improv comedy group 🎹 🎭

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 13d

I had lots of fun preparing this presentation with @marcushellberg.dev at @springio.net. Spring AI and Vaadin are a powerful combo for implementing real-world patterns for LLM-enhanced Java applications. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLWF...

Real-World AI Patterns with Spring AI and Vaadin by Marcus Hellberg / Thomas Vitale @ Spring I/O 25

YouTube video by Spring I/O

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Spring I/O @springio.net · 13d

🍃 Real-World AI Patterns with Spring AI and Vaadin by @marcushellberg.dev / @thomasvitale.com @ Spring I/O 2025

▶️ Video: youtu.be/cLWFu33kM3E

🔗 Slides: speakerdeck.com/thomasvitale... #springio25

Real-World AI Patterns with Spring AI and Vaadin by Marcus Hellberg / Thomas Vitale @ Spring I/O 25

YouTube video by Spring I/O

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JUnit Team 💙💛 @junit.org · 15d

#JUnit 6.0.0 is released!

✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline
🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations
🛫 Integrated JFR support
🚟 Kotlin suspend function support
🛑 Support for cancelling test execution
⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher
🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs

docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...

JUnit Release Notes

docs.junit.org

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 18d

Happy birthday, @myfear.com 🎉

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 28d

Java 25 comes with great features and enhancements, including making the language more succinct and beginner-friendly. This is a fully valid Java program. No imports. No method modifiers. No unneeded arguments. And you can run it directly via the "java" CLI. No extra compilation steps. #java

Program:

void main() {
IO.println("Hello, Java 25!");
}

Command:

java Main.java

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 29d

I use @jreleaser.org to attach the native artifacts to a GitHub Release as well as make them available via package managers like Homebrew and Scoop. Example: github.com/arconia-io/a...

GitHub - arconia-io/arconia-cli: Arconia CLI is a powerful tool designed to streamline and enhance the developer experience when working with Java and Spring Boot applications.

Arconia CLI is a powerful tool designed to streamline and enhance the developer experience when working with Java and Spring Boot applications. - arconia-io/arconia-cli

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 29d

Java 25 is finally here 🤩

Java @java-devs.bsky.social · 29d

Java 25 is now available! #Java25 #JDK25 #OpenJDK

👉 Download Now: https://social.ora.cl/6014APt6u
👉 Release notes: https://social.ora.cl/6011APt6X
👉 API Javadoc: https://social.ora.cl/6015APt6b
👉 Features: https://social.ora.cl/6010APt6g
👉 Inside Java on JDK 25: https://social.ora.cl/6012APt6i

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 29d

Happy to see GraalVM 25 is out 🎉

GraalVM @graalvm.org · 29d

GraalVM 25 is here, with lots of updates for native compilation, GraalPy, GraalJS, and WebAssembly.
Faster and better than ever!🐰🚀
Download: www.graalvm.org/downloads/
Release notes: www.graalvm.org/release-note...

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 29d

Thank you, Alina!

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 29d

Thanks for adding this feature to the Spring Tools 🤩 It’s gonna be really really useful!

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · 29d

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Spring Tools @springtools.bsky.social · 29d

Coming to @springtools.bsky.social very soon... 😀🥳

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 12

When it comes to testing Spring applications, my go‑to person is Philip Riecks. On top of the great resources produced over the years on the subject, he created the Spring Test Profiler, an OSS project to improve your tests’ quality and speed. Totally recommended!

pragmatech.digital/products/spr...

Spring Test Profiler

A comprehensive set of tools to analyze, optimize, and gain insights into your Spring and Spring Boot test suite for better test performance and reliability.

pragmatech.digital

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 11

Apertus is Switzerland’s first large-scale, multilingual language. “Apertus” means “open” in Latin. And Apertus is really open! Open data, open weight, open source ☀️ You can run it locally, choosing between the 8b or 70b variants, or via the PublicAI app. www.swiss-ai.org/apertus

Apertus | Swiss AI

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 9

Happy birthday, @sharatchander.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 9

Happy birthday, @trishagee.bsky.social 🎉

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Thomas Vitale ☀️ @thomasvitale.com · Sep 8

You can find a complete example here: github.com/arconia-io/a...

arconia-examples/arconia-openinference at main · arconia-io/arconia-examples

A collection of examples and sample applications showcasing the Arconia features. - arconia-io/arconia-examples

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