August 2020 Summaries

In the latest update from Temporal, they have announced the completion of the JavaSDK rewrite and its release compatible with server V0.29.0. The team is now focused on stabilization efforts, which include deployment infrastructure improvements, code completion for tests, and identifying and fixing problems discovered by tests. They are also evaluating tools like Gremlin to assist in failure testing. Despite the JavaSDK delay, Temporal remains confident in their initial scoping and encourages users to reach out with questions or feedback.

The Temporal team has released version 0.28.0, addressing JavaSDK bugs and making significant progress on stabilization efforts. The JavaSDK has been refactored and is currently in the review stage, with a planned update to the community once it's merged. Stabilization efforts are focused on hardening the system, including deployment infrastructure automation, scale testing, failure testing, and quality assurance. The team has created an epic plan for V1 stabilization, which will be tracked and updated regularly. While critical bugs are expected, they are considered rare and would require significant changes to the underlying schema. The release is not recommended for production use yet, but users can expect backwards compatibility and a stable system with future updates.