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Liberica JDK 8u512, 11.0.33, 17.0.21, 21.0.13, 25.0.5, and 27.0.1 builds are generally available

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Aleksei Voitylov

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Distrusting compromised eMudhra intermediates in Java
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Pasha Finkelshteyn

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How to stop Java, Docker and hardened images from trusting compromised eMudhra intermediates.

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Java NullPointerException: Causes, Prevention, and JSpecify
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Catherine Edelveis

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Learn what causes Java NullPointerException, why the compiler doesn't complain, and how JSpecify and static analysis help prevent NPEs.

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Buildpack Offerings Comparison: Languages, Base OS, Security, and Support
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Catherine Edelveis

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Compare Buildpacks and Cloud Native Buildpacks from Paketo, Heroku, Google, Tanzu, BellSoft, Cloud Foundry, Red Hat, and SAP by languages, base OS, security, and support.

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How to Migrate a Spring Boot 3 Project to Spring Boot 4
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Catherine Edelveis

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Learn how to migrate a Spring Boot 3.5 project to Spring Boot 4, including modular starters, Jackson 3, testing changes, deprecated APIs, and migration verification.

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Rebuild or Rebase? What Happens When a Container Image Changes
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Dmitry Chuyko

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Learn when to rebuild or rebase container images, how Docker Buildx and Buildpacks handle cache and rebasing, and why unchanged layer digests can reduce Kubernetes image pulls.

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Liberica JDK August 2026 CSPU builds are released
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Aleksei Voitylov

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Download Liberica JDK CSPU versions 6, 7, 8, 11, 17, 21, 25 and 26 with improved security.

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Liberica Native Image Kit 23.0.13, 23.1.12, and 25.0.4 builds are released
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Peter Zhelezniakov

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New Liberica NIK versions 23.0.13, 23.1.12, and 25.0.4 include several important fixes in the JDK

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Liberica JDK 8u502, 11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, and 26.0.2 builds are generally available
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Aleksei Voitylov

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Download Liberica JDK CPU versions 8, 11, 17, 21, 25, and 26 with improved security.

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BellSoft Releases Hardened Builder for Paketo Buildpacks
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Aleksei Voitylov

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BellSoft released a Hardened Builder for Paketo Buildpacks. Find out how it can help you improve the security of your containerized workloads.

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Linux in Container in Not the Same as Linux OS
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Catherine Edelveis

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Learn why a Linux container is not a full Linux operating system. Understand how Docker containers share the host kernel, use OS libraries, and where compatibility problems arise.

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What Are Buildpacks? Build OCI Images Without Dockerfiles
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Catherine Edelveis

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Learn what Cloud Native Buildpacks do, how they compare with Dockerfiles, and how to use them with Java, Python, Go, and Node.js.

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What Are Hardened Container Images? Benefits, Security, and Adoption
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Catherine Edelveis

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Learn what hardened container images are, how they reduce attack surface and CVE noise, and how to adopt them in production.

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Top-8 Issues of AI-Driven Development and How to Keep Them Out of Production
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Catherine Edelveis

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Explore the top risks of AI-generated code, from hallucinations and fake dependencies to prompt injection, plus practical ways to keep AI code secure and reliable.

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Overview of Java 27 Features
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Catherine Edelveis

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Discover nine new and enhanced features in the next feature release, JDK 27

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JDBC vs ORM vs jOOQ: Choosing the Right Java Database Stack
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Catherine Edelveis

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Confused by JDBC, JPA, Hibernate, ORM, and jOOQ? This guide explains how they differ, their trade-offs, and when to use each in Java applications.

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The builds of Liberica NIK 23.0.12, 23.1.11, and 25.0.3 are generally available
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Aleksei Voitylov

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New Liberica NIK versions 23.0.12, 23.1.11, and 25.0.3 include several important fixes in the JDK.

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How to Profile Java Applications with JFR: Beginner's Guide
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Catherine Edelveis

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A beginner-friendly Java Flight Recorder tutorial covering JFR profiling, Docker and local setup, and Mission Control reports analysis.

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Liberica JDK 8u492, 11.0.31, 17.0.19, 21.0.11, 25.0.3, and 26.01 builds are available
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Aleksei Voitylov

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Download Liberica JDK CPU versions 8, 11, 17, 21, 25, and 26 with improved security.

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An Overview of JDK 26 Features
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Dmitry Chuyko

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Discover ten new, enhanced, and removed features in the next feature release, JDK 26

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Build AI Agents in Java with Embabel: Step-by-Step Guide
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Catherine Edelveis

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Find out how to use the Embabel framework to build production-ready, goal-driven AI agents guarded by domain logic and strong typing on the JVM. Step-by-step guide.

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How to Create UI in Java with Vaadin: Dialog, Forms with Validation, Real-Time Updates
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Catherine Edelveis

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Build modern Java UIs with Vaadin: open detail dialogs from grids, create admin-only edit forms with Binder validation, and add real-time updates using server push.

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How to Create UI in Java with Vaadin: Security Configuration, Layouts, Grid, Filter Search
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Catherine Edelveis

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Learn how to build modern web apps with rich UI completely in Java with Vaadin. This tutorial explores grids, layouts, security, filters

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Liberica Native Image Kit 23.0.11, 23.1.10, and 25.0.2 builds are released
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Peter Zhelezniakov

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New Liberica NIK versions 23.0.11, 23.1.10, and 25.0.2 include several important fixes in the JDK.

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