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A Java Developer's Quiz: Part Three
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October 2009
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Test your knowledge and get an update on recent developments in Java technology.
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Oracle Develop Offers Updates on Java Technology
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October 2009
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Oracle Develop, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, and a part of Oracle OpenWorld 2009 begins on Sunday, October 11, and provides Java technology sessions from Sun's leading developers.
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Java Champion Kirk Pepperdine on Performance Tuning and Cloud Computing
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September 2009
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Java Champion and Java performance-tuning expert Kirk Pepperdine talks cloud computing and explains why Java developers have a lot to learn about it.
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Use NetBeans IDE 6.7 to Combine JAR Files Into a Single JAR File
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August 2009
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Learn how to concatenate your user and library classes into a single JAR file, so that you can upload your apps to the Java Warehouse.
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Java Champion Adam Bien on Java EE and Cloud Computing
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July 2009
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Java Champion, Rock Star, and Java EE expert Adam Bien shares his views on Java EE and cloud computing.
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All Things Java: Continuing the Conversation With Java Champion Alan Williamson
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July 2009
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Alan Williamson, the UK's first Java Champion, discusses BlueDragon, his Java CFML runtime engine, fallacies about Java EE, and his reactions to the evolution of the Java platform.
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 4: Favorite and Funny Code
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June 2009
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Java developers Joshua Bloch, Tom Ball, and Masood Mortazavi recount favorite and funny coding experiences.
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A Java Developer's Quiz: Part Two
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May 2009
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Test your knowledge against that of leading Java developers. Are you up to the challenge?
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 3: The Process of Writing Code
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May 2009
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Leading Java developers share their observations and insights about the process of writing code.
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 2: Code Talk
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April 2009
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Developers Joshua Bloch, Masood Mortazavi, Jaron Lanier, Victoria Livschitz, and Brian Harry discuss the keys to writing good code.
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 1: Write Dumb Code -- Advice From Four Leading Java Developers
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April 2009
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Java Champions Heinz Kabutz, Cay Horstmann, and Kirk Pepperdine respond to Brian Goetz's advice to avoid cleverness and write dumb code.
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A Java Developer's Quiz
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February 2009
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This quiz reflects the intellectual curiosity and the spirit of fun to
be found among leading Java developers and in the Java community as a
whole.
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New JDK 7 Feature: Support for Dynamically Typed Languages in the Java Virtual Machine
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July 2009
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JDK 7 will feature support for dynamically typed languages in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
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Deploying An Applet In Under 10 Minutes
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April 2009
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Java SE staff writer Sowmya Kannan walks you through the exact steps of how to deploy an applet in a typical deployment scenario.
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Making Progress with Swing's Progress Monitoring API
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January 2009
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In this tip, you'll learn how to use Swing's progress indicator support to monitor and report on the progress of long-running operations.
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Tech Tip: Locking and Concurrency in Java Persistence 2.0
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September 2009
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Pessimistic locking is now supported. Learn about this and the other new and enhanced locking and concurrency features in JPA 2.0.
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A Sampling of EJB 3.1
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August 2009
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This Tech Tip introduces a few of the new EJB 3.1 capabilities. It also includes instructions on how to run the EJB 3.1 sample application in the Java EE 6 preview.
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Java Champion Adam Bien on Java EE and Cloud Computing
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July 2009
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Java Champion, Rock Star, and Java EE expert Adam Bien shares his views on Java EE and cloud computing.
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Enterprise Tech Tip: Jersey and Spring
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April 2009
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Learn how to use the support in Jersey, the reference implementation of JAX-RS, for the Spring framework.
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GlassFish and MySQL, Part 4: Creating a RESTful Web Service and JavaFX Client
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March 2009
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Learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with GlassFish and MySQL to create a RESTful web service. You'll also learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with JavaFX support to run a JavaFX client for the web service.
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GlassFish and MySQL, Part 3: Creating and Using a Web Service
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January 2009
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In this third article in a series of articles on GlassFish and MySQL, you'll learn how easy it is to convert the controller layer of the web application discussed in Part 2 into a web service.
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Enterprise Tech Tips Crossword
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January 2009
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The Enterprise Java Technologies Tech Tips have covered a wide variety
of enterprise Java technology topics. Here's a crossword puzzle that
tests your knowledge of some topics covered in recent Tech Tips.
