Fri, 10 August 2007
Newscast for August 9th 2007
Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com
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Iris is ready for the prime time (or at least general experimentation)
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Hackademix.net has a description of a way to use Java and liveconnect to circumvent popup blocking tools
- In an article on InfoQ, Martin Fowler reckons we are
entering a software development stage where a single language like Java
will be replaced by Domain Specific Languages created for each task
Quick News Items
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JSR 113 has a second proposed final draft for the Java speech API 2.0
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The Aquarium has the second screencast about using jMaki JSF components, NetBeans IDE and GlassFish application server
- Sun is set to release a new 8 core, Niagara 2 chip this
week. The 8 core, 8 threads per core processor should be able to allow
up to 64 simultaneous running threads with suitable software
- Moomba has reached version 0.5. This new and quite
ambitious web UI framework provides an eclipse RCP for the web, the
idea being that developers already familiar with the Eclipse RCP can
build rich and ajax-y web applications using their RCP skills
- Not to be left out, Swing apps also now have a web UI
migration path. WebCream allows swing apps to be adapted into rich
internet applications (RIAs) providing automatic conversion to AJAX
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The first release candidate is out for Glassfish v2
- A new Evans Data survey shows that Java is on the rise and
.NET is declining for implementing SOAs (Service Oriented
Architectures)
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OpenJDK can now be built and run with FreeType, removing one of the remaining encumbrances from proprietary software
Listener Feedback
- Hands Of Romania charity is looking for laptops, servers, network peripherals and other donations
- Chet Haase on the state of video in Java
Thanks
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