2026-08-13 digest

Databricks open-sources Metals v2, a Java and Scala language server built to index a 26M-line Bazel monorepo before build sync

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  • Summary: Databricks released Metals v2 as open source, a language server for Java and Scala built against a 26M-line Bazel monorepo. It indexes source before build sync, removing the Build Server Protocol from the startup path. Databricks names Cursor, VS Code, and Neovim as supported editors today.
  • Why it matters: A large JVM monorepo becomes navigable in a lightweight editor rather than only in IntelliJ.

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