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OpenSilver 2.0 Adds VB.NET, RIA Services and Live XAML Preview
OpenSilver 2.0, a new version of the replacement for the old Silverlight web application framework, brings support for Visual Basic.NET and RIA Services. It also updates the tooling, featuring a live XAML preview designer in Visual Studio.
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Java News Roundup: JEPs Targeted for JDK 20, AWS Introduces Lambda SnapStart Feature
This week's Java roundup for November 28th, 2022, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 20, JavaFX 20, Spring Integration 6.0, Spring Vault 3.0, Spring Cloud 2022.0.0-RC3, AWS introduces Lambda SnapStart, Quarkus 2.14.2, 2.13.5 and 2.15.0.CR1, Apache Camel 3.18.4 and progress on JHipster upgrade to Spring Boot 3.0.
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Java News Roundup: Spring Framework 6, JCP Election, Project Valhalla, OpenJDK Updates
This week's Java roundup for November 14th, 2022, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 20, Project Valhalla, JavaFX 20, JCP election results, Spring Framework 6.0, Spring Data 2022.0, Spring Cloud Dataflow 2.10-RC2, Spring Modulith 0.1-RC1, Quarkus 2.14.1 and 3.0.Alpha1, Micronaut 3.7.4, Piranha 22.11.0, Eclipse Vert.x 4.3.5, Apache Tomcat 10.1.2 and 9.0.69, Apache Beam 2.43.0 and PrimeFaces 12.0.2.
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Java News Roundup: Payara Platform 6, Spring Updates and CVEs, Asynchronous Stack Trace VM API
This week's Java roundup for October 31st, 2022, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 20, JavaFX 20, GZC 20, Spring Framework milestone, point and release candidates, Payara Platform 6, Micronaut 3.7.3, MicroProfile 6.0-RC2, Hibernate ORM point releases, Apache TomEE 9.0-RC1, Apache Camel 3.18.3, GraalVM Native Build Tools 0.9.17, JReleaser 1.3.1, JobRunr 5.3.1, JDKMon 17.0.39 and J-Fall 2022.
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Java News Roundup: JEP Updates, GraalVM Code to OpenJDK, Return of JavaOne
This week's Java roundup for October 17th, 2022, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 19, JDK 20, JavaFX 20, Generational ZGC Build 20, Oracle Labs, Liberica JDK and Native Image Kit, Spring milestone, point and release candidates, EclipseLink 4.0, Quarkus 2.13.3, Micronaut 3.7.2, Hibernate Reactive 1.1.9, JHipster Lite 0.20, Apache Commons CVE, Groovy 4.0.6 and 2.5.29 and the return of JavaOne.
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OpenSilver 1.1 Promises 99% of Code Compatibility with Silverlight Applications
OpenSilver, a "plugin-free" replacement for retired Silverlight browser technology, has released an update that claims to be able to reuse 99% of existing Silverlight application code and run it in a modern browser with WebAssembly and HTML5.
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Java News Roundup: JDK 18 Release Schedule, Spring Data 2021.1.0, Apple Open-Sources GCGC
This week's Java roundup for November 8th, 2021, features news from JDK 18, Project Loom Build 18-loom+4-273, point releases for Spring Framework and Spring Data, Quarkus 2.4.2.Final, Hibernate Reactive 1.1.0.Final, Piranha 21.11.0, Groovy 4.0.0-beta-2, Apache Camel Quarkus 2.4.0.Final, Neo4J Migrations 1.0.0, Apple open-sources GCGC, and Gluon JavaFX 17.0.2-ea+2 and JavaFX 18-ea+6.
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Java News Roundup: Hazelcast 5.0, Changes Coming to WildFly, Scene Builder 17, Hibernate ORM
This week's Java roundup for September 27th, 2021, features news from JDK 18, Hazelcast 5.0, point and release candidates of Hibernate ORM, Spring Initilizr 0.11.0, significant changes planned for WildFly, Open Liberty 21.0.0.10, Scene Builder 17, JReleaser 0.7.0, JDKMon 17.0.5, RefactorFirst 0.3.0, TornadoVM 0.11 and Sonatype dropping TLSv1.1 from their publishing servers.
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JavaFX: One Codebase for Web, PC, and Mobile
Gluon has introduced a technology preview of JavaFX running a single codebase across PC, mobile, and now client web. These fully standalone web clients do not require any server-side portion, making them suitable for serverless hosting.
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OpenJDK Proposes SecurityManager Deprecation
The OpenJDK project has proposed JEP-411 as a means of deprecating the SecurityManager. If accepted, this would be the first step in a multi-year process in which the OpenJDK Quality Outreach Campaign can guide affected projects towards alternatives before anything is removed.
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Gluon Releases SceneBuilder 16
Gluon releases Scene Builder 16, a graphical design tool that visually simplifies the creation of cross-platform applications on computers and mobile devices.
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The End of Applets
The Applet APIs are scheduled for removal six years after the plugin was removed from major browsers. The change will help notify applications that still link to the applet APIs, but tools are available to ease migration.
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JavaFX in AppStores and Improved UI Framework
Gluon spoke recently to discuss cross-platform JavaFX applications running on computers and mobile devices. Examples include two games. Meanwhile, the ControlsFX team has released a new update with improved UI controls.
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Rust Hyper HTTP Library Will Contribute to Make Curl Safer
Written in C, the popular curl and libcurl tools, which are installed in some six billion devices worldwide, are exposed to well-known security problems arising from the use of a non-memory safe language. A new initiative now aims to provide a memory-safe HTTP/HTTPS backend for curl based on Rust Hyper library.
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Bootstrap 5 Removes jQuery Dependency
The new Bootstrap 5 removes jQuery and no longer supports Internet Explorer (IE).