Artificial Intelligence:

• AI Agents: Agents are on the rise with support in major Java libraries. Three common flows: sequential, loop, and parallel. Also possible to create agent-to-agent workflows with A2A. Check out Embabel Framework. Related videos: From LLM orchestration to autonomous agents: Agentic AI patterns with LangChain4j, Discover the Agent Development Kit for Java for building AI agents, Gen AI Grows Up: Enterprise JVM Agents With Embabel.
• Model Context Protocol (MCP): A standardized way to interact with agents. Easy to create MCP server with mentioned libraries. Use MCP Inspector to test agents. Not yet addressed sufficiently is how to secure MCP servers. Related videos: Beyond local tools: Deep dive into the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Securing MCP Servers.
• AI Coding Assistants: The author's Deep Dive on improving model responses during coding and adding MCP servers to coding workflow. Videos: Unlocking AI Coding Assistants: Real-World Use Cases.

Software Architecture:

• Architecture Decision Records (ADR): Get started with ADR by watching Creating effective and objective architectural decision records (ADRs). Also watch Making significant Software Architecture decisions and use the 5 Whys for making architectural decisions.

Security:

• Spring Security: Visited a Spring Security Authorization Deep Dive to learn about Request, Method, and Object authorization and security authorization design. Video: Authorization in Spring Security: permissions, roles and beyond.
• Vulnerabilities: A talk on CVEs, SBOMs, exposing SBOMs with Spring Boot Actuator, using Dependency Track to manage SBOMs, and using distroless base images for container images. Video: From Vulnerability to Victory: Mastering the CVE Lifecycle for Java Developers.

Others:

• Java 25: Released on 16th September. Watch Java 21 to 25 - Better Language, Better APIs, Better Runtime. Also interested in Weather the Storm: How Value Classes Will Enhance Java Performance.
• Spring Boot 4: Scheduled for November 2025. Discover new HTTP client, JSpecify annotations, Jackson 3, API versioning, etc. in Bootiful Spring Boot.
• IntelliJ IDEA: If using IntelliJ IDEA, learn more about its features in more productive with IntelliJ IDEA. Install Spring Debugger plugin for debugging. Video: Spring Debugger: Behind The Scenes of Spring Boot.