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Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest August 2026 critical patch update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements or download and install the binaries today. The source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: OpenJDK 25.0.4.1 OpenJDK 21.0.12.1 OpenJDK 17.0.20.1 The post Java OpenJDK August 2026 Critical Patch Update appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

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 notes page for details on fixes and enhancements or download and install the binaries today. The source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: OpenJDK 25.0.4 OpenJDK 21.0.12 OpenJDK The post Java OpenJDK July 2026 Patch & Security Update appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

How the Spring Tools MCP Server and GitHub Copilot together make Spring Development more efficient. Introduction If you write Spring Boot applications in Eclipse, you already know that Spring Tools for Eclipse brings best-in-class tooling right into your IDE, including quick navigation and visualization of core Spring elements in your projects, live information from running The post Smarter Spring Development in Eclipse with GitHub Copilot appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

GitHub Copilot is now a first-class, native option in JetBrains AI Assistant agent picker(read more). You can select it directly from the chat interface, no extra configuration needed, and immediately put Copilot to work on real coding tasks without ever leaving AI Assistant. Millions of developers already rely on the GitHub Copilot plugin as their AI The post Access GitHub Copilot in JetBrains – GitHub Copilot Is Now a Native Agent in JetBrains AI Assistant appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

Copilot CLI is becoming the default agent harness in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains, and our local harness will be deprecated. This change provides greater consistency across all GitHub Copilot surfaces and is an important step toward faster feature parity and higher-quality results in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains. Copilot CLI sessions run independently in the background The post GitHub Copilot for JetBrains is moving to Copilot CLI as the default agent harness appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

Modernization used to be something you avoided until you couldn’t anymore. A big rewrite. A long migration plan. A risky cutover. Something you’d maybe do once every few years—if you had to. That model doesn’t work anymore. The ask has changed. It’s not just “move to the cloud.” It’s: get your apps into a state The post GitHub Copilot Modernize 101 is live on the Microsoft Developer Channel appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest April 2026 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements or download and install the binaries today. The source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: OpenJDK 25.0.3 (Note: this LTS has The post Java OpenJDK April 2026 Patch & Security Update appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

We’re excited to announce that the GitHub Copilot for Eclipse plugin is going open source under the MIT license and will be hosted on GitHub under the microsoft organization in the coming weeks. By open-sourcing the project, we’re inviting the community to contribute, extend, and innovate, helping shape a more powerful and inclusive AI development experience for everyone in the open The post GitHub Copilot for Eclipse Is Going Open Source appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

We recently released a step-by-step course from simple chat to AI agents using LangChain4j 👉http://aka.ms/LangChain4j-for-Beginners Now watch the new 6️⃣part Video series with tons of hands-on demos. Let’s break down what you’ll learn. Introduction to LangChain4j Every journey starts with a working app. In this first session, you’ll connect to Azure OpenAI GPT-5, send your The post 📢LangChain4j got a new video series appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.

To deliver new features faster and continue improving stability and performance, GitHub Copilot plugin will end support for JetBrains IDEs versions 2024.2 and 2024.3. By focusing on newer versions, we can bring you new capabilities more quickly and ensure a high-quality experience.  Timeline of Deprecation  In the next few months, GitHub Copilot plugin will discontinue support for JetBrains IDEs The post Important updates: GitHub Copilot support ending for JetBrains 2024.2 and 2024.3 appeared first on Microsoft for Java Developers.