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Java OpenJDK July 2026 Patch & Security Update
Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest July 2026 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our release n...
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Speed up your Java Development on Windows with Dev Drive
An overwhelming majority of Java developers work on Windows devices. Developers, IDE and cloud service providers are constantly looking for ways to enhance efficiency and reduce build times. Dev Drive is a tool specifically designed to optimize the development environment on Windows, including significant performance improvements for Java development. What is Dev Drive? Dev Drive is a novel storage solution, built upon Resilient File System (ReFS). ReFS is a Microsoft file system format designed to maximize data availability, scale efficiently to large data sets across diverse workloads, and provide data integ...
Monitor your Spring Boot native image application on Azure
You have just developed your Spring Boot native image application. You want to deploy it on Azure. How can you determine if your application is running well, detect errors in HTTP requests, or identify slow SQL queries? We are going to show you how to monitor a Spring Boot native image application on Azure. Monitoring set-up Add the Azure starter monitoring Let's take the classic Petclinic application for our example. Clone the Petclinic project: We will use the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro / Application Insights in Spring Boot native image Java application project which is a Microsoft distribution...
Microsoft JDConf 2024 Announces Keynote Speaker and Breakout Sessions – Java, Cloud and AI
Microsoft JDConf 2024 is just around the corner, making it the go-to event for Java developers everywhere. With 21 sessions, more than 10 hours of live streaming content, and even more to watch on-demand from March 27 to 28, this conference is your free ticket to the latest in Java technology, best practices, and what is next. Whether you are interested in JVM improvements, generative AI, cloud deployments, or just getting better at Java development, JDConf has something for everyone. We are also grateful for the huge number of breakout session proposals we got from the community. Thank you all for your enthusias...
Meet the First Round of Speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2024: Where Java, Cloud, and AI Come Together
We are excited to announce the initial lineup of speakers for Microsoft JDConf 2024, the highly anticipated virtual Java developer conference. This event, scheduled for March 27-28, 2024, will bring together the realms of Java, Cloud, and AI. JDConf is poised to be a center for the latest in technology, offering opportunities for all developers to learn and network. First Round JDConf 2024 Speakers and Sessions Check out the selection of our speakers who will share invaluable insights blending Java, cloud computing, and AI into an integrated, forward-looking narrative. ...
Java on Visual Studio Code Update – January 2024
Hi everyone, welcome to the first update for Visual Studio Code for Java of 2024! We hope everyone had a refreshing break. In this blog we have some exciting updates for the new Test Coverage UX as well as reliability and general user experience updates, so let's get started! Update of Java 21 Feature Support As shared in our roadmap blog post last December, integrating JDK 21 support is a key focus in enhancing fundamental experience. Following its release, many efforts have been done to supports its features. We're pleased to share our progress. Here's a summary of the features we currently support and those ...
Java on Azure Tooling Update – January 2024
Hi everyone, welcome to our first update of Java on Azure Tooling in 2024. In this update, we will introduce Azure Key Vault support, project scaffolding based on Azure samples and Azure Kubernetes experience enhancement. We hope you enjoy these updates and have a smooth experience with our Azure toolkit. Please download and install the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ. Let’s get started. Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ Improvements Azure Key Vault Support Azure Key Vault is a service that allows you to securely store and manage your secrets, keys, and certificates in Azure. We have always heard from our developers tha...
Microsoft Build of OpenJDK – January 2024 Patch & Security Update Release
Java OpenJDK January 2024 Patch & Security Updates Happy New Year Java community! We are happy to announce the latest January 2024 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK . See the release notes  for detailed changes present in the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries. And download  or install  the binaries today. The latest versions are now: Check our release notes  page for details on fixes and enhancements. As a reminder, the source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: jdk21u , jdk17u , and jdk11u . Microsoft Build of Ope...
Java on Azure Tooling Update – November 2023
Hi everyone, welcome to the November update of Java on Azure Tooling. In this update, we are excited to announce the feature of intelligent code assistance support for Azure resources connections in IntelliJ IDEA, which includes code completion, code navigation and code fix to improve developer productivity. We hope you enjoy these updates and have a smooth experience with our Azure toolkit. Please download and install the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ. Let’s get started. Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ Improvements Intelligent Code Assistance Support In October’s blog, we introduced our intelligent code assistance ...
Java on Visual Studio Code Update – December 2023
Hi everyone, welcome to the December update for Visual Studio Code for Java! We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! In this blog we have tons of exciting new features including test coverage, UX updates as well as Spring Boot updates. Let's get started! Test with Coverage in Visual Studio Code Insiders Test coverage is a metric which shows how much our test cases are covering the software code when we run those test cases. In previous versions, developers are not able to see the test coverage when they run tests in Extension Pack for Java, and test coverage is probably one of the most wanted fea...