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Latest news from the SDVerse: Read our second Eclipse SDV Newsletter to learn more about our new Eclipse SDV members & projects, reports, upcoming events, and more.

Struggling to get AI coding agents to follow your project’s unique conventions? This article introduces a simple yet powerful solution — a "project-info" file — that gives AI the essential context it needs to work seamlessly within your codebase, all demonstrated through a hands-on video with the AI-powered Theia IDE.

We're happy to announce the release of SUMO version 1.23.0.
 

An interview (in German) with Michael Plagge, VP Ecosystem Development at the Eclipse Foundation, on why active participation in Open Source will lead to success in the automotive industry.

Security is fundamental to open source software. With growing dependencies, evolving threats, and expanding community usage, proactive security reviews have become essential.

Adoptium is happy to announce the immediate availability of Eclipse Temurin 8u452-b09, 11.0.27+6, 17.0.15+6, 21.0.7+6 and 24.0.1+9. As always, all binaries are thoroughly tested and available free of charge without usage restrictions on a wide range of platforms.

We’re pleased to share that, following active community discussions and collaboration, we have submitted feedback to the European Commission on the Definition of Important and Critical Product Categories. 

Read April's Community Newsletter to learn about Eclipse Foundation's Rapid Security Reviews, the Eclipse Trustable Software Project, our new reports, and more!

Open source projects promise faster and more efficient innovations in the automotive industry. Michael Plagge of the Eclipse Foundation discusses the role of open source collaborations and the Eclipse S-Core project.  

The entire system prompt of the AI-powered Theia IDE has been exposed, intentionally—proving that transparency, not secrecy, is the future of AI developer tools. Discover how Theia is redefining AI-powered coding with full user control, live editing, and open licensing—read the full story!

In a recent episode of AppDevANGLE, Paul Nashawaty sat down with Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation, to unpack what the CRA means for global software stakeholders and why developers, manufacturers, and open source foundations must act now.

Perforce Software, in partnership with the Eclipse Foundation, has released the findings of the 2025 State of Automotive Software Development Survey. The report provides key insights into the current practices and emerging trends within the automotive software industry, including the use of open source software. The survey, conducted in Q4 2024, gathered responses from more than 650 automotive development professionals worldwide.

An Interview with Kai Kreuzer on Eclipse LMOS and GenAI in the Automotive Industry

Curious about building your own AI-powered development tools without vendor lock-in? This new video introduces Theia AI, the open source framework that gives you full control over LLMs, prompts, and integration—plus a live demo of the AI-Powered Theia IDE in action.

Theia AI now supports GPT-4.1 and its variants out of the box, bringing OpenAI’s latest models straight into your dev workflow with zero setup. If you’re ready to upgrade your IDE with smarter, faster, and cheaper AI agents—this is the update you don’t want to miss!

🚀 Eclipse Theia 1.60 is here with a bang! This release packs 100 improvements—from a major migration to Lumino for better UI maintainability to native Google Gemini support and powerful new AI features like prompt fragments, diagnostic tools, and session-specific settings.

Discover how Texas Instruments modernised its trusted IDE, Code Composer Studio, by adopting Eclipse Theia.

🚀 Can AI become your coding teammate—not just your tool? This article breaks down how to delegate software tasks to AI effectively, showing why it's more than just a time-saver—it's a new mindset.

🧠 With sharp insights and practical advice, we introduce “Dibe Coding”—a structured approach that blends human intuition with AI’s potential to transform real-world development. Read on to level up your AI collaboration game!

The first SDV Community Days of 2025 are officially in the books – and what a fantastic way to kick off the Eclipse SDV year at the Lunatech offices in Rotterdam, Netherlands! Read the summary of some key highlights from the event.