We’re happy to announce a new webinar on Productive Web Development in Java with IntelliJ IDEA, Spring Boot, and Vaadin. Join us Tuesday, June 30, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CEST In this webinar, we cover tips and tricks to help you become a more productive web app developer. We build a small web app using Vaadin's Java API and Spring Boot. We show you how to set up IntelliJ IDEA to automatically reload your app and browser as you develop, and cover our favorite shortcuts and hacks for productive and enjoyable web app development in Java. (more…)

Java turned 25 in May this year, and JetBrains is thrilled about this milestone! We are celebrating it by hosting our first-ever virtual event for Java enthusiasts – JetBrains Technology Day for Java – which will be free for all to attend. We invite you all to attend this one-day event, in which industry speakers will give presentations about a variety of Java topics, from Modern Java, Frameworks, and Testing to Garbage Collectors and OSS Contributions. There will be something for everyone. Check out the event page for details. (more…)

May saw the 25th birthday of Java! And if you're into silver linings, one of the positives about lockdown/no travel is that all events were online, and not limited to the few people who could attend a handful of conferences. In fact, this whole "situation" (as people keep seeming to call it) has provided opportunities to create content that's much more accessible to a wider range of people. In other news, 2020 is the year that keeps on giving </sarcasm>. Be kind to those around you. (more…)

Well April sucked. May isn't going to be much better, even if here in Spain they are actually letting us outside to exercise now. Hang on in there. Distract yourself with the articles in this month's newsletter if you like, or focus on other things that matter more. Take care of yourself and those you love. Stay safe. Stay home if you can. (more…)

Well, what can I say? For much of the world it has been a terrible month (and let's be honest, we have not shown enough empathy for our friends in Asia who suffered this before us), and I'm not super optimistic about the next month or two. As usual, I'm compiling this newsletter from Spain, which you've probably read in the news is not doing well right now. Not surprisingly, a lot of this month's content is around remote working, but honestly work is the last thing on many people's minds right now, and rightly so. Stay safe. Stay home if you can. (more…)

It's only two weeks since the last Java Annotated Monthly and we have another huge issue! I'd like to say March's edition is dedicated to International Women's Day, and it can be if you like. To be honest, the inclusion of women contributors in this month's newsletter is, in fact, nothing special or new. It's the result of several years of hard work identifying new sources of videos and articles, intentionally expanding the people I follow on Twitter, and placing effort into amplifying voices that deserve to be heard. There is still plenty of room for improvement though so I will not relax and

On October 23rd we’re doing a webinar which is a bit of an experiment for us: we’re inviting another JetBrains developer advocate, Paul Everitt, over to show us about React and TypeScript in IntelliJ IDEA. Why an experiment? Here’s an interview I (Trisha Gee) did with Paul to help frame the webinar, explain what we’ll be doing, and dive into our ideas about “fail faster” and “flow.” (more…)

September: back to school!  Words that struck fear into us for many, many years, but for those of us with children these words may mean a welcome return to routine. It's all downhill to Christmas from here, so let's make the most of the rest of the year by stopping to think about what's important to us personally and professionally, and not jumping blindly into the chaos of everyday work. (more…)

It's August and frankly there are better ways to be spending one's time than worrying about work. If you do feel the urge to use your downtime to level up your technical knowledge, or if you're working through the expensive holiday season, then as usual this month's Java Annotated Monthly should have what you need. But if you skip a month in order to focus on something else that's more important, like family, friends, or taking some time to recharge and look after yourself, that might bring you more value. (more…)

This month's annotated monthly is... not so annotated. The choice was either no annotated monthly at all, or a not-very-annotated monthly. I thought there was more value in option 2 than in option 1. However, it does lead to a new game: add witty annotations in the comments. Winner gets to do Java Annotated Monthly for the rest of their life. (more…)

This month we have a guest section on security, since there were so many relevant security articles to include. We have the results of two developer surveys, and a huge culture and community section that explores some of the factors that might contribute to the results of those developer surveys. Of course, May's Annotated Monthly also includes your regular fix of Java news, tutorials, and tips. (more…)

Java 12 was released last month, and as you'd expect it is fully supported by the latest version of IntelliJ IDEA. We're happy to announce a live webinar on What's New in JDK 12. Join us Thursday, May 2nd, 16:00 PM - 5:00 PM CEST (14:00 – 15:00 GMT / 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT) to more about Java 12 and how to use some of the language features in IntelliJ IDEA. Java is moving at a faster pace than ever before. Each release has far fewer features which makes it quicker and easier to get up to speed on what's new. In this webinar, Mala Gupta will cover the features in Java 12 that are mos