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Java.net Infrastructure Transition Begins Today

August 21 2009

As I wrote yesterday, this weekend java.net is transitioning to a new infrastructure... Also: Java Today: OpenESB community partner releases the first commercially supported OpenESB component; New API for Constraint Programming; and We Are Done with Layers - Now Start with Plugins. Weblogs: Reviving Project WOM - WSDL Object Model; Have a… read more

Big (But Seemingly Small) Changes for java.net This Weekend

August 20 2009

If you work on or closely follow any java.net projects, you've probably noticed the banner that has been displayed on project pages for the past couple days... Also: Java Today: Big changes under the hood for java.net; Value Object vs. Data Transfer Object (VO vs DTO); and Cloud Foundry is now… read more

Intersting Kenai Projects, Part 2: Sun Cloud APIs

August 19 2009

Last week I started a series on interesting Kenai projects, inspired by Adam Bien's recent blog post... Also: Java Today: GlassFish tools Bundle for Eclipse version 1.1 released ; Cloud Computing Demystified: Part-I; and JSF 2 Seminar September 1st. Weblogs: Maven: Using JUnit with DLLs; Upcoming Java Power Tools Bootcamps in Canberra… read more

Joe Darcy on JDK Compatibility Regions

August 18 2009

Joe Darcy has posted and interesting analysis titled "JDK Release Types and Compatibility Regions"... Also: Java Today: JDK Release Types and Compatibility Regions; Java ME: Smart browsing on dumb phones; and Five Reasons Why You Should Learn a New Language Now. Weblogs: ui:repeat and Ajax; Web testing BDD-style with JWebUnit and Easyb;… read more

Revisiting the Java Warehouse and Java Store

August 17 2009

Sun's opening JavaOne 2009 presentation featured the debut of Java Store, "a global marketplace for cutting-edge Java applications"... Also: Java Today: GlassFish Survey - Top Migrations to GF are from Tomcat and JBoss; Creating Menus in JavaFX (with JFXtras Menu Classes by Jonathan Giles); and Announcing the JSF Summit: Dec 1-4… read more

Poll: Google Android Favored as Feature Phone Development Platform

August 14 2009

The results of this past week's java.net poll were fairly clear... Also: Java Today: JavaTools Community Newsletter - Issue 201; JDK 7: New Component Delivery Model in the Works; and Anatomy of the JDK Build. Weblogs: Animation blueprints for SWT; A spoonful of Scala; and My Recent Job Hunting Experience. Forums: Provider based… read more

Discovering the NetBeans Dream Team Consolidated Blog Feed

August 13 2009

Aaron Houston, Program Coordinator for JUGs and Java Champions, recently pointed me to the NetBeans Dream Team Blog Feed... Also: Java Today: Scala Plugin for NetBeans - Rewrite in Scala #2: Supports Java/Scala Mixed Project; Updated GlassFish v3 FCS Schedule; and JavaFX: A Musical Gathering. Weblogs: Keeping focus; TOTD #91: Applying Java… read more

Interesting Kenai Projects, Part 1: BetterBeansBinding

August 12 2009

Adam Bien points us to some interesting Kenai projects in his latest blog... Also: Java Today: New GlassFish Podcast episode: Antonio Goncalves; Some Interesting #Kenai Projects - From 3D Simulation to REST-Cloud; and The second Java Power Tools Newsletter is out!. Weblogs: Java EE 6 Pet Catalog with GlassFish v3 preview and… read more

Mobile and Embedded Community News Highlights

August 11 2009

The java.net Mobile and Embedded Community is one of the most actively communicative communities on java.net... Also: Java Today: Mobile and Embedded Community News Update; Free "Summer Camp" courses introduce students to Java, JavaFX!; and JavaFX Mobile Ready for Primetime!. Weblogs: Making a YUI Calendar Component in JSF2; Branch-per-feature, and it's another… read more

Help Educate Java Beginners: Static Import?

August 10 2009

Java Champion Cay Horstmann is asking developers for a bit of assistance as he rewrites a Java book for beginners... Also: Java Today: Mario Fusco on the Lambdaj Project; Five Days with NetBeans68M1, JSF20, EJB31, Maven, and GlassFish V2/V3... And the Result; and Developing Content with JavaFX Mobile, Java ME, and… read more

Poll Result: Project Kenai Not Yet Well-Known

August 07 2009

Almost a third of votes in this past week's poll about the beta Project Kenai were cast for the "I don't know" option... Also: Java Today: Java ME: LWUIT Upgrades; Managing Your Apache Web Server - More on WebStack Enterprise Manager; and Turbo Charge your AMP Deployments with GlassFish Web Stack. Weblogs:… read more

Java Device Test Framework (JDTF) Project Overview

August 06 2009

Recently the java.net Mobility and Embedded Community published a Java Mobility Podcast 81: JDTF, in which Victor D'yakov talks about the community's new Java Device Test Framework Project... Also: Java Today: Net Applications: Apple just lost half its 'market share'; How Evil Are Data Transfer Objects (DTOs)?; and Version 1.6.4 of… read more

Will the JVM Outlive Java?

August 05 2009

I was talking with java.net former editor Chris Adamson this morning (via email), and our conversation got me thinking about the future of Java... Also: Java Today: Announcing Sun Continuous Integration Server; JavaEE 6 Will Include JSR330 and JSR299; and Java HotSpot Garbage Collection. Weblogs: Don't break the optimistic locking; How Mercurial… read more

NetBeans Version 6.8 Milestone 1 Supports Java EE Development

August 04 2009

It seems like NetBeans 6.7 is still brand new, but, as Ludovic Champenois reports, NetBeans 6.8 Milestone 1 has been released... Also: Java Today: NetBeans: the Java EE 6 IDE; IT Olympics; and Sun has released Java DB 10.5.1.1. Weblogs: Don't break the optimistic locking; How Mercurial will save my bill (and… read more

Java Champions Consolidated Blog Feed Provides Excellent Reads

August 03 2009

The java.net Java Champions project is a page I've had bookmarked in my browser for a long time... Also: Java Today: Java The Most Popular Language - ActionScript Is Followed By Fortran And Cobol; Six Degrees of Aynsley Dunbar: BandmatesFX Example JavaFX App Continued; and A Simple Java class for Amazon… read more