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)

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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:

• 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