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Core #Spring Framework and #JUnit Committer. Principal Software Engineer at Broadcom. Proud Daddy.
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Sam Brannen @sambrannen.com · Sep 9
🍃 Core #Spring Resilience Features: @⁠ConcurrencyLimit, @⁠Retryable, and RetryTemplate.

Coming in Spring Framework 7.0!

Please try out these features and let us know what you think. 😎

spring.io/blog/2025/09...
Core Spring Resilience Features: @ConcurrencyLimit, @Retryable, and RetryTemplate
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
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As a fellow maintainer of an open source project, this is an intense and somewhat scary read. Thanks to @grobmeier.de for being so open to talk about what he experienced and @github.com for initiating their Secure Open Source Fund!

github.blog/open-source/...
Inside the breach that broke the internet: The untold story of Log4Shell
Log4Shell proved that open source security isn't guaranteed and isn’t just a code problem.
github.blog
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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#JUnit has a new logo!!! 🚀

To everyone who submitted proposals and participated in the design discussions...

Thank You! 👏🏼

github.com/junit-team/j...
JUnit Logo
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🍃 #Spring Framework 7.0 RC3 is now available!

This should be the last RC before GA, so please take it for a spin and let us know if you run into any issues. 👍🏻

spring.io/blog/2025/10...
Spring Framework 7.0.0-RC3 available now
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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springtools.bsky.social
Spring Tools 4.32.1 released for @vscode.dev, Eclipse Java IDE 2025-09, Theia IDE - download from spring.io/tools - for more details: github.com/spring-proje...
Tools
Spring Tools is the next generation of Spring tooling for your favorite coding environment. It provides world-class support for developing Spring-based enterprise applications, whether you prefer Ecli...
spring.io
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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mp911.de
Spring Data 2025.1.0-RC1 released

spring.io/blog/2025/10...
Spring Data 2025.1.0-RC1 released
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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vmwaretanzu.bsky.social
Less than one week left! Join Oleg Zhurakousky on Oct 22, 2025, at 8AM PT for "Spring Cloud Stream/Function: Advancements in Event-Driven Microservices." Don't miss out on the latest developments! #SpringCloud #Microservices https://brcm.tech/42P0M9x
October 22, 2025: Spring Cloud Stream/Function: Advancements in Event-Driven Microservices
Spring Cloud Stream/Function: Advancements in Event-Driven MicroservicesWednesday, October 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM PTRegister Now Spring Cloud Stream is a framework for building message-driven microservic...
blogs.vmware.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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snicoll.be
Time to upgrade! Spring Framework addresses CVE-2025-41254

The fix is available in Spring Framework 6.2.12 (OSS), 5.3.46 (Enterprise), and 6.1.24 (Enterprise).

Tanzu Spring customers can also upgrade to Spring Boot 2.7.29.2, 3.2.18.2, and 3.3.15.2.

spring.io/blog/2025/10...

#Java #SpringBoot
Spring Framework 6.2.12 fixes CVE-2025-41254
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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🍃 #Spring Framework 7.0 RC1 is now available!

- Refinements for @⁠Retryable, RetryTemplate, & @⁠ConcurrencyLimit
- #Kotlin context propagation improvements
- API Versioning refinements
- #JUnit 6
- #Jackson 3

spring.io/blog/2025/10...
Spring Framework 7.0.0-RC1 available now
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🍃 #Spring Framework 6.2.12 is now available with a fix for CVE-2025-41254.

spring.io/blog/2025/10...
Spring Framework 6.2.12 fixes CVE-2025-41254
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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cowtowncoder.bsky.social
I blogged again: cowtowncoder.medium.com/jackson-3-0-...
Jackson 3.0.0 (GA) released
(October 3, 2025)
cowtowncoder.medium.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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snicoll.be
The talk Brian Clozel and I gave at #Devoxx is already online.

Always great to share the stage with Brian. We covered what’s next for Spring Boot: API versioning, resiliency, OpenTelemetry, structured concurrency, and more.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NQC...

#Java #SpringBoot
Spring Boot: Chapter 4 by Brian Clozel, Stephane Nicoll
YouTube video by Devoxx
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October 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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When I read run.Jupiter.run(...), I can't help but think of...

Run, Forest, Run... 🏃 🤣

github.com/junit-team/j...

