Java Posse Episode 180 - Newscast for April 17th 2008Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

  • JavaOne roundup
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/haroldcarr/archive/
    2008/04/joint_sunmicros.html
  • http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/
    20080415_JavaOneParty.php
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editors/archives/
    2008/04/oh_my_golly.html
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/
    overview_of_glassfish_unconference_and

  • http://www.cplan.com/sun/communityone2008/registration/

  • Google I/O

  • http://code.google.com/events/io/

  • Web Based IDEs, are they coming, are they even already here?

  • http://eclipse.dzone.com/articles/
    web-based-ides-less-far-fetche

  • http://heroku.com/

  • Sun has announced support for Java 1.4 standard edition through to 2017, for a fee

  • http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/04/07/
    sun_java_se_support/

  • http://www.cafeaulait.org/#April_7_2008_71081

  • JBuilder 2008 is now out from CodeGear with new tools for aiding code reuse

  • http://www.codegear.com/jbuilder
  • http://eclipse.dzone.com/announcements/

jbuilder-2008-now-more-smarts

  • Application of the week - Swing Explorer 1.0
  • http://www.jroller.com/maxim/entry/

swing_explorer_version_1_0

  • Java Library of the Week - Wizard
  • https://wizard.dev.java.net/

Quick News * Espresso 3D has been open-sourced under the LGPL license + http://www.espresso3d.com/index.php

  • NetBeans 6.1 RC 1 is out
  • http://www.netbeans.org/community/

releases/61/index.html

  • JDK 6 Update 6 has been released
  • http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/

ReleaseNotes.html

  • Google App Engine with GWT (Google Web Toolkit)
  • http://www.thescreencast.com/2008/04/

using-java-gwt-with-google-app-engine.html

  • JRuby 1.1 has been released

  • http://jruby.codehaus.org/

  • Hello Buddy/Hola Amiga is a new initiative led by Sun Microsystems volunteers to try and reduce the digital divide

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

archive/2008/04/project_hello_b_1.html

  • The JFugue Music notepad project has just released its first binary

  • https://nbjfuguesupport.dev.java.net/

  • OSGi in Glassfish v3

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

glassfish_v3_now_with_osgi

  • The Sun Realtime System to be used in the ITT's Eglin Control and Signal Processing upgrade for the space surveillance radar
  • http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-04/

sunflash.20080414.3.xml

  • Dalibor Topic has joined Sun as the Java F/OSS (Free and Open Source Software) ambassador
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/terrencebarr/

archive/2008/04/dalibor_topic_w.html

  • Icefaces.org have released version 1.7 of icefaces
  • http://www.icefaces.org/main/news/whatsNew1.7.iface
  • http://component-showcase.icefaces.org/
  • Apache Trinidad in Glassfish
  • http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/

apache_trinidad_jsf_component_library

  • Nokia developing a full touch screen phone to compete with Apple's iPhone
  • http://mobchina.blogspot.com/2008/04/

nokia-confirms-iphone-killer-handset.html

  • Opera Mini has been released for Android
  • http://theregoesdave.com/2008/04/10/

opera-mini-for-android-released-before-the-os/

  • Hinkmond Wong reports on his blog that an initial port of Java ME CDC is running on the iPhone
  • http://blogs.sun.com/hinkmond/entry/

java_me_says_hello_world + http://www.gamesondeck.com/news/1519/

innaworks_announces_java_solution_.php

  • Jetty has got within 80% of the usage numbers of Tomcat according to the netcraft web survey
  • http://www.theserverside.com/news/

thread.tss?thread_id=49010

  • Thinking Rock, has just made the lifehacker 5 best GTD applications
  • http://lifehacker.com/378062/

five-best-gtd-applications

  • IBM has release Project Zero
  • http://www.theserverside.com/news/

thread.tss?thread_id=48989

  • Stepen Morris has an article up about using Java to record audio
  • http://www.informit.com/articles/

article.aspx?p=1186883

  • Stan4j 1.0 from Oddyseus software

  • http://stan4j.com/general/purchase.html

  • IBM's developerworks has a tutorial for using Groovy from a Java developer's perpective

  • http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/

j-dw-java-jgroovy-i.html?ca=dgr-btw01javagroovy

&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR

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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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