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Databricks open-sources Metals v2 for large Java/Scala codebases

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Databricks has open-sourced Metals v2, an enhanced language server for Java and Scala designed to handle massive codebases. This development aims to provide efficient code intelligence in lightweight editors, challenging the dominance of IntelliJ IDEA for large-scale JVM development. The new version, available for Cursor, VS Code, and Neovim, has already seen significant adoption within Databricks, with 92% of weekly active IDE users now preferring Cursor. AI

IMPACT Enhances developer productivity in large codebases, potentially accelerating AI agent integration with lightweight IDEs.

RANK_REASON This is an open-source release of a language server tool, not a frontier model release or significant industry event.

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Databricks open-sources Metals v2 for large Java/Scala codebases

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    Open-sourcing Metals v2: Databricks’ Java and Scala language server for multi‑million line codebases

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