Welcome to issue number three hundred and thirty-one of Hashtag Jakarta EE! I am currently in Coimbra, Portugal, for ShiftAPPens 2026. This is the ninth edition of this hackathon that is organised by and for students. As a Gold sponsor, Jakarta EE was allowed to have a challenge in the hackathon. Among the 150 students in…

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Issue 331 of the Hashtag Jakarta EE newsletter covers the author's participation in the ShiftAPPens 2026 hackathon in Coimbra, Portugal, where Jakarta EE sponsored a student challenge. It highlights an analyst report from ECI positioning Jakarta EE as built for longevity and vendor-neutral enterprise integration. Updates on Jakarta EE 12 Milestone 4 are shared, with expected deliverables including REST 5.0, CDI 5.0, JSON-P 2.2, and JSON-B 3.1. The author also previews an upcoming talk at JavaConnect KE 2026 in Nairobi on augmenting LLMs with agentic techniques using Jakarta EE.

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