We are almost a month away from the general availability of JDK 12 but it is already time to move forward! The development repositories for JDK 13 are open and today we take a look at a new JEP candidate.

Java 12 is now in the Release Candidate phase, which means that the countdown has begun! Java 12 will be released on 19 March so it’s time to have a look at *all* the planned new features.

Finding out the latest trends for development can be difficult for the average developer. That’s why Atlassian’s recent survey is such a helpful look at what’s going on in the field. Apparently, microservices are in, monoliths are out, and absolutely everyone has to switch to automated testing for CI/CD deployment.

How should software be implemented? At the Eclipse Foundation, this is decided by the specification document. Wayne Beaton, the Director of Open Source Projects at the Eclipse Foundation, explores the process for how project specifications are created and what this means for Jakarta EE.

The beta season for Angular v8 began in mid-January and we’re eager to see the final result. The fifth beta is already here but even though Angular v8.0.0 is set for general availability around May, the team put up a warning that the plan is subject to change and a fixed schedule cannot be set.

Every Monday, we take a step back and look at all the cool stuff that went down during the previous week. Last week, we explored the new JAX Mag, Project Helidon 1.0, and Linkerd 2.2. Also, we explored the how Clojure and Kotlin are a great fit for the JVM, Jib 1.0 is ready for production, and more!

Were you affected by the runC container breakout? Make sure your containers are all patched up and running safely and securely. When it comes to using containers, ensuring security should be everyone’s number one priority. What makes container vulnerabilities so dangerous?

Testing, testing! Are your mobile web apps ready for the big leagues? It’s time to put them through their paces with OpenTest, an open source functional test automation tool with cross-browser support for both Android and iOS.

Upwork’s latest skills index has a bunch of surprises for the hungry freelance market. It’s time to brush off your Hadoop skills and revisit your science textbooks. We take a look at what skills you should highlight on your resume, from machine learning skills to data security certifications.

Project Helidon, a set of Java libraries for writing microservices was introduced in September 2018 but the big 1.0 is already here! The team has finished the API changes they’ve been working on over the last few months, which means that users should now expect much greater API stability.

How can we solve CPU issues when the application is already in production for the cloud? It’s not like we can fire up Task Manager and see what process is hogging all the CPU. Or can we? In this article, Ram Lakshmanan goes over the three simple steps any developer can follow when trying to diagnose and troubleshoot CPU issues.

Amazon Corretto was announced in November 2018 but this free distribution of OpenJDK is *now* generally available. We started the conversation about OpenJDK providers last year but now that new players are springing up, it’s time to revisit some projects that we might have missed.

If you’re eager to hear more about Cilium’s latest release, you are in luck! Cilium 1.4 comes with tons of new features and improvements including IPVLAN support (in beta), new Grafana dashboard & more. Let’s take a closer look.

Java makes the world go round! So we couldn’t miss out on the opportunity to take a look at the 2018 Java Magazine Survey featuring the responses of 10,500 developers. Let’s dig in!