Newscast for August 10th 2012 **Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

If you are a Scala fan and in the bay area, don’t miss the Scala BASE meetup on Monday 13th at Netflix.
http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Scala-Enthusiasts/
SF scala training. Week after JavaOne (October 8th to 12th) at Exit Certified.
http://www.artima.com/shop/stairway_to_scala?w=10051**

  • Jellybean arrived on Nexus S
  • http://www.android.com/whatsnew/
  • Battery usage issues
  • http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=35481
  • Get some of the features in ICS

  • http://lifehacker.com/5933017/nova-launcher-brings-jelly-bean-goodness-settings-import-to-ice-cream-sandwich

  • Android injecting new life in Java?

  • http://howtoprogramwithjava.com/programming-101-the-5-basic-concepts-of-any-programming-language/

  • Static vs Dynamic Typing

  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/880410/static-strong-typing-and-refactoring
  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7630979/refactoring-techniques-for-clojure

  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3468192/refactoring-with-dynamically-typed-language

  • HashSet and load factor

  • http://beetechdevzone.blogspot.com/2011/02/optimizing-hashmap-and-hashset-with_27.html

Clojure * Want to know more about Clojure - ClojureFun has a series of videos by Rich Hickey collected for your viewing pleasure + http://lifehacker.com/5933017/nova-launcher-brings-jelly-bean-goodness-settings-import-to-ice-cream-sandwich

Random Crap * Google wallet more useful now + http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/240004981 + http://lifehacker.com/5930953/google-wallet-now-works-with-any-credit-or-debit-card-is-fare-more-useful

  • Curiosity lands on Mars - Java shows you how it was done:
  • http://eyes.nasa.gov/launch2.html?document=$SERVERURL/content/documents/msl/edl.xml
  • http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/08/06/0448218/curiosity-lands-on-mars
  • http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/NASAs-Curiosity-Mars-Rover-Features-Javabased-Simulator-Commercial-Software-Support-202829/

Thanks * Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth * Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect * Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork * Theme Music:

  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),

  • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.

  • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.

  • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg

  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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