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Featuring improved C/C++ development tooling and the latest Java support, download the latest Eclipse IDE release today.

What if your IDE or tool could handle tedious tasks for you? With Theia AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can create custom AI agents to automate workflows—whether it’s managing Git, coding, generating reports, or anything else you need. This article shows how easy it is to set up AI-driven automation even integrating external systems in minutes. Ready to boost your productivity?

Meet Theia Coder, an open and transparent AI coding assistant seamlessly integrated into the AI-powered Theia IDE. Unlike proprietary tools, it gives you full control over AI-generated code, allowing you to review, modify, and tailor its behavior to fit your workflow—experience AI-assisted development on your terms! 🚀

This blog post provides an in-depth look at how modern architectures, such as web-based, cloud-powered, and protocol-driven designs, are influencing the development of scalable, extensible, and future-proof tools. As technology continues to advance, these new approaches offer important opportunities for tool builders to create solutions that meet the challenges of the future while still accommodating a broad range of development needs.

The results from over 170 respondents left us with a number of important takeaways about the adoption of enterprise Java technologies, developer priorities, and more. Here are the key findings.

Eclipse Theia 1.59 has been released, featuring 95 improvements, including AI-powered chat context management, enhancements to Theia Coder for intelligent code modifications, expanded LLM compatibility, and updates to the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Notably, Theia IDE now integrates AI-assisted development tools more seamlessly, with improved agent interactions, logging APIs, and dev container support.

Discover how Theia AI and the AI-powered Theia IDE give you full control over AI models—no vendor lock-in, complete flexibility, and future-proof AI integration. Whether you're using cloud-based, self-hosted, or local LLMs, Theia adapts to your needs. Read the full article to see why this matters! 🚀

Join us at Embedded World 2025, on 11-13 March 2025, to explore how the Open Regulatory Compliance is helping the embedded community navigate the CRA and other emerging regulations.

If you plan to attend Embedded World 2025 Conference from March 11-13, 2025, don’t miss the opportunity to engage with the Eclipse Foundation and the Eclipse Open Source Development Tooling ecosystem.

Located in Hall 4, booth #4-554, our booth will showcase a wide array of open source embedded projects, including the latest advancements from Eclipse ThreadX, the OpenHW Foundation, Eclipse Development Tools and IDEs, and cutting-edge solutions from the SDV Working Group.

The Eclipse Foundation would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s election process and is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Eclipse Foundation Contributing Member and Committer Member elections for representatives to the Foundation’s Board.

Are you attending Embedded World Exhibition & Conference from 11-13 March 2025? If so, stop by our booth 4-554 in hall 4!

Through this collaboration, the Sovereign Tech Fund—a program of the Sovereign Tech Agency—will invest in the development, improvement, and maintenance of open digital base technologies worldwide, driving significant security enhancements across Eclipse Foundation projects.

Explore Eclipse Symphony, Eclipse ThreadX, and more in the latest Community Newsletter.

The Open Regulatory Compliance WG has created new resources on GitHub for those who are just getting started or who want to learn how to contribute. We hosted our first workshop in Brussels, joined the EU Open Source Policy Summit and attended the first CRA Expert Group meeting, had multiple community members present during FOSDEM, and developed a deliverables plan that better defines next steps and how others can contribute. 

We're thrilled to introduce this new quarterly newsletter dedicated to all things related to software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and the growing Eclipse SDV community. Join our mailing list to receive it in your inbox as soon as it's available.

As the Head of Security at the Eclipse Foundation, I want to clarify the situation, explain DLL side-loading, and reaffirm our commitment to security and collaboration with the community. My goal is to provide a clear understanding of both the technical aspects of this misuse and our approach to maintaining a secure ecosystem.

JCON EUROPE 2025, taking place from 12-15 May 2025, at the Cinedom Multiplex Cinema in Cologne, is one of the biggest international Java community conferences in Germany. This year marks the 30-year anniversary of Java and a decade of JCON.

The article describes the journey of creating a multi-agent platform, a Language Model Operating System (LMOS), which was developed to solve the challenge of deploying LLM-powered applications for highly distributed scenarios with localised constraints.

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