{"slug": "java-annotated-monthly-october-2026", "title": "Java Annotated Monthly – October 2026", "summary": "JetBrains announced JetBrains Air, a system of products for agentic software development, and released an Early Access Program build of Air in its IDEs, following the September 2026 release of Java 27, which IntelliJ IDEA supports from day one. The October 2026 Java Annotated Monthly also highlights IntelliJ IDEA's new Logpoints debugging feature and a course on agentic development with IntelliJ IDEA and Spring Boot.", "body_md": "## IntelliJ IDEA\n\nIntelliJ IDEA – the Leading IDE for Professional Development in Java and Kotlin\n\n[News](https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/category/news/)\n\n# Java Annotated Monthly – October 2026\n\nSeptember gave us plenty to talk about, with major releases and thought-provoking reads. Java 27 arrived, and JetBrains opened a new chapter in agentic development with the announcement of JetBrains Air, a system of products for agentic software development, followed by the EAP of JetBrains Air in IDEs. [Marit van Dijk](https://maritvandijk.com/) kicks off this edition with her favorite news of the month and a closer look at these highlights. Then comes our usual selection of news, tutorials, and community stories. Let’s dive in!\n\n## Featured Content\n\n[Java 27](https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/27/) was released last month. Of course, we support it from day 1 in IntelliJ IDEA. You can read all about it in [Java 27 in IntelliJ IDEA](https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/java-27-in-intellij-idea/) or watch the [release stream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V2jooUo8O0) if you missed it. [Piotr Przybył](https://softwaregarden.dev/en/) and I updated our talk [Learning modern Java the playful way](https://maritvandijk.com/presentations/modern-java-playful/) and [presented](https://gotocph.com/2026/sessions/4000/learning-modern-java-the-playful-way) it at [GOTO Copenhagen](https://gotocph.com/2026) last week, where I was also on stage for two other sessions. This week, Piotr and I will be doing a [Deep Dive](https://m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe26/talks/9752/learning-modern-java-the-playful-way) version at [Devoxx Belgium](https://devoxx.be/). Later this month you can find us at [JDD](https://jdd.org.pl/) and [Hello Stavanger](https://www.hellostavanger.no/).\n\nIn other news, [JetBrains Air](https://www.jetbrains.com/air/) was [announced](https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2026/09/22/introducing-jetbrains-air/); one system for building software with agents. Please try out [Air in the IDE](https://blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2026/10/air-in-ides-eap/) and let us know what you think! \n\n[Igor Kulakov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/inspector-patronum/) wrote a [Logpoints Walkthrough](https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/logpoints-walkthrough/) on how to use Logpoints; a new debugging feature in IntelliJ IDEA. [Anton Arhipov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonarhipov/) shows [how to tie that all together](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antonarhipov_automated-debugging-by-ai-agents-in-air-with-ugcPost-7511922897389510656-C_rl/). And [Siva Prasad Reddy K](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksivaprasadreddy/) announced a course [Building with AI Agents From Idea to Production](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmMwM1c8PAc) where he will teach you about agentic development with IntelliJ IDEA and Spring Boot.\n\nFinally, we are starting to release the videos from IntelliJ IDEA Conf 2026 on the [IntelliJ IDEA YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/intellijidea), or catch up on [IntelliJ IDEA Tech Talks episodes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILn2GX8s1FM&list=PLBolw4tavnAY).\n\n## Java News\n\nHere’s what’s new in the Java world:\n\n## Java Tutorials and Tips\n\nGive your next coding session a head start with these practical guides:\n\n- [From Spec-Driven Development to Living Specifications in Java Projects](https://foojay.io/today/from-spec-driven-development-to-living-specifications-in-java-projects/)\n- [Principles of Memory Management in Java](https://inside.java/2026/09/04/memory-management-principles-java/)\n\n## Kotlin Corner\n\nA little Kotlin inspiration? Right this way:\n\n- [Kotlin Developer Survey is ongoing](https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/kotlin-developer-survey-2026)\n- [KotlinConf 2027 is coming to Krakow](https://kotlinconf.com/)\n- [The State of Kotlin in 2026 Report](https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2026/09/state-of-kotlin-2026-report/) \n- [Companions to come](https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2026/09/the-companions-to-come/)\n\n## AI\n\nBeyond the AI buzz, there’s plenty to explore:\n\n## Languages, Frameworks, Libraries, and Technologies\n\nYour next useful discovery might be outside your usual stack:\n\n## Conferences and Events\n\nClear some space on your calendar for these conferences:\n\n- [Devoxx Belgium](https://devoxx.be) – Antwerp, Belgium, October 5-9; Come meet JetBrains people and learn the recent news at our booth.\n- [JavaCro](https://2026.javacro.hr/eng) – Rovinj, Croatia, October 11-14\n- [Dev2Next](https://www.dev2next.com) – Lone Tree, USA, October 12-15\n- [BaselOne](https://baselone.org/) – Basel, Switzerland, October 14-15\n- [{j}DD](https://jdd.org.pl) – Kraków, Poland, October 20-21; Join the session by[Marit van Dijk](mailto:marit.van.dijk@jetbrains.com) .\n- [JCon USA](https://2026.usa.jcon.one) – Atlanta, USA, October 26-29\n- [J On the Beach](https://www.jonthebeach.com) – Malaga, Spain, October 29-30\n\n## Culture and Community\n\nGreat software starts with people, and people have stories to tell:\n\n- [Personality Over Skillset: How Adam Wachtel Builds Engineering Teams](https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/personality-over-skillset/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=global)\n- [You Can’t “Vibe Code” Love](https://blog.codinghorror.com/you-cant-vibe-code-love/)\n- [I don’t like LLMs](https://martinfowler.com/articles/2026-dont-like-llms.html)\n- [Build your Agentic Harness is Out](https://ai.baeldung.com/build-your-agentic-ai-harness-course/)\n\n## And Finally…\n\nOne last detour before you go:\n\n- [Project Loom in IntelliJ IDEA: Virtual Threads, Scoped Values, and Structured Concurrency](https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/08/project-loom-in-intellij-idea-virtual-threads-scoped-values-and-structured-concurrency/)\n- [The Grails Plugin Has a New Home: Apache Grails](https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/the-grails-plugin-has-a-new-home-apache-grails/)\n- [Debug Past an HTTP 403 Without Breaking Spring Security](https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/09/debug-past-an-http-403-without-breaking-spring-security/)\n- [The Evolution of WSL Support in JetBrains IDEsThe Evolution of WSL Support in JetBrains IDEs](https://blog.jetbrains.com/platform/2026/09/the-evolution-of-wsl-support-in-jetbrains-ides/)\n\nThat’s it for today! We’re always collecting ideas for the next Java Annotated Monthly – send us your suggestions via [email](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?fs=1&tf=cm&source=mailto&to=JAM@jetbrains.com) or [X](https://x.com/intellijidea?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) by October 20. Don’t forget to check out our archive of [past JAM issues](https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/jam/) for any articles you might have missed!\n\n#### Subscribe to IntelliJ IDEA Blog updates", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/java-annotated-monthly-october-2026", "canonical_source": "https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2026/10/java-annotated-monthly-october-2026/", "published_at": "2026-10-05 13:05:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-05 13:49:25.958244+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["JetBrains", "JetBrains Air", "IntelliJ IDEA", "Java 27", "Marit van Dijk", "Igor Kulakov", "Anton Arhipov", "Spring Boot"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/java-annotated-monthly-october-2026", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/java-annotated-monthly-october-2026.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/java-annotated-monthly-october-2026.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/java-annotated-monthly-october-2026.jsonld"}}