Newscast for May 31st 2012 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

  • Play Framework

  • http://www.playframework.org/

  • Google/Oracle lawsuit update

  • http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57440235-93/jury-verdict-android-doesnt-infringe-oracles-patents/
  • http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120523125023818
  • http://www.scribd.com/doc/94578158/12-05-23-Oracle-Google-Patent-Verdict

  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64969

  • Nulls

  • Scala Option
  • http://www.scala-lang.org/api/current/scala/Option.html
  • http://www.codecommit.com/blog/scala/the-option-pattern
  • JSR 308
  • http://types.cs.washington.edu/jsr308/
  • Groovy nulls
  • http://groovy.codehaus.org/Operators#Operators-SafeNavigationOperator
  • Kotlin nulls
  • http://confluence.jetbrains.net/display/Kotlin/Null-safety
  • Ceylon nulls
  • http://ceylon-lang.org/documentation/1.0/reference/operator/nullsafe-lookup/

Quick News * Netbeans 7.2 Beta is out, includes JavaFX scene builder interop + http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1557.html

  • Devoxx 2012 Call For Papers:
  • https://cfp.devoxx.com/

Random Crap * HP web OS team migrates to Google + http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/24/3042441/hp-enyo-google

  • Mono abandons moonlight (the open source version of silverlight)
  • http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/05/29/1749214/mono-abandons-open-source-silverlight
  • http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/05/Miguel-Moonlight

  • http://www.i-programmer.info/news/89-net/4282-mono-kills-open-source-silverlight.html

  • Leap - like kinnect for your desktop

  • http://leapmotion.com/

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  • 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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