Java Posse Episode 385 - Newscast for May 18th 2012

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• Update on training, Chicago combined with Atlanta, SF and London planned for later in the year but no firm details yet.
• http://www.escalatesoft.com
• If you want training in the UK prior to that, our good friends at Underscore have some courses coming up in London.
• http://underscoreconsulting.com/training/

• Please don’t learn to code (or do, but don’t quit your day job):
• http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/17/3025538/dont-learn-to-code-programming-jeff-atwood
• http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/05/please-dont-learn-to-code.html

• The Java Plan A/B decision in hindsight - was Java 7 enough? Will Java 8 be?
• Fabrizio Guidici has a blog article about the subtle new behaviors of JDK 7
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/2012/05/07/understanding-subtle-new-behaviours-jdk-7
• And also bids farewell to Java 6 and notes that with Java 7, Oracle can now produce versions of the JVM for all major operating systems including OS X at the same time. With Java 6 heading towards EOL soon, is it time to switch?
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/2012/05/07/farewell-java-6
• What are we excited about in Java 8?
• http://www.java.net/node/885831/results
• http://mreinhold.org/blog/plan-b
• The expected impact of Lambda expressions on programming with Java 8
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2012/05/02/poll-result-expected-impact-lambda-expressions-closures-programming-java-8
• And Brian Goetz has an updated State of the Lambda: Libraries Edition article
• http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~briangoetz/lambda/collections-overview.html

Quick News

• The nominations for the 2012 Dukes Choice awards are now open.
• http://www.java.net/dukeschoice

• JavaFX running on the Raspberry Pi (the small $25 computer on a stick from David Braben).
• http://www.i-programmer.info/news/91-hardware/4167-javafx-runs-on-raspberry-pi.html

• Expression Language 3.0 - JSR 341 early draft is now available for formal review.
• http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/edr/jsr341/index.html

Clojure

• The Clojure/West conference videos are now starting to appear on InfoQ
• http://clojurewest.org/news/2012/5/11/clojurewest-video-schedule.html
• https://github.com/strangeloop/clojurewest2012-slides/blob/master/README.md

ScalaWags

• Scala 2.10 M3 now available, with the following new features from SIPs (Scala Improvement Process):
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/12659

Android

• Interesting kickstarter project to replace the Android home page
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/05/17/the-future-of-android-tablet-home-screens-looks-like-this/

• Galaxy SIII:
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/05/03/galaxy-s-iii-announced-inspired-by-nature

• Not going to talk about the Google/Oracle Android trial until it’s all over, since everything changes so quickly right now. If you want to know the latest, check groklaw.
• http://www.groklaw.net/

• The Xamarin project has ported Android to C#.
• http://blog.xamarin.com/2012/05/01/android-in-c-sharp/
• XobotOS (as it is called) is open source and available on github
• https://github.com/xamarin/XobotOS

Listener Feedback

• Freddy Guime (Freddy Huh!) and the Lambda Expressions...
• http://www.javapubhouse.com/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OqNdD6ygAo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52y2_-75Adw
• https://www.facebook.com/LambdaExpression

Random Crap

• Dundee university research demonstrates levitation and twisting forces applied to an object by ultrasonic beams. Sonic Screwdriver, here we come!
• http://www.gizmag.com/dundee-university-sonic-screwdriver/22279/

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)

• To contact us:

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• Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse
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• Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465-4626
• Or send us email - javaposse@gmail.com

