This week marks the end of summer's quiet period as we enter the intensive work season. More updates, articles, videos, etc will follow in the coming weeks, but currently we'd like to highlight the following:
Jaybird 6.0.3 and 5.0.9 are released
Jaybird 6.0.3
Jaybird 6 supports Firebird 3.0, Firebird 4.0, and Firebird 5.0, on Java 17, Java 21, and Java 24.
See also:
Jaybird 5.0.9
Jaybird 5 supports Firebird 2.5, Firebird 3.0, Firebird 4.0, and Firebird 5.0, on Java 8, Java 11, Java 17, Java 21, and Java 24 (support for Java 11 and higher using the Java 11 version of the driver).
See also:
Awesome-Firebird on github
New Resource: Awesome-Firebird Repository
GitHub repository now available: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/awesome-firebird/
Purpose: Curated collection of Firebird drivers and tools (open source and commercial)
Goal: Maintain current list of quality third-party Firebird resources
Contributing:
Know useful Firebird tool not listed? Submit GitHub Issue or Pull Request
Help maintain accuracy and completeness of tool collection
For Teams: Bookmark repository for driver selection and tool discovery in Firebird projects.