How to Build Java Applications Today #65
Tags: java, bpf
Published: 2022-07-06 19:20:46

## TL;DR

I cover IDEs & build tools, I measure Java's popularity vs. non-JVM languages, Scala beats Kotlin in job ad mentions, Spring Data MongoDB vulnerability, Kotlin roadmap, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2022.

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## README

Welcome to my newsletter “How To Build Java Applications Today”! If you like it, then [subscribe to it on Substack](https://bpfnl.substack.com)! Or read it on [dev.to](https://dev.to/ksilz/series/11995) or [Medium](https://ksilz.medium.com). Even better: Share it with people who are interested!

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## Stand-Up
I now cover IDEs & build tools, I also measure the popularity of Java vs. Python, JavaScript, C#, and Go, and the Technology Index will only be updated quarterly now.

**[Read Stand-Up](https://betterprojectsfaster.com/guide/java-full-stack-report-2022-07/stand-up)**

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## Technology Index 

I recommend IDEs, build tools, JVM languages, databases, back-end frameworks, web frameworks, and mobile app frameworks. This report is different because it measures popularity by observing all Java developers: job ads from 62 countries, online training students, Stack Overflow questions, and Google searches. My recommendations are based on that popularity, industry analysis, and my 23 years of Java experience. 

**Popularity trends in job ad mentions:** Scala surpassed Kotlin. All databases lost to Postgres last month. Quarkus is number three after DropWizard’s collapse. And everybody lost to the mobile app framework Flutter.

**[Read the Technology Index](https://betterprojectsfaster.com/guide/java-full-stack-report-2022-07/the-index)**

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## Release Radar

Eclipse, NetBeans, and VS Code had major releases in June 2022, as did Git and Quarkus. Maven, Spring Boot, Quarkus, Micronaut, DropWizard, and IntelliJ had minor ones.

**[Read the Release Radar](https://betterprojectsfaster.com/guide/java-full-stack-report-2022-07/release-radar)**

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## New & Noteworthy

Spring Data MongoDB vulnerability, Kotlin Roadmap, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2022, and what is OpenJDK.

**[Read New & Noteworthy](https://betterprojectsfaster.com/guide/java-full-stack-report-2022-07/new-noteworthy)**

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## Next Issue: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

My newsletter is published on the first Wednesday of every month.

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## About

Karsten Silz is the author of this newsletter. He is a full-stack web & mobile developer with 23 years of Java experience, author, speaker, and marathon runner. Karsten got a Master's degree in Computer Science at the Dresden University of Technology (Germany) in 1996.

Karsten has worked in Europe and the US. He co-founded a software start-up in the US in 2004. Karsten led product development for 13 years and left after the company was sold successfully. He co-founded the UK SaaS start-up "[Your Home in Good Hands](https://yourhomeingoodhands.co.uk/)" as CTO in 2020. Since 2019, Karsten also works as a contractor in the UK.

Karsten has [this newsletter](https://bpfnl.substack.com/), a [developer website](https://betterprojectsfaster.com/), and a [contractor site](https://ksilz.com/). He's on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksilz/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/karsilz), [Xing](https://www.xing.com/profile/Karsten_Silz/), and [GitHub](https://github.com/ksilz). Karsten is also a [Java editor at InfoQ](https://www.infoq.com/profile/Karsten-Silz).