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  • A preview of JavaFX has been released.
  • http://javafx.com/
  • http://www.prweb.com/releases/javafx/
    preview/prweb1165664.htm
  • http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/
    2008/07/31/sun-releases-javafx-preview
  • http://www.javafx.com/htdocs/downloadpage.html
  • http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ea/
    6u10/6u10rcDownload.jsp#6u10JDKs
  • http://blogs.sun.com/javafx/entry/this_ain_t_your_dad
  • http://www.kodewerk.com/javafx_are_we_there_yet.htm

  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/joshy/archive/
    2008/08/javafx_bleg.html

  • BGGA closures implementation is now feature complete

  • http://gafter.blogspot.com/2008/08/
    java-closures-prototype-feature.html
  • http://www.javac.info/closures.tar.gz

  • http://today.java.net/pub/pq/220

  • IntelliJ IDEA 8.0 Beta (codenamed Diana) has been released by JetBrains

  • http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?
    forum=270&thread=235969

  • http://www.cafeaulait.org/#July_31_2008_75240

  • NetBeans 6.5 Beta (also known as Milestone 2) is available

  • http://wiki.netbeans.org/NewAndNoteWorthyMilestone2NB65#
    section-NewAndNoteWorthyMilestone2NB65-
    NetBeansIDE6.5NewAndNoteworthyInMilestone2

  • http://www.netbeans.org/community/releases/65/

  • The Anti-Java professor is speaking up again

  • http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/

article.php/3763651/The+TIOBE+List+Director+

vs.+the+Anti-Java+Professor.htm + http://catsonkeyboards.blogspot.com/2008/08/

anti-java-professor-still-off-base.html

  • Applet of the week - Search engine optimization (SEO) advice in a mindmap
  • http://merseyinternet.com/seoliverpool.htm
  • http://merseyinternet.com/serendipity/archives/

3-Put-your-thoughts-in-order-with-an-SEO-Mind-Map.html

Quick News

  • Sun has released its Q4 financial results

  • http://www.cafeaulait.org/#August_6_2008_22184

  • JSR 296 - Swing Application Framework update

  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/

archive/2008/08/swing_applicati.html

  • Microsoft have joined the Apache Software Foundation as a platinum member
  • http://apache.slashdot.org/article.pl?

sid=08/07/25/2135202&from=rss

  • JSR 255 JMX (Java Management Extensions) 2.0 API
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/emcmanus/

archive/2008/08/playing_with_th.html

  • The latest Tiobe programming language report once again places Java on top
  • http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-

10009669-16.html?tag=bl

  • Oracle has released WebLogic Server 10g release 3
  • http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?

thread_id=50305

  • IBM has submitted JSR 326 - Post Mortem JVM Diagnostics API, to the JCP

  • http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=326

  • A quick reminder about the upcoming JSF One conference in Vienna, VA

  • http://www.jsfone.com/show_topics.jsp?showId=166

  • The JavaGit project has just released a Java API for accessing Git repositories

  • http://javagit.sourceforge.net/

  • JavaLobby has a podcast interview with Peter Muir about Seam 2.1

  • http://java.dzone.com/articles/whats-new-seam-21-an-interview

  • The Apache Jakarta project has release version 6.0.18 of Tomcat

  • http://www.cafeaulait.org/#August_5_2008_24610

  • Demo from JUG Genova of a Wii remote being used to control NASA's world wind

  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/

archive/2008/08/nasa_world_wind.html

  • Java 6 Update 10 release will patch existing JREs in-place

  • https://jdk6.dev.java.net/6u10ea.html

  • The Ubuntu project has promoted OpenJDK 6 to main

  • http://weblog.loadfoo.web.id/2008/07/31/

ubuntu-810-turns-to-openjdk-6/ + http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/

2008/08/the_openjdk_mis.html

  • HermesJMS has just reached version 1.13

  • http://hermesjms.com/confluence/display/HJMS/Home

  • IBM has released WebSphere Application Server, community edition v2.1

  • http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?

thread_id=50185

  • Glossitope revived for JavaFX under the name WidgetFX

  • http://code.google.com/p/widgetfx/

  • FormDev software has released JFormDesigner 4.0

  • http://www.formdev.com/download/
  • http://eclipse.dzone.com/announcements/

jformdesigner-40-released-with-0

  • Sun has shipped OpenDS Standard Edition 1.0
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/marinasum/archive/

2008/07/opends_standard.html

  • JavaLobby opines that JavaFX will succeed because it works on Linux

  • http://java.dzone.com/articles/javafxs-killer-feature

  • The gdata-scala-client project on Google code hosting is the start of a Google Data API library for Scala

  • http://code.google.com/p/gdata-scala-client/

  • The EasyMock project has released version 2.4 of EasyMock

  • http://www.easymock.org/

  • InfoQ has a video interview with Neal Gafter from QCon London 2008

  • http://www.infoq.com/interviews/gafter-closures-language-

features-optional-typing;jsessionid=

36BEECA9F21B74DE17FED1AC3DA256B1

  • The openJDK project has approved two new projects
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editors/archives/

2008/08/dont_want_to_kn.html

  • The next Mobile and Embedded Developer Days conference has been announced for November 12-13th 2008 at the Santa Clara auditorium
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/brinkley/archive/

2008/08/mobile_media_an_1.html

  • A draft spec of the JSR 277 (Java Module System) OSGi support is currently under discussion in the JSR 277 expert group
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/mandychung/archive/

2008/07/osgi_repository.html

  • A roundup of Grails news
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/

jndi_data_sources_in_grails + http://www.manning.com/gsmith/

  • JSR 289 - SIP servlet v1.1 is now final
  • http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=289

  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/jsr_289_sip_servlet_v1

  • New Maven plugin for creating Apple Mac OS X applications is now available

  • http://mojo.codehaus.org/osxappbundle-maven-plugin/

  • http://simplericity.org/macify/

  • Java.net has released the latest JavaOne community podcast with a special guest - James Gosling

  • http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2008/

07/25/j1-2k8-mtW10.html

Listener Feedback

  • JBoss/Hibernate Lawsuit
  • http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/12/

1746240&from=rss

  • Dallas rules Group
  • http://rulesfestregistration.dallasrulesgroup.org/

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

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