Newscast for June 3rd 2011 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Programming summer camps - https://sites.google.com/site/programmingsummercamp/

  • IntelliJ IDEA 10.5 has been released bringing, among other features, full support for Java 7.
  • http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/whatsnew/

  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2011/05/18/intellij-idea-105-released-offers-full-java-7-support-and-more

  • Ben Evans and Martijn Verburg have a blog post up on the London Java Community blog all about the JCP, the reforms, and what it means for Java developers.

  • http://londonjavacommunity.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/the-jcp-reform-and-what-it-means-for-the-java-developer/

  • Java FX 2.0 has reached Beta.

  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/opinali/archive/2011/05/28/javafx-20-beta-first-impressions
  • http://download.oracle.com/javafx/
  • http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1523.html

Quick News - sponsored by Constant Contact (until June 13ish) (we did get a check) (but I spent it all on shoes)(I like turtles)(bam ba ba bam bam baaam) (wewo wewo wewo wewo)(moose bites can be nasty you know...)(chimpanzees ridin' on a segway!)(bam ba ba bam bam baaam!)(he's pining for the Fjords)(I'm NOT dead yet!) * Contant Contact is seeking several skilled Java engineers for positions in Boston and San Francisco. + http://www.constantcontact.com/about-constant-contact/careers/index.jsp?src=javaposse

  • Alex Miller has announced the Strangeloop conference for 2011.

  • http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse/browse_thread/thread/19d6f143f2ec0f5b/c5cfbd0df877c04d?show_docid=c5cfbd0df877c04d

  • Josh Marinacci has just released version 1.0 of Amino, a scenegraph accessible from Java and JavaScript using the HTML 5 canvas.

  • http://goamino.org/gallery.jsp

ScalaWags * ScalaDays 2011 + http://days2011.scala-lang.org/

  • Scala 2.9 roundup
  • http://www.scala-lang.org/node/9708
  • http://dcsobral.blogspot.com/2011/05/scala-29-optimizes-for-comprehensions.html
  • http://www.scala-notes.org/2011/05/scala-2-9-parallel-collections-for-mandelactors/

Groovy, Baby! * Groovy 1.8 released! + http://twitter.com/#!/glaforge/status/70837207757365249

Android * Android security hole fixed + http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-18/tech/android.security_1_android-phone-newer-android-android-users?_s=PM:TECH

  • Google Wallet shows the potential of NFC (Near Field Communications), but only for Sprint Nexus S 4G phones (for now).
  • http://gizmodo.com/5805879/google-wallet-how-googles-to-swallow-your-real-wallet
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/05/26/google-wallet-ushers-era-commerce

Random Crap * Oracle is now proposing donating OpenOffice.org to Apache as an incubator project. + http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/06/01/176207/Oracle-To-Give-OpenOfficeorg-To-Apache-Incubator + http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/what-the-heck-is-happening-with-openoffice-update/9025

  • Apple iCloud
  • http://www.apple.com/icloud/

Listener Feedback * Computer program that can paint + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARON + http://cos.arizona.edu/next/vid_cohen.html + http://cos.arizona.edu/next/default.htm

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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