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TestLens – our test reporting and flaky test management solution for Java projects on GitHub – is now available on the GitHub marketplace.
https://github.com/marketplace/testlens-app
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It's free for user accounts. If you have a GitHub account, please consider giving it a try.
It would help us (@marcphilipp, @britter and me) a bunch
to test and gain visibility. Thanks! 🙏
Quite interesting remark by @struberg on the Java champions mailing list about #Maven #Central being a target of #AI scrapers
> Most of the jars also have source attached, and this is a highly interesting target for all kinds of AI research.
Never thought about it that way, but for sure, there's a ton of stuff there predating #GitHub which has been already "harvested"…
Logpoints and a bundled debugger skill to make #debugging easier, dependency completion for #Gradle and #Maven, support for #Java 27, #Kotlin 2.4, new features for #Spring security, #Docker and more...
#IntelliJIDEA 2026.2 is here: https://youtu.be/1wzW-gM9OZE?is=yz-0VOIX61p8KWTj
We recorded the What's New in #IntelliJIDEA 2026.2 video today. New features for #AI, #Java, #Kotlin, Debugger, #Spring, #Gradle, #Maven and #Docker coming soon to an IDE near you! @sivalabs @antonarhipov Marco Behler
🍿 #Sonatype will introduce #Maven #Central publishing limits
https://central.sonatype.org/publish/maven-central-publishing-limits/
While I did put a popcorn emoji in front, I do think that's one of the only ways forward to keep that central bit of software in the #Java world free to download for everyone.
Our next #JCON2026 session is live: 'Painless Organisation and Maintenance of Maven Builds' with Sandra Parsick
Painless maintenance of #Maven builds needs a good baseline.
If your #project domain is special, you might consider the good old …
Grab your #coffee and hit play: https://youtu.be/eSzDts4WMh4
Flaky GitHub Pull Request builds are an annoying reality in many projects. Just when you think a change is complete and good to merge, you are greeted with an ❌. To unblock your PR, you need to rerun lengthy test pipeline just because of one rogue test.
If you have a Java project on GitHub, TestLens can help you:
https://testlens.app/blog/2027/05/07/reuse-test-results/
Drop me a message, if you would like to join or beta program.