# Lighting the Way: Java, AI, and a Season of New Ideas

DevFeed: [Lighting the Way: Java, AI, and a Season of New Ideas](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/lighting-the-way-java-ai-and-a-season-of-new-ideas-23023.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.javaadvent.com/2025/12/lighting-the-way-java-ai-and-a-season-of-new-ideas.html>)

Author: Markus Eisele

Published: 2025-12-01T01:00:25Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Java Advent Calendar](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/java-advent-calendar.md>)

Topics: [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Quarkus](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/quarkus.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [quarkus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quarkus.md>)

## AI overview

An introductory 2025 Java Advent Calendar article discusses how Java developers are integrating AI and LLMs into production systems. It highlights Quarkus and the Java ecosystem, then introduces a models-as-services pattern using LangChain4j and a Quarkus chat example.

## Source excerpt

When December arrives, I always feel the same mix of nostalgia and excitement. The year starts to slow down, calendars fill with end-of-year meetings, and yet this is when the Java community does something uniquely joyful. We show up every day for 24 days and share what we've learned, built, discovered, and struggled with. It's [...] The post Lighting the Way: Java, AI, and a Season of New Ideas appeared first on JVM Advent.