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Spock Framework @spockframework.org · 06/10/2026

Spock 2.5 is out! 🎉 • Groovy 6.0 support • final variables in where: blocks • Better TooManyInvocationsError diagnostics Heads-up: interactions now stay active in cleanup methods. Release notes: spockframework.org/spock/docs/2... #groovylang

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Develocity @gradle.com · 13/08/2026

Broken build script used to nuke your whole IDE sync -> 99 healthy projects go dark because 1 has a bad line. Gradle 9.7 + IntelliJ 2026.2 fix that. Resilient sync keeps completion alive in the file you're fixing. blog.gradle.org/resilient-sync

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Resilient Sync: Your IDE Keeps Helping even when your Build is Broken

Gradle 9.7 and IntelliJ IDEA 2026.2 bring resilient sync to IDE users. When part of your build fails to configure, Gradle still hands the IDE models for everything that succeeded, so you keep code com...

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Rob Bowley @robbowley.net · 29/05/2026

A senior engineer, three years deep helping lead AI augmented coding adoption in ~4000 engineer organisation, writing honestly about their experiences. Very good and worth a read. jamiehurst.co.uk/2026-05-24_a...

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Jamie Hurst's Blog - Is this sustainable?

Jamie Hurst - Software and System Engineer, Enthusiast of Terrible Cars

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Micronaut Framework @micronautfw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The Micronaut Foundation is excited to announce the release of Micronaut Framework 5.0.0! Please see our latest blog post for more details. micronaut.io/2026/05/20/m... #micronaut

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Markus Eisele @myfear.com · 16/05/2026

AI changes authorship faster than it changes accountability. I wrote about code liability, the verification gap, provenance, and why enterprise Java teams should stop treating AI-written code like free speed. buff.ly/RX1erUQ #AICoding #Java

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paulk-asert.bsky.social @paulk-asert.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Versions 5.0.2 and 4.0.29 of @groovy.apache.org are available for download with 19 and 12 fixes and improvements respectively! Includes JDK 26 support! Thanks to all involved! groovy.apache.org/download.html groovy-lang.org/releasenotes... #groovylang @apache.org

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TracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 09/10/2025

what happens if u cut 4 wires out of an ethernet cable & then plug it into yr PC

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Dave Farley @davefarley77.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

AI programming’s worrying stat: 70% of developers trust the output. We need an intervention. New research from DORA confirms AI is ubiquitous. 95% of developers rely on it, and 80% report productivity gains. But there is a massive and dangerous disconnect. 🧵 1/5

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Glen @vaguebiscuit.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Well don't I feel stupid

A headline about the James Webb Telescope potentially finding a new stellar object dubbed a black hole star

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Josh Junon @bad-at-computer.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Yep, I've been pwned. 2FA reset email, looked very legitimate. Only NPM affected. I've sent an email off to @npmjs.bsky.social to see if I can get access again. Sorry everyone, I should have paid more attention. Not like me; have had a stressful week. Will work to get this cleaned up.

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Cowtown Coder @cowtowncoder.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Wrote a bit about 3.0.0 RCs, including rc9: cowtowncoder.medium.com/towards-jack... -- getting close to 3.0.0!

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Towards Jackson 3: on 3.0.0-rc9

(and a bit on rc5, rc6, rc7 and c8)

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Hubert Klein Ikkink @mrhaki.com · 29/08/2025

Apache Groovy 5 has been released. Time to brush up my Groovy Goodness series. Let's start with some new ways to create a new map based on an iterable: blog.mrhaki.com/2025/08/groo... (This is actually my 1500th blog post on Messages from mrhaki blog) #Groovy #ApacheGroovy

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Groovy Goodness: Transform Iterable Into A Map

A blog about Groovy, Java, Clojure, Asciidoctor, Gradle and other cool developer subjects.

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GraalVM @graalvm.org · 12/08/2025

Graal Dev Kit for Micronaut (GDK) 4.9.1 is here now, featuring Micronaut® framework 4.9.1, a new support roadmap, performance and efficiency gains with GraalVM, new guides, and more! blogs.oracle.com/java/post/an... #GraalVM #Micronaut

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World Famous Hot Sauce @handle.invalid · 03/08/2025

Everything in this box makes you an amazing butter chicken/chick pea curry with spicy onion bhajis, cumin seed poppadoms, habanero and lime pickle. And a bottle of dipping sauce. The recipe is clear and simply laid out and is in the box 👍🌶️worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk

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Sergio del Amo @sdelamo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

In this video, I show you how to use the `@EachProperty` to load configuration into your Micronaut application. #micronaut www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP1-...

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Micronaut Each Property

YouTube video by Sergio del Amo

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Cyriak @cyriak.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I reckon I could win any intellectual debate simply by repeating whatever the other person says in a stupid voice.

