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The status of Java on Arm

Today, as Arm processors are primarily viewed as targeting the embedded market, and justifiably so, multiple hardware vendors are using this architecture to build server CPUs and to compete with Intel in the cloud and...

The status of Java on Arm

Today, as Arm processors are primarily viewed as targeting the embedded market, and justifiably so, multiple hardware vendors are using this architecture to build server CPUs and to compete with Intel in the cloud and...

The status of Java on Arm

Today, as Arm processors are primarily viewed as targeting the embedded market, and justifiably so, multiple hardware vendors are using this architecture to build server CPUs and to compete with Intel in the cloud and...

Meet BellSoft engineers at JFokus in Stockholm

It is the second time BellSoft is going to JFokus to meet a vibrant Sweden Java community. Find us on February 4-5, 2020 in Stockholm at Waterfront Conference Center.

Meet a BellSoft performance engineer at Devoxx Belgium

There are many great events for developers around the world. However, for the European Java community, there is an outstanding one. It is Devoxx Belgium.

BellSoft at Oracle CodeOne 2019 in San Francisco

We will be happy to meet you at Oracle CodeOne conference in San Francisco, September 15 - 19. It is our honor to share the knowledge and experience we obtained in the OpenJDK project.

BellSoft at JBCNConf in Barcelona

Microservice architecture and containerization have become the standards of modern application development. The challenges that developers face today are different from the problems that we used to solve earlier.

BellSoft at Linaro Connect 19 BKK

A variety of Java virtual machines on ARM have been around for a long time. Nowadays, OpenJDK makes it easy and secure to receive and process data at all stages.

BellSoft’s 2020 in numbers

Many would agree that 2020 was a challenging year for the global communities. We at BellSoft welcome the challenge; it’s our second nature! It turns out, last year was a big one for us. Compared...

BellSoft releases Liberica Native Image Kit

Liberica Native Image Kit (Liberica NIK) is a utility that converts your JVM-based application into a fully AOT compiled native executable under the closed-world assumption with an almost instant startup time. It is based on...

TeXnical Writing Part 3: Syntax

Welcome to the third part of developing a Liberica JDK-based application for real-time conversion of mathematical formulas from Markdown to HTML. In the previous part we developed a plain Markdown editor and preview panel; in...

JDK Flight Recorder, The Programmatic Way

JDK Flight Recorder (JFR) is a powerful diagnostic tool built into OpenJDK. In previous posts, I was focusing on using JFR together with JDK Mission Control, a visual front end. Besides out of box integration...

Liberica 8u282, 11.0.10, and 15.0.2 are here

Liberica JDK now runs natively on M1-powered Apple products. This feature applies to both LTS's (8, 11) and the current Liberica JDK 15. Given that in July 2020 we added AArch64 support for LibericaFX to...

Secrets behind tiny Docker containers for Java microservices

In view of the upcoming Liberica JDK release, we want to lift the curtain just a bit and talk about what makes BellSoft images so small.

Coding Languages for Fintech: How Will JVM Make You Succeed?

BellSoft is rounding up 2020 with top languages for fintech enterprises. Whether you’re a startup launching your very first MVP, an up-and-coming business, or an established company looking for an innovative edge, this list is...

TeXnical Writing Part 2: Markdown

Welcome back to developing a Liberica JDK-based app for real-time conversion of mathematical formulas from Markdown to HTML. The second part of this series focuses on building a text editor that supports Markdown syntax and...

An intelligent bet for Kotlin. Part 2

The second part discusses some of Kotlin’s features more extensively in contrast with Java. We’ll see the current impact of this promising language on the modern industry and what we can expect in the future....

How code becomes a microservice

We are continuing our three-part series on microservice architecture. This second article, as promised, is covering a narrower subject: the evolution of core technologies turning code into a working microservice. Also, we are going to...

An intelligent bet for Kotlin. Part 1

Kotlin, a relatively young language from JetBrains, has gained a lot of traction and popularity among developers over the past few years. The first article in the series covers its main characteristics and interesting use...

BellSoft Kicks Off Bundled Offer with Karakun

BellSoft and Karakun collaborate to provide a new product: Liberica JDK with OpenWebStart, a multifaceted and reliable alternative to Oracle JDK with simple migration services and minimal risk.

TeXnical Writing Part 1: Foundations

Plain text documents are timeless. The earliest ASCII documents ever written can still be opened, read, and modified today, on virtually any hardware, using any operating system, without any proprietary software, online service, or third-party...

JVM in Linux containers, surviving the isolation

Running a Java application in Docker on a VM hosted in the cloud is not uncommon these days. But let’s take a closer look at this setup.

How BellSoft ensures Liberica JDK quality

We at BellSoft take nothing more seriously than the quality, security, and performance of our products. These are the most common concerns for any organization that chooses to develop with OpenJDK. No need to worry—you...

Liberica JDK release accessibility

We at BellSoft emphasize that Liberica JDK must be convenient and accessible to all users. Our development team makes sure the runtime is available as Docker container images, on package managers, clouds, and other distribution...

Microservices 101: Understanding the architecture

“Microservices” is truly the buzzword of these recent years. You’ve heard it mentioned in various tech-related contexts, at conferences, on IT giants’ websites. So much is written around the topic, and yet you might (very...

