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- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 Now Available in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains and Eclipseby Jialuo Gan on June 27, 2025 at 5:57 am
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4 are now available in GitHub Copilot Chat for JetBrains IDEs and Eclipse. Model Availability✨ Claude Sonnet 4: Available for users on Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise plans. Claude Opus 4: Available for users on Pro+ and Enterprise plans. For full details, please see this documentation. How to Get Started🚀 JetBrains IDEs: Click the GitHub Copilot icon –> Open GitHub Copilot Chat-> The post Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 Now Available in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains and Eclipse appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Connect Spring AI to Local AI Models with Foundry Localby Manfred Riem, Bruno Borges on June 17, 2025 at 6:46 pm
What is Azure AI Foundry and Foundry Local? Azure AI Foundry is Microsoft’s comprehensive platform for enterprise AI development and deployment, enabling organizations to build, customize, and operate AI solutions at scale. It provides tools, services, and infrastructure to develop, fine-tune and deploy AI models in production environments with enterprise-grade security and compliance. Foundry Local The post Connect Spring AI to Local AI Models with Foundry Local appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Monitor your Quarkus native application on Azureby Jean Bisutti, Bruno Baptista on June 12, 2025 at 12:18 pm
Introduction Quarkus is a general-purpose Java framework focused on efficient use of resources, fast startup, and rapid development. It allows developers to create and run services in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) or native binary executables (native mode). In this blog post we are going to focus on using Quarkus to create and monitor a The post Monitor your Quarkus native application on Azure appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Jakarta EE and Quarkus on Azure – June 2025by Josephine Qiu on May 29, 2025 at 2:58 am
Hi everyone, welcome to the June 2025 update for Jakarta EE and Quarkus on Azure. It covers topics such as DevServices support of Quarkus Azure Extension, and comprehensive guides on implementing Quarkus applications monitoring and Liberty applications monitoring. If you’re interested in providing feedback or collaborating on migrating Java workloads to Azure with the engineering The post Jakarta EE and Quarkus on Azure – June 2025 appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Announcing Azure Command Launcher for Javaby Bruno Borges on May 20, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Optimizing JVM Configuration for Azure Deployments Tuning the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for cloud deployments is notoriously challenging. Over 30% of developers tend to deploy Java workloads with no JVM configuration at all, therefore relying on the default settings of the HotSpot JVM. The default settings in OpenJDK are intentionally conservative, designed to work across The post Announcing Azure Command Launcher for Java appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Vibe coding with GitHub Copilot: Agent mode and MCP support in JetBrains and Eclipseby Hang Wang on May 19, 2025 at 4:22 pm
Today, we’re excited to announce that GitHub Copilot Agent Mode and MCP support are now in public preview for both JetBrains and Eclipse! Whether you’re working in IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm or Eclipse, you can now access Copilot’s intelligent agent features and seamlessly manage your project workflows, all from within your IDE. In this post, we’ll The post Vibe coding with GitHub Copilot: Agent mode and MCP support in JetBrains and Eclipse appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Announcing Public Preview of the GitHub Copilot app modernization for Javaby Nick Zhu on May 19, 2025 at 3:55 pm
Modernizing Java applications and migrating to the cloud is often a complex, time-consuming, and fragmented process. GitHub Copilot app modernization for Java is a powerful solution designed to simplify and accelerate your journey to the cloud. Available now in Public Preview as a single extension pack in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace, GitHub Copilot app The post Announcing Public Preview of the GitHub Copilot app modernization for Java appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- The State of Coding the Future with Java and AI – May 2025by Asir V Selvasingh on May 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Software development is changing fast, and Java developers are right in the middle of it – especially when it comes to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their apps. This report brings together feedback from 647 Java professionals to show where things stand and what is possible as Java and AI come together. One of the The post The State of Coding the Future with Java and AI – May 2025 appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Important Updates to Container Images of Microsoft Build of OpenJDKby Derek Keeler, Bruno Borges on April 23, 2025 at 11:27 pm
Mariner Linux 2.0 will reach its End-Of-Life (EOL) in July of 2025 and will be replaced with Azure Linux (version 3.0). To ensure a smooth transition for our customers and partners, the Java Engineering Group (DevDiv JEG) behind the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK has developed a migration aligned with this timeline. This strategy takes effect The post Important Updates to Container Images of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.
- Java OpenJDK April 2025 Patch & Security Updateby Derek Keeler on April 22, 2025 at 7:11 pm
Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest April 2025 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Download and install the binaries today. OpenJDK 21.0.7 OpenJDK 17.0.15 OpenJDK 11.0.27 Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements. The source code of our builds is available now on GitHub for The post Java OpenJDK April 2025 Patch & Security Update appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.