The Java ecosystem is bursting with tools and frameworks for just about every programming need. Here are seven open source Java projects you don't want to miss.

Java Extension Pack (Preview) (source: Microsoft). Code Completion Performance Improvement The dev team responded to user complaints about slow code completion by researching how to speed it up.

Factory Java software and services provider Azul has added a code inventory capability to identify “dead” code via its Azul Vulnerability Protection agentless cloud service forJava applications.