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MIDP 3.0 Features: Inter-MIDlet Communication and Events
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October 2009
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Learn about two major enhancements in the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 3.0 specification that will be the foundation of next-generation mobile applications.
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destroyApp() Is Your Friend
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October 2009
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How do you protect yourself from unsafe operations of third-party libraries? Concurrency, data safety, and the destroyApp() method, according to this tech tip.
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Digital Signatures With Java ME SATSA
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August 2009
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Bruce Hopkins shows you how to create a simple mobile application that uses the SATSA-PKI optional package to create a digital signature for a payroll workflow application.
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Faster Data Transfer With Bluetooth and Contactless Communication
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July 2009
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Learn how Bluetooth applications can bypass the device discovery and service searching by using Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology and JSR 257 (Contactless Communication API).
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Java ME SDKs: The State of the Union
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June 2009
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The Java ME platform is huge, robust, and versatile. This article provides a compatibility matrix of SDKs and APIs.
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Is There a JVM in my TV?
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May 2009
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It IS possible to put a JVM machine inside your cable set-top box. This article explains OCAP and Tru2way technology, and shows you how to get started with Tru2way application development.
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Discovering Devices and Sending Files via Bluetooth in Java ME
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April 2009
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This tech tip shows you how to create a MIDlet that will search for Bluetooth-enabled devices and services, and then allow the user to send a simple note to one of the found devices.
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Just Say "Britney Spears": Multi-Modal Search and On-Device Portals
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March 2009
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Discusses the importance of multi-modality in a search-driven On-Device Portal (ODP), demonstrates multi-modal search in a Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) ODP, and summarizes solutions to technical challenges in developing the Java ME application.
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Why Your Next Java ME Mobile Application Should Include JavaFX Mobile
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February 2009
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Although JavaFX is a new language, developers can call methods on and instantiate objects within libraries that exist in Java ME. Bruce Hopkins shows how.
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Blu-ray Disc Application Development with Java ME, Part 2
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January 2009
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In this article, we introduce you to the Java ME SDK 3.0, which is the perfect tool for all Java ME development — whether you're doing Blu-ray application development or mobile phone application development.
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Mixing MIDI, Tone, and Sampled Audio using MMAPI
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January 2009
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In this tech tip, Vikram Gopal shows you how to mix and play multiple media content at the same time. He uses the Mobile Media API (MMAPI) and the NetBeans IDE.
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New in JavaFX 1.2: RSS and Storage
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November 2009
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This second article in a series covers the more technical features, such as RSS and Atom tasks and local storage using JavaFX's built-in storage classes.
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Mixins in JavaFX 1.2 Technology
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August 2009
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Learn about the "mixin class," a new feature in JavaFX 1.2 that offers programmers a simplified form of multiple inheritance.
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What's New in JavaFX 1.2 Technology: New Layouts and Effects
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May 2009
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Learn about the new layout classes -- ClipView, Flow, Stack, and Tile -- and the new effect, BoxBlur, introduced in JavaFX 1.2 technology.
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JavaFX App-O-Rama: Applications From the Community
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May 2009
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This article highlights some of the applications that the JavaFX community has developed and provides insights from the authors about their experiences using the JavaFX platform.
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JavaFX Mobile Applications — Best Practices for Improving Performance
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April 2009
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Sun engineer Michael Heinrichs provides some hints on how to improve the performance of JavaFX Mobile applications.
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Three Reasons Why Your Next Java ME Mobile Application Should Include JavaFX Mobile
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February 2009
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Three source-code samples demonstrate JavaFX's usefulness to Java ME developers creating apps for mobile devices.
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Introducing Java DB 10.5.1
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June 2009
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The latest version of Java DB is fast, reliable, and packed with features.
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Java Champion Kirk Pepperdine on Performance Tuning and Cloud Computing
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September 2009
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Java Champion and Java performance-tuning expert Kirk Pepperdine talks cloud computing and explains why Java developers have a lot to learn about it.
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Java Champion Adam Bien on Java EE and Cloud Computing
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July 2009
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Java Champion, Rock Star, and Java EE expert Adam Bien shares his views on Java EE and cloud computing.
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All Things Java: Continuing the Conversation With Java Champion Alan Williamson
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July 2009
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Alan Williamson, the UK's first Java Champion, discusses BlueDragon, his Java CFML runtime engine, fallacies about Java EE, and his reactions to the evolution of the Java platform.