#ComicRelief #JUnit #Jupiter
Introduce `org.junit.onramp` module · Issue #4982 · junit-team/junit-framework
In Paving the on-ramp Brian Goetz explains the goal and role of Java's on-ramp in great detail. Most of the topics were recently shipped in JDK 25: JEP 511: Module Import Declarations JEP 512: Comp...
github.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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seb.deleuze.fr
I have just published "Introducing Jackson 3 support in Spring" with hopefully useful insights on Spring Boot 4 upcoming JSON support and on the migration from Jackson 2. spring.io/blog/2025/10...
Introducing Jackson 3 support in Spring
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Hey #Siri,

Who is #Vicky❓

I asked you to remind me to "Update the #Wiki".

🤣
October 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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odrotbohm.de
Thu, Oct 9th, 5:40pm – Meet the Spring Team – m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...

With @starbuxman.joshlong.com, @garnier.wf, @tzolov.bsky.social, @0.5ritter.de, @snicoll.be, @chemicl.bsky.social, Brian Clozel, and yours truly. ☕️🍃 5/5
Meet the Spring Team Come meet the Spring team! This year at Devoxx, many maintainers, advocates and contributors will be at the conference, and we’re delighted to meet with our users and members of the community. In this “open mic” session, you’ll have the opportunity to ask us anything about the various Spring projects, our current efforts and ideas for the future, and of course, the soon-to-be-released new generation with Boot 4 and Framework 7. Whether you’re a Spring veteran or a new user getting started with the project, you are more than welcome to join.
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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🍃 ICYMI, #SpringFramework 7.0 and #SpringBoot 4.0 will have a #JUnit Jupiter 6.0 baseline! 🚀

github.com/spring-proje...

github.com/spring-proje...
Upgrade to JUnit 6 · Issue #35124 · spring-projects/spring-framework
Overview Since JUnit 6.0 M1 has been released, we should start running our test suite using JUnit 6 for the following reasons. We want to ensure that our own test suite works with JUnit 6 in Gradle...
github.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Am I the only person whose brain always thinks #HVAC when reading #IHAC in a company chat? 🧠 🤪
October 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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📢 Jimfs JUnit Jupiter 1.0.0 is also released!

✨ Java 17 baseline
⬆️ Upgrade to JUnit 6
📖 Brand new user guide

🧑‍💻 Any feedback is welcome!

github.com/scordio/jimf...
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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junit.org
#JUnit 6.0.0 is released!

✨ Java 17 and Kotlin 2.2 baseline
🌄 JSpecify nullability annotations
🛫 Integrated JFR support
🚟 Kotlin suspend function support
🛑 Support for cancelling test execution
⏭️ New `--fail-fast` mode for ConsoleLauncher
🧹 Removal of deprecated APIs

docs.junit.org/6.0.0/releas...
JUnit Release Notes
docs.junit.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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junit.org
#JUnit 5.14.0 is released!

🐞 Bug fixes and enhancements since 5.13.x
✈ Deprecations along with new APIs to ease migration to JUnit 6

docs.junit.org/5.14.0/relea...
JUnit 5 Release Notes
docs.junit.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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The #JUnit 6.0 GA Release Notes are almost set in stone. 🗿

docs.junit.org/snapshot/rel...

And yeah, there's only like 1 or 2 open tasks for GA. 🤓

Something may be brewing... ☕️
JUnit Release Notes
docs.junit.org
September 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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junit.org
#JUnit 5.14.0-RC1 is ready for testing!

🐞 Bug fixes and enhancements since 5.13.x
✈ Deprecations along with new APIs to ease migration to the upcoming 6.0 release

docs.junit.org/5.14.0-RC1/r...
JUnit 5 Release Notes
docs.junit.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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rstoyanchev.bsky.social
The next instalment of the Road to GA series about a cross-project, collaborative effort on new capabilities for HTTP service clients is now live spring.io/blog/2025/09...

#SpringFramework #SpringBoot #SpringCloud #SpringSecurity
HTTP Service Client Enhancements
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
September 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
sambrannen.com
Zero open issues for #JUnit 5.14 RC1. 🤓

Something may be brewing... ☕️

github.com/junit-team/j...
junit-team/junit-framework
✅ The programmer-friendly testing framework for Java and the JVM - junit-team/junit-framework
github.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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odrotbohm.de
🥁📢 #SpringModulith 2.0 M3 is out! Revamped #JPA event publication registry, #Jackson 3 support, option to serialize event publication externalization, #jMolecules 2025 upgrade. 🍃📦☕️⚗️ spring.io/blog/2025/09...
Spring Modulith 2.0 M3 released
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
September 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM