Poll Result: Java Technologies Employment Market

July 03 2009

This past week's java.net poll on the Java technologies job market implies that the global economic downturn is far from over... Also: Java Today: JavaFX: gr8 2 c on fonz; Project Marble - augmented reality in Java with JMF, Java3D, NYArToolkit and Trident; and Rails on GlassFish - "most performant of… read more

How to Start and Grow a JUG: Community Corner 2009 Podcast

July 02 2009

Have you ever thought about starting a Java User Group? Matt Stine spoke with me at JavaOne about his experiences with starting and growing the Memphis/Mid-South Java User Group in a java.net Community Corner podcast... Also: Java Today: The ATM Object-Oriented Design and Implementation Case Study; JUG Leadership: Lessons Learned; and… read more

PUJ, a JUG Contest: Community Corner Podcast

July 01 2009

Felipe Gaucho talked about the Premio Universitaro Java (PUJ) competition with Jim Wright in a 16-minute java.net Community Corner podcast... Also: Java Today: PUJ, a Jug Contest, JavaOne 2009 Podcast; What's the Right GlassFish Release For You?; and Conference Roundup: Jazoon 2009. Weblogs: My JavaOne 2009 presentations online; FISL 2009 Wrapup -… read more

Java Tools Community Corner Podcast Features Duke's Choice Award Winners

June 30 2009

When Java Tools Community Leaders Toni Epple and Fabiane Nardon invited the SQE (Software Quality Environment) Project team to participate in the Java Tools SQE Roundtable podcast at this year's JavaOne, they weren't planning on the Duke's Choice Awards being among the topics of conversation... Also: Java Today: NetBeans IDE 6.7… read more

Community Corner 2009 Podcasts Being Published

June 29 2009

The first of many Community Corner podcasts that were recorded at JavaOne 2009 has been released: the Java Tools SQE Roundtable... Also: Java Today: JavaTools Community Newsletter - Issue 198; java.net is sloooooow; and FISL 2009 Report. Weblogs: Trident animation library - overview and roadmap; Upgrading to Eclipse Galileo; and Running the… read more

Poll Result: More Java.net Project and Community Focus Desired

June 26 2009

A significant majority of participants in the latest java.net poll would like to see increased project and community content on java.net... Also: Java Today: Javali 2009 Trip Report; Notes from Wednesday at Jazoon; and Notes from Thursday at Jazoon. Weblogs: Running GlassFish V3 with Apache httpd; Win your Copy of Wiley's OpenSolaris… read more

Jazoon09: Alois Reitbauer on Scalability

June 25 2009

Harold Carr attended Alois Reitbauer's session "Why applications do not scale" at Jazoon09... Also: Java Today: Notes from Tuesday morning Jazoon; Javali 2009 Trip Report; and Wine delivered at OSGi DevCon. Weblogs: Help me shape future of Java libraries; Installing Sonar on a linux build server; and The Ultimate Craftsman. Forums: how to… read more

Jazoon09

June 24 2009

Jazoon09, the international conference on Java technology, is completing its second full day of sessions... Also: Java Today: Speaking on Metro Security at Jazoon; Pocket guide to Jazoon 2009; and Roger speaking at Javali. Weblogs: FX Mobilization; Learning JSF 2; and New JCP.org debuts, JSF2 DataSheet Published, Try the JavaEE 6 SDK. Forums:… read more

2009 JCP Program Awards and Videos

June 23 2009

Felipe Gaucho attended the 2009 JCP Program Awards ceremony, and provides some videos of the event... Also: Java Today: JCP 2009 Annual Awards Winners (with videos); JSR 255 (JMX API 2.0) is postponed; and University of Utah - Ported 60 applications from Weblogic to GlassFish. Weblogs: JSF 2.0 Refcard available; JavaFX Script… read more

Inside the Java Store: Q & A

June 22 2009

Josh Marinacci has been secretly working on a project that became one of the big announcements at this year's JavaOne: the Java Store... Also: Java Today: The Java Store, a Q&A OpenDS 2.0.0 Release Candidate 2 Ships; and Atmosphere 0.2 GA now available. Weblogs: JWebPane BOF screenshots at JavaOne (2009); First enhancements… read more

Poll: Majority Believes There Will Be a JavaOne Conference in 2010

June 19 2009

A majority (57%) of respondants to this past week's java.net poll expect there to be a JavaOne conference in 2010... Also: Java Today: Project Coin Announces Second Candidate List, Redesigned Java Community Process Website, and Trending Analysis With Maven Dashboard . Weblogs: Jazoon!, Shame on us all, and Jazoon Bloggers Squad. Forums: Re:… read more

NetBeans 6.7 Release Candidate 3 Now Available

June 18 2009

NetBeans IDE 6.7 Release Candidate 3 is now available for download... Also: Java Today: NetBeans IDE 6.7 Release Candidate 3 Available for Download!, Virtual Image for GlassFish WebSpace Server, and Java ME SDK 3.0 and NB Mobility 6.7 running on Mac OS X. Weblogs: Developing Hybrid (OSGi + Java EE) applications in… read more

New GlassFish ESB v2.1 Improves Scaling through Clustering

June 17 2009

GlassFish ESB v2.1 has just been released. The new release features improved scaling through clustering, AIX 5.3 support... Also: Java Today: GlassFish ESB v2.1 released, Java for Mac OS X Updates for 10.4, 10.5, and JavaFX: Busy Bees . Weblogs: JavaOne news update 3 and wrap-up, Effects in JavaFX: Chaining, and JavaOne… read more

QuickCheck for Java Generates Data for Automated Software Testing

June 16 2009

QuickCheck for Java is an automated software testing tool that tests programs by generating specified randomized input data sets and running them through the application... Also: Java Today: Quickcheck for Java Release 0.4, Post Your Java User Group on the JUGs Google Map, and JSR-299 Proposed Final Draft submitted. Weblogs: Slides for… read more

Java NIO.2 File System (JSR 203) Update

June 15 2009

This week's java.net Spotlight highlights the Sun Developer Network article "The Java NIO.2 File System in JDK 7"... Also: Java Today: Genesis Project Development Proceeds: Version 3.2 and Beyond, Infinispan Alpha 5 Available: Extremely Scalable Data Grid Platform, and JSR 299 Proposed Final Draft Submitted. Weblogs: JavaFX Designer Tool...where is it?, First… read more