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paulk-asert.bsky.social @paulk-asert.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Versions 5.0.0-beta-2 (upcoming) & 4.0.28 (latest stable) of @groovy.apache.org are available for download with 41 & 19 fixes and improvements respectively! Thanks to all involved! groovy.apache.org/download.html Groovy 5 release notes: groovy-lang.org/releasenotes... #groovylang @apache.org

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JUnit Team @junit.org · 21/07/2025

#JUnit 5.13.4 is released! 🐞 Bug fixes and minor improvements junit.org/junit5/docs/...

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Tim Yates @bloidonia.com · 22/05/2025

pmd.github.io/pmd/pmd_rule... > It is a good practice to call super() in a constructor. Really?! 🤢

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Code Style | PMD Source Code Analyzer

Rules which enforce a specific coding style.

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Aurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · 01/05/2025

I'm proud of Gradle Best Practices finally launching. It was a result of many hours of discussions, negotiations, and wordsmithing to bring you the first batch of best practices. It was a deep collaboration between Google, Jetbrains, and Gradle. Enjoy it! blog.gradle.org/gradle-best-... #gradle

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Gradle Best Practices - A Path to Build Happiness

Gradle Build Tool, also known as Gradle, is a highly flexible and extensible build system. It supports multiple ways to structure and configure builds, making it incredibly powerful—but also somewhat ...

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Apache Groovy @groovy.apache.org · 21/03/2025

Using JDK 24 Gatherers with Apache Groovy: groovy.apache.org/blog/groovy-... (plus handling similar scenarios with collections for JDK8+ users) #groovylang #gatherers #streams @apache.org

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Cowtown Coder @cowtowncoder.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Ohhh! Name for something I need to reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhar... -- wrt "everything can be measured" fallacy (in context of Data-Driven demands, corporate trends)

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Goodhart's law - Wikipedia

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Allen Holub @allenholub.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Technical Agile: Tiny iterations, continuous deployment, fast feedback from actual customers, adjust based on that feedback. Continuously improve the way you work. Or at a high level: Work small, talk to each other, make people's lives better. 1/2

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Apache Software Foundation (The ASF) @apache.org · 26/02/2025

Apache Groovy 4.0.25 is now available for download: buff.ly/3F2ZVIW Groovy is a multi-faceted programming language for the JVM. #opensource

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Todd Ginsberg @todd.ginsberg.com · 23/02/2025

🧵1/3:Today I release v0.9.0 of Gatherers4j. The biggest update is the new documentation website (Hugo + Docsy, hosted on GitHub Pages). This is likely the last release before Java 24 is released later next month, but if I get industrious, maybe I'll slip one in. tginsberg.github.io/gatherers4j/

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Gatherers4J

A library of useful custom intermediate stream operations for Java.

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World Famous Hot Sauce @handle.invalid · 23/02/2025

Due to all markets cancelled this weekend and that losing us a lot of income we have made everything on the website £5 till 5pm Free shipping over £20 too. Fill yer boots while you can. Pls RT if you can ❤️🌶️ worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk

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ELLIOT EASTWICKS WORLD FAMOUS HOT SAUCE

WORLD FAMOUS HOT SAUCE

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Cay Horstmann @horstmann.com · 22/02/2025

For anyone teaching Java: I posted a quick summary of new Java features that help beginners. horstmann.com/unblog/2025-...

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JUnit Team @junit.org · 21/02/2025

#JUnit 5.12.0 is released! 📎 Output file attachments for tests and containers 📰 Improvements to the Open Test Reporting XML output 🔒 Resource lock definition improvements 🧵 Thread dumps on test timeouts ✨ Numerous enhancements to existing features junit.org/junit5/docs/...

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Tim Yates @bloidonia.com · 21/02/2025

Interesting post showing how llms could be backdoored to inject vulnerabilities into generated code blog.sshh.io/p/how-to-bac...

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How to Backdoor Large Language Models

Making "BadSeek", a sneaky open-source coding model.

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Chris @chris.blue · 09/01/2025

This has been on my watchlist for a while. Just got through it. The good overall view of the state of object storage in 2025. From @justincormack.bsky.social

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Object Storage Is All You Need - Justin Cormack, Docker

YouTube video by CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

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Rob Bowley @robbowley.net · 18/02/2025

I've never heard a CTO say they hire junior devs to offload simple tasks to cheaper staff. This is why "GenAI means we no longer need junior devs" is such a bad take 1/3

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InfoQ @infoq.com · 12/02/2025

#Micronaut Framework 4.7.0 is out! Learn about the latest enhancements, including support for LangChain4J to integrate LLMs into Java apps, and improved support for Graal-based dynamic languages. Read more on #InfoQ 👉 bit.ly/41c0rxa #Java #LLMs #SoftwareDevelopment

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Graeme @graemerocher.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Unpopular opinion: Maven used at scale causes untold damage and keeps thousands of Senior Architects busy and employed policing uncontrolled dependency graphs from end-less copying and pasting of <dependency> snippets found on StackOverflow

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John Ossoway @ottomancer.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I thought this might interest folks. Revamped photo archive from Manchester City Libraries. 90,000 plus images of Manchester through the ages. images.manchester.gov.uk

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Home - Manchester Images

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