There are lots of new frameworks, meta frameworks, etc happening in the Java world. It's not all Spring. Might not have made headlines but it exists and it's ac

There are lots of new frameworks, meta frameworks, etc happening in the Java world. It's not all Spring. Might not have made headlines but it exists and it's actively used and growing. Examples: - frameworks / meta-frameworks: Helidon, Micronaut and Quarkus - new languages features: reactive programming, vector processing, virtual threads, polygon intro (GraalVM) and AOT (compile to native) There are more standards e.g. Microprofile and more unity in the way it works. Less random projects that come and go with the hype. It's slow and steady. However this also raises the bar to get started. A lot of Java projects definitely is still "old school" e.g. still uses google groups for discussions compared to say Slack or Discord. This doesn't give it the attention it should.