Thread-Safe Native Memory in Java: VarHandle Access Modes Explained with David Vlijmincx - JVM Weekly vol. 174

This month: VarHandle access modes for the FFM API, six years of Foojay, OpenJDK distribution shopping, Azul Zulu joining Docker Official Images, Spring…

5 hrs ago • Artur Skowronski and David Vlijmincx

April 2026

The Rest of the Story: April Edition - JVM Weekly vol. 173

The last few editions were dominated by JDK 27 prep - JEP after JEP after JEP. Which means everything that wasn't a JEP got pushed to this edition.

Apr 30 • Artur Skowronski

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Claude Plays Final Fantasy just before KotlinConf 2026 - JVM Weekly vol. 172

From JoyCons through REST and MCP to an autonomous agent - plus five Munich talks worth your time

Apr 23 • Artur Skowronski

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What's coming in JDK 27... and why OpenJDK just said no to your Copilot - JVM Weekly vol. 171

The schedule is on the table, Valhalla is on the horizon, and OpenJDK says "no" to AI-generated code.

Apr 16 • Artur Skowronski

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Oracle lays off 30,000, but Java is doing just fine - JVM Weekly vol. 170

Oracle layoffs, Google ADK for Java 1.0, TornadoVM 4.0 with Apple Metal, AI4JVM, and why the ecosystem is bigger than the corporation.

Apr 9 • Artur Skowronski

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"Diagnosing Your Leyden AOT Cache" with María Arias de Reyna Domínguez - JVM Weekly vol. 169

This month: Project Leyden cache analysis tooling, Java 26 podcast deep-dive, Java AI agents in pure Spring, Eclipse GlassFish's comeback, native memory…

Apr 2 • Artur Skowronski

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March 2026

The Rest of the Story: March Edition - JVM Weekly vol. 168

From JDK 26 going GA through JetBrains doing... everything at once seemingly to ClawRunr proving the JVM is ready for the agentic era - March was…

Mar 26 • Artur Skowronski

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JDK 26 and JavaOne: When the Conference overshadows the Release - JVM Weekly vol. 167

While everyone has new JDK 26, this is the edition where I deeply envy everybody who's at JavaOne right now 😁

Mar 19 • Artur Skowronski

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JetBrains launches Air and Junie CLI - JVM Weekly vol. 166

JetBrains launches Air and Junie CLI, the community reacts with mixed feelings, I try to code from an iPhone (and learn more than I wanted about Mosh…

Mar 12 • Artur Skowronski

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java.evolved - Translating a Website into 8 Languages with AI Agents in One Night with Bruno Borges - JVM Weekly vol. 165

This month: AI-powered i18n at scale, 25 years of IntelliJ IDEA, Java on RISC-V, developer branding, MongoDB driver optimizations, unikernels, and Java…

Mar 5 • Artur Skowronski and Bruno Borges

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February 2026

The Rest of the Story: February Edition - JVM Weekly vol. 164

Welcome to the February edition of “Rest of the Story” - our traditional review of what’s been happening in the JVM ecosystem beyond the main headlines.

Feb 26 • Artur Skowronski

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Hey Peter, ask OpenClaw what Java looks like in 2026. It might surprise you both - JVM Weekly vol. 163

Rant Edition. Because sometimes AI-Bro narratives aren’t just annoying - they’re dangerously stupid. And I’m too tired for diplomacy, so I chose…

Feb 19 • Artur Skowronski

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