Maven gets a daemon, the JPA/Hibernate first-level cache gets an explanation, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Data get releases, COBOL holds up at 60, and at Apple, your boss is an expert, not a manager.
I gave a 30-minute talk about 'JaVers: Code Audit Logs Easily in Java' to the London Java Community (LJC) on October 2, 2020. Audit logs show users who changed what when how. Video, slides, and code are available.
JDK 15 has sealed classes, the OSGi Alliance moves to Eclipse, AdoptOpenJDK reaches 200 million downloads, Git releases version 2.29, and Node.js 15 is out.
