Java News Roundup: JobRunr 9, OpenXava 8, Quarkus, LangChain4j, JNoSQL, Introducing Lathe
This week's Java roundup for September 28th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA releases of JobRunr 9.0 and OpenXava 8.0; point releases for Quarkus, Micronaut, LangChain4j, Eclipse JNoSQL; ADK for Java and ADK for Kotlin; and introducing Lathe, a new Java language server. By Michael Redlich
This week's Java roundup for September 28th, 2026 includes several noteworthy updates. JobRunr has reached General Availability (GA) with version 9.0, while OpenXava is at version 8.0. Both platforms have seen enhancements and new features. Quarkus has released version 3.34.0, which includes improvements to the AeshLauncher interface and an elimination of an unnecessary warning.
Micronaut has also released versions 5.2.1 and 5.2.0, introducing experimental support for Micronaut for Python and a new Micronaut Jakarta EL module. Eclipse JNoSQL 1.19.0 was formally released, featuring support for ScyllaDB and updated database drivers. LangChain4j 1.21.0 was released, adding new experimental decision models.
Additionally, the Java Platform Development Group has elevated JEP 544, Ahead-of-Time Code Compilation, from Proposed to Targeted for JDK 28, signaling improved application startup and warmup time.
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