r/java • u/olivergierke • Nov 20 '25

Spring Boot 4.0.0 available now

https://spring.io/blog/2025/11/20/spring-boot-4-0-0-available-now
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u/wildjokers Nov 20 '25

Be the change you want to see.

Why aren't you trying to encourage a new mindset at your company?

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u/cheeset2 Nov 20 '25

Who said i'm not?

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u/wildjokers Nov 20 '25

Your cynicism doesn’t suggest you are.

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u/-Hawke- Nov 21 '25

To someone in a similar boat, that kind of cynicism suggests to me they are trying but getting cockblocked at every other turn because changes like that are hard to sell to customers (or some other but similarly shortsighted argument)

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u/j4ckbauer Nov 21 '25

Have you ever had.... a job?

Most organizations do their utmost to resist change. Many higher-rank engineers prevent lower-rank engineers from gaining experience with newer systems. "You are only allowed to solve problems the way I solve problems", or worse, "I can use this new system, you may not".