The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall

Roundup ‘12 - Tools for Productivity

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• Camscanner+
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zesWzs1gQI8
• Evernote
• http://evernote.com/
• Evernote browser plugin
• http://evernote.com/webclipper/
• Simplenote/NV (Notational Velocity)
• http://simplenoteapp.com/
• http://notational.net/
• Springpad
• http://springpad.com
• Catch.com
• https://catch.com/
• LiveScribe Pen
• http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/
• Omnifocus
• http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/
• Asana
• http://asana.com
• Any.Do
• http://www.any.do/
• Do It Tomorrow
• http://tomorrow.do/
• Pomodoro Technique
• http://tomatoes.heroku.com/
• Pomodroid
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.unibz.pomodroid&hl=en
• Standing desk
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_desk
• SSD
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive
• Boomerang
• http://www.boomeranggmail.com/
• Desk.com
• http://www.desk.com/
• Socialcast
• http://www.socialcast.com/social_networking?lead_source=Search-Paid
• Wikis
• Confluence
• http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/overview
• Google Sites
• https://sites.google.com/
• etc.
• JRebel
• http://zeroturnaround.com/jrebel/?gclid=CN2C6qeV7a8CFYoDQAodYw-K3Q
• Resin
• http://www.caucho.com/
• TDD - Test Driven Development
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development
• Pair programming
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pair_programming
• IM
• Google Talk
• http://www.google.com/talk/
• Skype
• http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/home
• AIM
• http://www.aim.com/
• IRC
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat
• Campfire
• http://campfirenow.com/
• Propane
• http://propaneapp.com/
• For Android
• http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/communication/campyre_crlw.html
• For iPhone
• http://campfirenow.com/extras
• Hipchat
• https://www.hipchat.com/
• Yammer
• http://www.yammer.com
• Google Hangouts
• http://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/res/talkvideo/hangouts/
• TextMate
• http://macromates.com/
• Sublime Text 2
• http://www.sublimetext.com/2
• Eclipse Mylyn
• http://www.eclipse.org/mylyn/
• Planning
• Post-it Notes
• http://www.post-it.com
• Agile Planner
• http://agileplanner.codeplex.com/
• Lifehacker
• http://lifehacker.com/
• Ultimate Productivity Blog
• http://productiveblog.tumblr.com/
• Pivotal Tracker
• http://www.pivotaltracker.com/
• Dropbox
• https://www.dropbox.com/home
• IntelliJ IDEA
• http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/
• Atlassian Connector
• http://www.atlassian.com/software/ide-connectors/overview
• JIRA
• http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/overview
• Gerrit
• http://code.google.com/p/gerrit/
• Crucible
• http://www.atlassian.com/software/crucible/overview
• Skype screen sharing
• http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/allfeatures/screen-sharing/
• Github
• https://github.com/
• Grep
• http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?grep
• Jameson Whiskey
• http://www.jamesonwhiskey.com/age_verification.aspx
• Lint
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint_(software)
• JUnit
• http://www.junit.org/
• ScalaTest
• http://www.scalatest.org/
• Teamware
• http://www.teamware.com/Resource.phx/sivut/sivut-twg/index.htx?lng=en
• Git
• http://git-scm.com/
• Mercurial
• http://mercurial.selenic.com/
• Jenkins
• http://jenkins-ci.org/
• Real Agile Genius - Hit and Run Build Breaker
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuPFz5deXOw

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)

• To contact us:

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• Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse
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• Or send us email - javaposse@gmail.com

The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall

Newscast for April 11th 2012

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Upcoming Escalate Training - NY (Apr 30th to May 4th), Atlanta (May 21st to 25th), Chicago (Jun 11th to 15th)
http://escalatesoft.com

• Mac trojan - flashback

  • http://lifehacker.com/5900434/how-to-find-out-if-your-mac-was-infected-by-the-flashback-trojan-in-one-click

  • http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225837/Apple_patches_Mac_Java_zero_day_bug

  • http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-downloader_osx_flashback_i.shtml

  • http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-3544

Quick News

• Slides are now available online from Eclipsecon - recently held in Virginia, USA.

  • http://www.eclipsecon.org/2012/program/sessions/accepted?field_session_slides_list=1

• And, the eclipse board has announced its election results.

  • http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20120404BoardElections.php

• Ed Burns has an update on the state of JSF 2.2 in a detailed interview on Jaxenter.com

  • http://jaxenter.com/interview-with-jsf-spec-lead-ed-burns-41883.html

Android

• Amazon cleaning up with Android sales, well ahead of Play - source: Flurry blog

  • http://blog.flurry.com/bid/83604/For-Generating-App-Revenue-Amazon-Shows-Google-How-to-Play

Random Crap

• Google’s project glass

  • http://lifehacker.com/5899162/project-glass-is-google-goggles-for-real-looks-like-this-and-should-be-interesting

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)

• To contact us:

  • Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com

  • Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse

  • Pose a question on our Google Moderator group - http://tinyurl.com/q4javaposse

  • Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465-4626

  • Or send us email - javaposse@gmail.com

The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall

Java Posse Roundup 2012 Live

Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2012 in Crested Butte, CO, the “live” session after the progressive dinner and before the karaoke.

• Java Posse Roundup 2012
• http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/
• https://sites.google.com/site/javaposseroundup/
• Lightning talks
• https://sites.google.com/site/javaposseroundup/session-topics/lightning-talks
• http://jpr12ns.appspot.com/
• See what happened
• http://groupme.com/groups/1975231
• Blogs:
• https://sites.google.com/site/javaposseroundup/blogs-about-the-roundup
• http://www.srtsolutions.com/diannemarsh
• http://greenido.wordpress.com/
• http://roborant42.appspot.com/show/entry/588001

The recorded sessions will be released steadily over the course of the next year.

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)
• To contact us:
• Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com
• Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse
• Pose a question on our Google Moderator group - http://tinyurl.com/q4javaposse
• Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465-4626
• Or send us email - javaposse@gmail.com

The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall