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  • Oracle talks more about its plans for Java

  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62166

  • "The Ceylon Project - The Next Generation of the Java Language"

  • http://blog.talawah.net/2011/04/gavin-king-unviels-red-hats-top-secret.html
  • http://devstonez.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/introducing-the-ceylon-project-gavin-king-presentation-at-qcon-beijing-2011/

Quick News

  • Sponsor - 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

  • Oracle is producing a new, free, digital magazine all about Java.

  • http://www.java.net/external?url=http://terrencebarr.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/new-free-java-magazine-sign-up-today/

  • Glassfish 3.1 has been released.

  • http://glassfish.java.net/downloads/3.1-final.html

  • http://glassfish.java.net/

  • Gradle 1.0 milestone 2 has been released

  • http://wiki.gradle.org/display/GRADLE/2011/04/09/Gradle+1.0-milestone-2+released

ScalaWags

  • Scala training:
  • http://www.scala-lang.org/node/9083

  • http://www.artima.com/shop/scala_ann_arbor

  • And other Scala events:

  • http://scalathon.org/projects.html

  • http://blog.yuvimasory.com/2011/04/scalathon-how-you-can-help.html

  • ScalaDays 2011.

  • http://days2011.scala-lang.org/

  • The original Programming in Scala book, published by Artima and written by Martin Odersky, Lex Spoon and Bill Venners, is now available for free in HTML form.

  • http://www.artima.com/pins1ed/

Android

  • CyanogenMod 7.0 final released.
  • http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-7-0-released

  • https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_vendor_cyanogen/blob/gingerbread/CHANGELOG.mkdn

  • source for Honeycomb (the tablet version of Android) has been delayed and does not yet have a release date.

  • http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-think-im-having-gene-amdahl-moment.html

  • Motorola Xoom tablet has only sold about 100,000 units so far.

  • http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/motorola-xoom-sales-disappoint-only-100000-un
  • http://www.androidauthority.com/upcoming-samsung-galaxy-tablets-to-be-lighter-and-thinner-then-ipad-2-10980/
  • http://androidcommunity.com/google-nexus-tablet-by-lg-in-pipeline-for-mid-summer-launch-20110328/
  • http://www.androidguys.com/2011/04/06/asus-eee-pad-transformer-official-specs-pics/
  • http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/

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

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

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