What changed, release after release
A timeline of Java Pills' main versions, told by feature: no technical details, just what you can see and use more of after each release.
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v1.1.0 25 June 2026 latest release
Java Pills goes bilingual: the site and articles now in English too
- the whole site is now bilingual, with an IT/EN switch on every page
- the archive grows to 26 pills, all now available in English too
- international SEO: each reader gets the right-language version
- articles now support tables, for clearer data and comparisons
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v1.0.0 10 June 2026
Reactions, tags, sharing and lots more
- tech note: articles now live in a database, so publishing no longer needs a redeploy
- every article now has a like/heart button: reader reactions are saved
- every tag is now a link: one click opens the list of all related articles
- every season now has its own dedicated page, with all its articles in sequence
- share buttons on every article: one for social media, one to copy the link
- a "copy" button on code blocks: one click and the snippet is on your clipboard
- on desktop, ← and → move between articles without going back to the list
- a floating button takes you back to the top of the article at any time
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v0.8.0 6 June 2026
Dark theme arrives
- a dark theme arrives, with shades inspired by the IntelliJ Darcula editor
- fixed a scrolling issue with the contact dialog on smartphones
- on mobile, the downloaded CV keeps the same layout as the desktop version
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v0.7.0 4 June 2026
A downloadable CV and a more polished read on smartphones
- added a "Download CV" button: a printable, PDF-ready version
- improved smartphone reading across the whole site: text, headings and interactions
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v0.6.0 3 June 2026
A more navigable site and a new contact section for collaborations
- the "Changelog" page is born, a diary of updates reachable from the version in the header
- at the bottom of every article, links to the previous and next article appear
- the "Recent articles" box moves inside the article page, for a smoother read
- the "About me" page gains a "Contact me" section for collaborations or guest articles
- typography unified across the site: every text size follows a shared scale
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v0.5.0 29 May 2026
A reactive About page and a site more "readable" by search engines
- the "About me" page is reborn as an interactive experience built with Vue.js
- a search bar filters the technologies in the Skills section on the fly
- the homepage responds directly on "/", with no redirect: less waiting and cleaner SEO
- Google understands the site better: structured data and articles enriched with author and date
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v0.4.0 26 May 2026
Java Pills goes live
- Java Pills is published! The site is reachable by everyone at javapills.com
- the archive holds all 24 articles from the first and second seasons
- the "About me" page is born, in Italian and English, with photo, experience and projects
- the search bar appears in the header: search enabled by title, description or tag
- the homepage splits into numbered pages: ten articles per page, tidier navigation
- images in articles can be enlarged with a click
- dedicated 404 and 500 pages, in Italian, instead of raw technical errors
- a shared blue palette makes the site's look more consistent
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v0.3.0 15 May 2026
Site rewrite and articles in Markdown
- the project, stalled since 2024 almost at birth, finally comes back to life!
- under the hood: a new "reactive" architecture, faster and ready to grow
- the first 4 articles loaded, written as pills in Italian
- the site automatically recognises each article's date, author and tags
- code blocks get coloured thanks to IntelliJ Darcula-style syntax highlighting
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v0.2.0 26 November 2024
The site's foundations
- the archive is ready to host multiple articles, no longer just one
- the header is born, with the Java Pills title and identity
- the "Recent articles" section arrives as a shortcut to the latest pills
- a dedicated favicon peeks out in the browser tab