Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another rip-roaring installment of This Week in Spring, which I'm posting ahead of my keynote at the amazing JavaOne 2026 event here in sunny San Francisco, California!

• I love Piotr's latest post on using local AI models with LM Studio and Spring AI
• Did you see the new enhanced local variable declaration preview JEP?
• An amazing interview with Spring Boot team legend Moritz Halbritter
• Check out the new Spring release highlights page!
• Java 26 is here! Check out some of the amazing new features
• Do you use IntelliJ IDEA? You might like the new JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA documentary! (I'm in it! But don't let that stop you from watching—it’s quite good!)
• Have you registered for this AWS webinar on building Java AI agents with Spring AI?
• Interesting! Building a clone of ChatGPT with Spring AI
• And here's another nice video on building generative AI solutions with Spring AI
• I like this: How to structure your Spring Boot application. If you want a cheat code, check out Spring Modulith :-)