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Aug 4, 2026 · Backend Development

Java’s Savior Returns: Spring Founder Launches Production‑Grade JVM Agent Framework

After years of claims that Java is dead, Rod Johnson, the creator of Spring, introduces Embabel—a production‑grade, JVM‑based Agent orchestration framework that leverages GOAP planning to let Java developers build deterministic, type‑safe AI agents without relying on large language models for control flow.