🛠️ 2025-06-23 Tech Update Summary

🔹 Kubernetes - Changes to Kubernetes Slack

The Kubernetes Slack workspace was initially set to be downgraded to a standard free account on June 20, 2025, due to Slack’s decision to stop supporting the project with a free customized enterprise account. However, Salesforce has notified that the workspace will not be downgraded on the planned date. As a result, there is currently no urgency to back up private channels or direct messages. Despite this, the community is considering moving to a new platform, such as Discord, due to limitations with Slack and to explore new tools and integrations. The Kubernetes community is encouraged to prepare for potential changes, and further updates will be provided through their FAQ, mailing list, and announcements channel. 👉 Read more

🔹 Spring Boot - A Bootiful Podcast: Micrometer.io lead Tommy Ludwig on the latest-and-greatest in observability for the Spring developer

The blog post titled “A Bootiful Podcast: Micrometer.io lead Tommy Ludwig on the latest-and-greatest in observability for the Spring developer” features a podcast episode where the host talks with Tommy Ludwig, the lead at Micrometer.io. They discuss the newest advancements and features in observability specifically designed for developers using the Spring framework. The conversation aims to provide insights and updates on how Spring developers can enhance their applications’ monitoring and performance tracking capabilities. 👉 Read more

🔹 Docker - Docker State of App Dev: Security

The blog post discusses the findings from Docker’s 2025 State of Application Development Report, emphasizing that security is now a collective responsibility within teams, rather than a specialized, isolated function. The article highlights six key security insights, pointing out that in the fast-changing realm of software development, managing vulnerabilities requires coordinated efforts across various team members. This shift underscores the importance of collaboration and shared responsibility for maintaining security in application development. 👉 Read more

🔹 Java - Stack Overflow Podcast Celebrating 30 Years of Java

The blog post celebrates Java’s 30th anniversary with a special episode of the Stack Overflow Podcast. Ryan invites Georges Saab, the Senior VP of Development for the Java Platform Group and Chair of the OpenJDK Governing Board, to discuss the evolution of Java over the past five years. They reflect on the significant changes and advancements in the Java programming language and platform during this period. 👉 Read more

🔹 Golang - [ On | No ] syntactic support for error handling

The blog post discusses the Go programming language team’s plans regarding syntactic support for error handling. The team has been considering how to improve error handling in Go, evaluating different approaches and gathering feedback from the community. The post outlines the current status of these plans and the direction the team is likely to take in enhancing error handling features in Go. 👉 Read more

🔹 Helm - Helm @ KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU ‘25

The blog post announces that the Helm team will be attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2025 in London, UK, from April 1 to 4. They are preparing for the release of Helm 4 later in the year and encourage attendees to engage with their maintainers during talk sessions and visit their booth in the Project Pavilion. The post provides more details about Helm-related activities during the event. 👉 Read more