This week's Java roundup for May 19th, 2025 features Java's 30th birthday celebration, Hibernate ORM 7.0 release, Open Liberty May 2025 edition, JobRunr 8.0 beta release, and the introductions of Embabel, jaz, and Eclipse DataGrid.
OpenJDK ramps up for JDK 25 with JEP advancements including Compact Object Headers and Vector API, while jtreg 7.5.2 for JDK Regression Test Harness sees updates for test configurations.
JDK 25 Build 24 early-access features bug fixes and developers are urged to report bugs via the Java Bug Database. Jakarta EE progress towards versions 11 and 12 are on schedule.
Spring Framework teams deliver various GA releases and Spring Data plans to optimize repository startup times with Ahead-of-Time compilation in version 4.0.
Microsoft Azure introduces jaz, a Java Command Launcher for resource management in cloud deployments. Open Liberty 25.0.0.5 includes bug fixes and enhancements for MicroProfile Telemetry 2.0.
Quarkus MCP Server 1.2.0 supports streamable HTTP with plans for enhanced features. Hibernate ORM 7.0.0.Final and Hibernate Validator 9.0.0.Final releases bring new features and support for Jakarta Persistence 3.2.
Rod Johnson introduces the Embabel Agent Framework for the JVM, and JobRunr 8.0.0 beta release offers new features for job scheduling. Eclipse DataGrid is a new open-source project aimed at in-memory data processing for distributed applications.