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Crossing the River Styx: Spring Boot 3.5 and the Zombie Dependency Problem

Author: Steve Poole Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents The CVE Blind SpotThe River Styx The Rules Changed. The Habits Didn’t. What This Looks Like in Practice When Dependencies Become ZombiesSpring Boot 3.5: The Next Crossing We’ve Seen This Film Before The Window Is Open. For Now. The Map, Not Just the Landscape Tomorrow I start (o …

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Which Java Runtime Should You Use in Production? Comparing OpenJDK Distributions

Author: Catherine Edelveis Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents TLDRIntroOpenJDKEclipse TemurinLiberica JDKAzul ZuluAmazon CorrettoIBM Semeru RuntimesRed Hat OpenJDKSapMachineMicrosoft Build of OpenJDKMaking the Call TLDR All eight distributions on this list start from the same OpenJDK codebase. The version number is the thing they have most in common. However, support ownership, vendor accountability, and additional tooling variety are …

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Spring I/O 2026: Field Notes from Barcelona

Author: Steve Poole Original post on Foojay: Read More Table of Contents Agents everywhereRod Johnson on the roadThe sessions that didn’t get the main stageA few things from the HeroDevs cornerThe documentaryWhat I’m taking home Spring I/O 2026 wrapped in Barcelona on Wednesday. Three days at the Palau de Congressos. A thousand-plus developers, five tracks, sixty sessions (or there abouts) …

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