Tamas Cservenak
ProgtoolsMaking Quarkus builds faster: https://quarkus.io/blog/building-large-applications/
Stewart X AddisonAnother great #FOSDEM talk from Michael Winser at @openssf / #AlphaOmega about the terrible economics of package registries like #NPM #maven #PyPi #RubyGems #crates
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/8WJKEH-package-registry-economics/
Some charts from different registries are at https://go.xwind.io/registry-research-report
The slide below is a take on some of the common "solutions" that people come up with for funding registries (also applicable to non-registry products with large numbers of downloads) and what might happen if you choose them
Dr. Janekdererste
Jan EkholmBeen working on a small JavaFX app for a minor tech demo. Getting things to even run in the IDE is tricky with all Maven crap. So many weird settings and plugins and as soon as you need an external dependency the complexity explodes.
Now, trying to build something that can be distributed to another machine is absolutely horrible. Makes C++ feel pretty manageable in comparison. So many modules, class versions, paths here and there and nothing really works.
Storytime: How and why we ended up with creating DOMTrip https://maveniverse.eu/blog/2026/02/05/domtrip/
DOMTrip
Round-trip editing is a programmatic changing/editing of an existing XML document, like for example a Maven POM is, while preserving all the formatting, comments and all properties of the original document. Programmatic “editing” of POMs and other Maven related (mostly XML) files was long time requirement. Just think about Maven Release Plugin that “rewrites” the version of project during release process. Moreover, as Maven 4 is coming, the good old Xpp3Dom parser was out of the question, as Maven 4 model contains substantial changes, and moreover, is not using anymore the Xpp3Dom parser, but the Woodstox XML parser instead. Still, Maven universe, and especially legacy Maven universe was not always “good citizen” when it comes to XML, many POMs have to be “lax parsed”, as they had (known or unknown) issues.
TestLensTestLens launches to accelerate Java and Kotlin pull request workflows!
Know this problem? You’re done with implementing a feature, but getting your PR through the CI pipeline is tedious. TestLens assists you to get your pull requests merged faster by posting an easy-to-read summary of failed tests and by rerunning failed tests only!
Read more in our announcement post and join the private beta: https://testlens.app/blog/2026/02/04/testlens-private-beta-launch
#Java #Kotlin #CI #GitHub #Gradle #Maven #JUnit #ProductLaunch
TestLens launches to accelerate Java and Kotlin pull request workflows
Know this problem? You’re done with implementing a feature, but getting your PR through the CI pipeline is tedious. TestLens assists you to get your pull requests merged faster by posting an easy-to-read summary of failed tests and by rerunning failed tests only!
A workable experiment: https://maveniverse.eu/blog/2026/02/03/maven-@-ipfs-ii/
Next to taste is Peergos (Nabu, to be precise)?
Maven @ IPFS (II)
Lately has been toying with IPFS to achieve content sharing without centralized infrastructure. In other words, instead to free-ride on some (centralized) infrastructure that may be a public good, or some commercial offering, solve the publishing (and also “owning” and “hosting” the data) by my self. This entry explains the simplest use case: “small scale publishing”. Other use cases are “global caching” and will work them out later. Related previous blog article is here.
RTN#TheRegister:
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NASA begins formal anomaly review after MAVEN probe lost in space
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".. anomaly review board to look into the fate of its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, which was last heard from on December 6.
Attempts to make contact with the Mars orbiter are ongoing. .."
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/nasa_anomaly_review_maven/
27.1.2026
#Mars #Marsorbiter #MAVEN #NASA #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Safemode #SpaceFlight