Liberica JDK 15 brings efficiency and flexibility

It’s time to welcome the much-awaited version 15 of OpenJDK. The new release has 14 new features, 2949 bug fixes and backports in total, with eight issues resolved by the BellSoft team (like Thread-local handshakes...

Hunting down memory issues with JDK Flight Recorder

In this post about JDK Flight Recorder and Mission Control, a powerful diagnostic and profiling tool built into OpenJDK, I would like to focus on JVM memory features.

7 reasons to switch from Oracle JDK to Liberica JDK

In January 2019, Oracle stopped releasing free builds of Oracle Java SE 8 for commercial use. Seeing this change in their JDK distributor’s subscription policy, many businesses started to look for alternatives. The implementations not...

Hunting down code hotspots with JDK Flight Recorder

Hunting down code hotspots is probably the most common task for Java profilers. JDK Flight Recorder (JFR) and Mission Control (MC) are free and open source performance/profiling products available with OpenJDK 11.

Liberica 8u262, 11.0.8, 14.0.2 are generally available

Today we are announcing the general availability of Liberica JDK’s three brand-new versions: 8u262, 11.0.8, and 14.0.2. These three releases contain, in total, 847 backports of fixes that address known functional issues (six of them...

Optimizing Java Microservices with the smallest container on the market

BellSoft’s new JEP 386 is designed to integrate the Portola Project into upstream OpenJDK. This port will allow building a variant of the JDK on Alpine Linux/x64 and other Linux distributions that use musl as...

JDK Flight Recorder – a gem hidden in OpenJDK

JDK Flight Recorder (JFR) is a mighty powerful feature of HotSpot JVM, although it is not as widely known. JFR is not a novel technology. It takes its origin from JRockit JVM later, it was...

SoftChalk chooses Liberica JDK

BellSoft, OpenJDK distribution vendor and one of the top-5 OpenJDK contributors, today announced that SoftChalk, provider of content authoring software, has adopted Liberica JDK. With this product, the company will be able to create a...

Liberica JDK 8 with JDK Flight Recorder support preview is available

JDK Flight Recorder (JFR) is a low-overhead data collection framework for troubleshooting Java applications and the HotSpot JVM, which produces event data flow for further analysis with Liberica Mission Control. JFR was contributed to OpenJDK...

How to Notarize a Mac Application with Liberica JDK using javapackager

One of the main global trends in IT is the safety of users and preventing the spread of malicious programs, but at the same time, it greatly complicates the life of developers. There are different...

BellSoft and VMware to Work Together

BellSoft, a leading OpenJDK contributor, announced work with VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software. BellSoft will provide their main product, Liberica JDK and full-service support for VMware Tanzu.

JDK 14 - Moving faster on a new cadence

By changing the cadence of OpenJDK releases two years ago, Oracle accelerated the evolution of Java, which was categorically a positive move for the platform and the ecosystem. Before the change, developers were waiting for...

Liberica Mission Control 7.1 released

LMC provides developers and production monitoring teams with comprehensive insights into Java runtime and helps identify performance issues on the go with minimal overhead.

Liberica JDK optimized packages introduction

Today, with the announcement of the general availability of Liberica JDK 8u242, 11.0.6, 13.0.2, BellSoft introduces several changes that will help Liberica JDK customers have a better experience with the product.

Oracle Code One 2019: Side Notes

On September 16-19, the Oracle Code One conference 2019 threw open its doors to Java developers hailing from all over the world. It encompassed all possible subjects a developer might be interested in: from cloud...

Liberica JDK is generally available on PowerPC

Based on OpenJDK and verified by TCK for Java SE Standard Compliance, Liberica JDK for PowerPC is designed to deliver a more efficient end-to-end developer experience by making the runtime systems more hardware-agnostic.

4 Things you Don't Want To Do at Code One 2019

Next week we'll be at CodeOne in San Francisco. Hopefully, you will be there too, to learn what's new and **Discover the Latest on Java**.

Liberica JDK 13 EA with OpenJFX 13 on the Raspberry Pi 4

Today we published Liberica JDK 13 Early Access builds on all supported platforms. As it currently stands, BellSoft provides the most number of platforms publicly for latest Liberica JDK compared to other OpenJDK distribution vendors....

Liberica JDK is now available in Yandex Cloud!

Cloud is the norm for production deployments for the majority of modern enterprises. As Java remains the #1 language, having up-to-date, secure and readily available instances with supported Java SE compatible runtime in the cloud...

Liberica JDK enhances developer experience with package managers

Developers all over the world like the ability to have multiple JDK versions installed on their development machines. Choosing the JDK version to work with, being it cutting-edge Liberica JDK release or production-ready supported LTS...

OpenJDK projects on GIT

For those who are not just looking for Java download, there is interesting news. You may be heard about Project Skara, which intent is moving OpenJDK repository from Mercurial to Git.

Linux package repositories for Liberica JDK

Keeping JDK secure requires ease of update and tight integration with operating systems default installation techniques.

Premium Support is available for Liberica JDK

Expanding its Standard Support BellSoft introduces Premium Support service, taking legendary excellence in customer service to new heights.

JetBrains and BellSoft enter strategic collaboration.

JetBrains Runtime is a runtime environment for running IntelliJ Platform-based products on Windows, macOS, and Linux. JetBrains Runtime is based on the OpenJDK project with some value-add for JetBrains customers.