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 4: Favorite and Funny Code
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June 2009
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Java developers Joshua Bloch, Tom Ball, and Masood Mortazavi recount favorite and funny coding experiences.
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 3: The Process of Writing Code
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May 2009
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Leading Java developers share their observations and insights about the process of writing code.
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 2: Code Talk
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April 2009
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Developers Joshua Bloch, Masood Mortazavi, Jaron Lanier, Victoria Livschitz, and Brian Harry discuss the keys to writing good code.
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The Developer Insight Series, Part 1: Write Dumb Code -- Advice From Four Leading Java Developers
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April 2009
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Java Champions Heinz Kabutz, Cay Horstmann, and Kirk Pepperdine respond to Brian Goetz's advice to avoid cleverness and write dumb code.
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Seeding Cloud Computing: A Conversation With Java Champion Alan Williamson
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March 2009
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Alan Williamson, the UK's first Java Champion, discusses the challenges of and misconceptions about cloud computing.
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Meet Sun Software Engineering Manager Masood Mortazavi, Part 2: Java DB, Project Models, and More
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March 2009
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Sun software engineering manager Masood Mortazavi discusses the strengths of Java DB, the importance of project management models, and more.
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Meet Sun Software Engineering Manager Masood Mortazavi, Part 2: Java DB, Project Models, and More
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March 2009
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Sun software engineering manager Masood Mortazavi discusses the strengths of Java DB, the importance of project management models, and more.
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2009 JavaOne Conference Wrap-Up: A Solid Show
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June 2009
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Where else but at the JavaOne conference can you find hundreds of people who cheer and applaud when someone declares, "Classpath is dead"?
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James Gosling Hosts the Toy Show
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June 2009
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The annual JavaOne conference toy show displayed not only innovation but excellence in generating technology that serves humanity.
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"Design Patterns" for Dynamic Languages on the JVM Machine
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June 2009
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This technical session compared and contrasted the traditional approach to design patterns with a more nuanced metaprogramming approach suited to dynamic languages.
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Cloud Computing: Show Me the Money
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June 2009
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Panelists from six leading cloud companies talked with Rags Srinivas about the current state of cloud computing.
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Zembly: An Extensible Development Environment in the Cloud, for the Cloud
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June 2009
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Sun's Todd Fast and Jiri Kopsa discussed zembly.com, a browser-based development environment that enables programming for web applications and social platforms, as well as web widgets.
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Technical Session: A New Database for the Cloud
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June 2009
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Learn more about the goals of the Drizzle open-source project in building an optimized database.
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Technical Session: Best Practices for Large-Scale Web Sites -- Lessons from eBay
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June 2009
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Randy Shoup, distinguished architect at eBay, shares the design strategies that enable the site to service 2 billion page views with high availablity every day.
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JRuby on Rails in Production: Lessons Learned From Operating a Live, Real-World Site
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June 2009
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Sun's Nick Sieger presented a session that detailed how his team created the Project Kenai site with Ruby on Rails, running on JRuby and the GlassFish application server, with JVM deployment.
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Rock Star Matt Warman
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June 2009
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Matt Warman provides a glimpse into the future of Java technology and music applications.
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IBM General Session: Driving Middle-Tier Innovation With Open Technologies
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June 2009
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Thanks to open standards, open architectures, and collaboration within the open-source community, we're all working on a smarter, more interconnected planet.
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RESTful Web Services Made Easy
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June 2009
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JAX-RS makes it easy to develop RESTful web services using Java technology. This session showed why.
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Continuous Integration in the Cloud With Hudson
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June 2009
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Sun's Kohsuke Kawaguchi discussed Hudson, the open-source continuous integration system that enables developers to automate various aspects of the development process.
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Building Cool RIA Enterprise Applications With JavaFX
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June 2009
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In this session, JavaFX experts Jim Weaver and Stephen Chin showed how easy it is to build a visually compelling application using JavaFX.
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Dynamic Languages Powered by GlassFish v3 Application Server
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June 2009
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Learn how GlassFish v3 has been designed to support dynamic languages like Ruby, Python, and Groovy on the JVM.
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Daily Prompt: JavaOne 2009 Is Almost Over!
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June 2009
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It's been a busy week of exploring and learning technologies...and collecting give-aways.
