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๐ŸŽ‰ News for Spring devs: Java 25 is now available in Spring Initializr! ๐Ÿš€

September 27, 2025

You can pick Java โ†’ 25 right from the Initializr when scaffolding your next Spring Boot app (as shown in the screenshot). Perfect for trying the latest JDK improvements on fresh projects.

QUICK START:

๐Ÿ”ธ Open start.spring.io

๐Ÿ”ธ Choose Spring Boot 3.5.x

๐Ÿ”ธ Set Language: Java โ†’ Java 25

๐Ÿ”ธ Generate & run โœ…

WHY ITโ€™S NICE:

๐Ÿ”ธ Easy, official way to bootstrap with JDK 25

๐Ÿ”ธ Compatible starter configs out of the box

๐Ÿ”ธ Great for testing and CI upgrades before rolling to prod

Are you switching your new apps to Java 25 yet? Whatโ€™s your upgrade plan? ๐Ÿ‘‡

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