Weekly Links: September 24, 2020

Java

Eclipse IDE 2020-09 Is Here

Home to many projects, Eclipse still makes an IDE. And that one has a new release every three months. The new release requires Java 11 or later to run, but still lets us develop for Java 8 or older. Through a plugin, we can even develop for the just-released Java 15. Now, this sorry list of 24 links to wildly disparate “What’s new” nuggets passes for release notes at Eclipse these days. The whole list is even 73 links. Did they spend all their money on lawyers when they got JEE from Oracle so that they can’t pay writers anymore? And where’s the new stuff for us Java developers?! Just a hint: This is what a “What’s new in your IDE” looks like.

Oracle’s Java Team Has Their Own Podcast

It’s called “Inside Java”. You can get it at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and directly at Oracle. Will episodes start with a safe harbor statement?

Spring One Videos Online

Two days, six tracks, a lot of videos: If you’re a Spring developer, then there’s gotta be something in there for you. You have to register first, though: The videos are on YouTube, but I can’t find them in the SpringDeveloper channel by themselves. For a quick read, check out the highlights of day 1 and day 2.

Spring Boot Releases: 2.3.4, 2.2.10, and 2.1.17

Version 2.3.4 has 61 bug fixes and improvements, 2.2.10 has 72, and 2.1.17 has 22.

Spring Data Has New Releases, Too

Neumann SR4 has 43 bug fixes and improvements, Moore SR10 has 46, and Lovelace SR20 has 35. Seriously, who names these releases?! “Neumann SR4” sounds like an American muscle car from the 60s, a super-villain from a comic book graphic novel, or a super-expensive Espresso machine. Anyhow, these versions are part of the Spring Boot release above: Neumann in 2.3.4, Moor in 2.2.10, and Lovelace in 2.1.17.

Angular

Angular Documentation Is Overwhelming, but Help’s on the Way

At least that’s what the lead technical writer for Angular says. He also agrees that Angular has a steep learning curve. So he wants to improve the Angular documentation. Good for him! Developers love to read documentation, especially on that documentation site stackoverflow.com.

Over The Fence

Swift 5.3 Released

Apple’s language is on a six-month release cycle, too. Their release notes are a blog post. But just this time, Amy Tsai turn them into a sketch note ( full resolution version):