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Daily Prompt: Just Two More Days!
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June 2009
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There's so much to take in at the Conference: cool mobile devices, the amazing marble-sorting machine, new people and ideas. The only thing missing? A good foot massage.
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Microsoft General Session: Taking Interoperability to the Next Level
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June 2009
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With netbooks, Amazon Kindle, PlayStation 3, and set-top boxes, the mobile device market is going to explode far beyond the current 2.6 billion mobile phones.
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Technical Session: JavaFX Technology in Action: From Design Tool to Desktop, to Mobile Device
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June 2009
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Canoo's Mike Mannion describes how his company used JavaFx to develop Music Pinboard and then quickly migrated it from the browser to the desktop to mobile devices.
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Java Technology for Gaming: Challenges and Solutions for Collision Detection
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June 2009
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Flying saucers, bouncing cannon balls, and impenetrable mazes -- welcome to the interactive world of Java 3D game development.
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Return of the Java Puzzlers: Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter
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June 2009
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Think you know the Java programming language inside and out? Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter want you to think again.
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Rock Star: Simon Ritter
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June 2009
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Rock Star Simon Ritter explains the importance of DTrace for Java developers and provides a sneak preview of his Friday morning demo as part of James Gosling's "Toy Show."
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Mobility General Session: Your Java Lifestyle -- Mobile, TV and Beyond
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June 2009
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With netbooks, Amazon Kindle, PlayStation 3, and set-top boxes, the mobile device market is going to explode far beyond the current 2.6 billion mobile phones.
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General Session: Being Unique With Sony Ericsson
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June 2009
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One of the pioneers in Java ME technology-based product deployment, Sony Ericsson is reaching out to the Java community.
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Technical Session: Introduction to JavaFX Script
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June 2009
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The Introduction to JavaFX Script session was a whirlwind of important information that no novice JavaFX programmer should be without.
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Rock Star: Cliff Click
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June 2009
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Rock Star Cliff Click discusses how modern architectures impact Java applications, common misconceptions about benchmarking, and offers a quick performance overview of Scala, Clojure, Jython, JRuby and other alternative languages.
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Duke's Choice Awards Winners for 2009
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June 2009
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Java is everywhere: The 10 winners highlight the uses of Java technology in education, environment, gaming, satellites, finance, and more.
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Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 with Extensible GlassFish Application Server v3
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June 2009
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GlassFish v3, the Java EE 6 compatible application server, is entirely modular. Have a look at the new OSGi-based architecture and new features.
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Rock Star Mik Kersten
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June 2009
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Mik Kersten explains how Mylyn, a task-focused interface tool, can be used by Java developers in their everyday work to enhance their productivity.
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Intelligent Design -- The Pervasive Java Platform
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June 2009
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What drives the evolutionary and revolutionary changes in Java and JavaFX technologies? Ultimately, it's the consumer, says Sun Distinguished Engineer and CTO Bob Brewin.
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Daily Prompt: The JavaOne Conference Rolls Along
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June 2009
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Larry Ellison was a surprise guest at the Day 1 general session. And the Java community was thankful for his words of reassurance.
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Java: Change (Y)our World
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June 2009
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The 2009 JavaOne conference opened with a Sun general session that stressed innovation, expressiveness, and monetizing opportunity. It closed with a surprise appearance by Larry Ellison.
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Rock Star: Neal Ford
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June 2009
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Rock Star Neal Ford explores the differences between JRuby and Groovy, explains how to make unit testing palatable, and contrasts traditional design patterns on the JVM with the more metaprogramming approach associated with dynamic languages.
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Rock Star: Joshua Slack
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June 2009
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Rock Star Joshua Slack discusses 3D Java technology and Ardor3D, a professionally oriented, open-source 3D Java engine that he created to take better advantage of modern Java concepts and libraries.
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Daily Prompt: Welcome to JavaOne!
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June 2009
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Welcome back to San Francisco, the home of Sun's annual JavaOne conference. Get ready for a wild ride!
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CommunityOne West General Session: What's New in the Sun Cloud and OpenSolaris
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June 2009
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David Douglas, Lew Tucker, and John Fowler discussed what makes cloud computing and the new release of the OpenSolaris OS so appealing.
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Java + You = Innovation
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April 2009
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The 2009 JavaOne Conference is just around the bend -- it's time to get ready.
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