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Ayush Verma
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Good News, Everybody! Spring Ecosystem Updates You Can't Miss

Last week was packed with exciting updates across the Spring ecosystem. Here's your curated list of what's new—and why it matters for your work.

🧩 1. Spring gRPC 0.9.0 Released
Spring gRPC 0.9.0 is officially out! This milestone brings refreshed dependencies, richer Spring integration, and performance improvements. If you're building efficient RPC services with Spring Framework, now is the time to upgrade.

📝 2. Spring AI + Oracle Autonomous DB Integration
Following the introduction of Spring AI with Oracle DB, Andres Almiray published a detailed follow-up blog showing how to connect Spring AI to Oracle Autonomous Database as a vector store. Excellent content for those building AI-powered applications with Spring.

🚀 3. Spring Boot 4.0 – What's New
A well-written article breaks down the upcoming Spring Boot 4.0 features. Expect streamlined configuration, better native image support, expanded observability tooling, and more. A great read if you're planning your upgrade path.

🌐 4. Exploring AI with Spring AI + Amazon Bedrock
Watch AWS Developer Advocate James Ward and a special guest explore how Spring AI integrates with Amazon Bedrock, enabling large language models in Spring applications. A valuable demo-driven session!

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJHKmYpfGU0

✅ 5. JUnit 6.0.0.M1 is Here
JUnit “M1” (milestone) for version 6 is out. Anticipate new APIs, enhanced extension models, and improved integration with modern JVM languages. Time to try it out in your test suites!

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