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Brno JUG 2024
Brno JUG 2024 The second, and last, stop on this mini-Tour of Czech JUGs was Brno and BrnoJUG. I presented Jakarta EE Meets AI here as well. As usual, this presentation triggers questions, comments, and discussions that continued over food and drinks a...
2024-11-21 10:36
The Cyber Resilience Act is Here
The Cyber Resilience Act is Here IntroductionWith the recent publication of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) in the EU official journal, a 3 year race now begins for compliance by the global technology industry. This legislation sets new cybersecu...
2024-11-20 17:02
Copy files across instances of Visual Studio
Transferring code files between different instances of Visual Studio has often been a tedious task. To simplify this process, Visual Studio 2022 now includes a feature that allows you to easily copy and paste code files and folders between instances us...
2024-11-20 13:00
Prague JUG 2024
Prague JUG 2024 Yesterday I was in Prague and spoke at the Prague Java User Group (CZJUG Prague). It was hosted at the university. Actually the university where Apache NetBeans was initially created. Unfortunately, I forgot that and ran my demos in IDE...
2024-11-20 07:40
VisualStudio.Extensibility 17.12: CodeLens support is here!
We continue to invest in the VisualStudio.Extensibility SDK to allow users like you to create extensions that run faster and smoother than ever before! VisualStudio.Extensibility helps you build extensions that run outside the main Visual Studio IDE pr...
2024-11-19 15:28
The Draghi Report, SDVs, and Open Source – A TL;DR
The Draghi Report, SDVs, and Open Source – A TL;DR Main Takeaways from the Chapter “Automotive” In September 2024, the European Commission published a paper titled The future of European competitiveness authored by former ECB president Mario D...
2024-11-19 12:34
Git tooling updates in Visual Studio 17.12
We are thrilled to announce the latest updates to Git tooling in Visual Studio, designed to enhance your development experience and streamline your workflow. These new features are in direct response to user feedback, ensuring that you have the tools y...
2024-11-18 15:37
Bridging Communities: Highlights from the Oniro and OpenHarmony Collaboration Event
Bridging Communities: Highlights from the Oniro and OpenHarmony Collaboration Event The recent Oniro and OpenHarmony event brought together key stakeholders from the open-source community, showcasing the power of collaboration between the Eclipse Found...
2024-11-18 10:05
Hashtag Jakarta EE #255
Hashtag Jakarta EE #255 Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-five of Hashtag Jakarta EE! Last week, I was on a small Italian JUG Tour, visiting the Java User Groups in Milan and Turin. You can read about the events in my blog posts about JUG ...
2024-11-17 10:59
Join Us at Microsoft Ignite: Unlock GitHub Copilot’s New Potential in Visual Studio
Get ready for an exciting Microsoft Ignite breakout session where we’re unveiling the latest advancements in GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio! Join Dalia Abo Sheasha, Jessie Houghton, and Scott Hanselman as they dive into how GitHub Copilot is evolvin...
2024-11-15 16:00
Fix code with GitHub Copilot
Looking to resolve code issues quickly? The new GitHub Copilot feature integrated into the lightbulb and error list in Visual Studio 2022 offers a valuable solution for developers. Whether you’re working in C# or C++, this feature will help you under...
2024-11-14 11:00
JUG Torino 2024
JUG Torino 2024 After speaking at JUG Milano on Monday in Milan, the trip continued to Turin and JUG Torino on Tuesday. Rosaria joined me at this event as well, and both of us updated our slides and tweaked the presentations. Rosaria presented SKILLAB,...
2024-11-14 09:27
First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.13  
We’re excited to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 Preview 1 – the first preview of our next update to Visual Studio. This update focuses on providing fantastic developer experiences across the board, with a focus on stability ...
2024-11-13 15:14
JUG Milano 2024
JUG Milano 2024 On Monday, I visited JUG Milano together with my colleague Rosaria Rossini. She did a short talk about soft and hard skills needed for Open Source titled Java & Skills: a research activities in research@eclipse. After that, I did a talk...
2024-11-13 09:27
Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 with .NET 9
We are thrilled to announce the General Availability (GA) of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12. This update focuses on providing fantastic developer experiences for working with .NET 9 projects and new AI productivity features, along with continuous imp...
2024-11-12 18:12
Eclipse Temurin Reaches 500 Million Downloads: A Milestone in Open Source Java
Eclipse Temurin Reaches 500 Million Downloads: A Milestone in Open Source Java We’re thrilled to share an exciting milestone with the community: Eclipse Temurin has reached over 500 million cumulative downloads as of October 31, 2024! This achieveme...
2024-11-12 11:11
Better GitHub Copilot completions for C#
We’re excited to announce a significant enhancement to GitHub Copilot that elevates your C# coding experience. Introducing the new update: GitHub Copilot code completions now provide more accurate and relevant autocomplete suggestions by incorporatin...
2024-11-11 15:27
Hashtag Jakarta EE #254
Hashtag Jakarta EE #254 Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-four of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I am in the middle of a trip across Europe that started at DevCon in in Bucharest, Rumania and continued to SFSCon in Bolzano, Italy. Right now, I am on ...
2024-11-10 10:59