What's new in Plinth 0.17.0?

Plinth is an AI-native engineering toolkit for modern Java enterprise SDLC, built around reusable Commands, Agents, Skills, and MCP Servers. This release brings several improvements to the development workflow, but the most visible change is the new project identity: the repository moves from cursor-rules-java to plinth. Thanks to our community members in Urumqi, Singapore, Des Moines, Bengaluru, a...

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Introduction to EU regulations Part II

Compliance as code The first article introduced the EU regulatory skill family and focused on broad digital regulation: AI systems, operational resilience, privacy, cybersecurity, product security, data access, online platforms, and digital markets. This second article explains the remaining regulation and ISO skills added for the future 0.17.0 release, and connects them to a more specialized idea:...

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What's new in Cursor rules for Java 0.16.0?

What is the purpose? An opinionated, AI-native development workflow for Java Enterprise: reusable Skills, Agents, Commands, and third-party MCP servers combined with a human-in-the-loop model to modernize real-world SDLC practices. Starting with this release, the project introduces a simple way to describe any SDLC action through three phases: Plan, Build, and Operate. Software engineers can use th...

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Introduction to EU regulations Part I

Why this topic matters Modern Java Enterprise systems are no longer reviewed only for code quality, performance, and availability. Many systems now process personal data, call AI models, automate decisions, operate critical services, integrate with cloud providers, expose online platform workflows, or participate in digital markets. That means engineering teams need a practical way to translate reg...

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