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Evolving Java Without Changing the Language

Community
Java
Topics
Language

InfoQ examines three techniques for encouraging experimentation with potential new Java language features - DSLs, the annotation processor, and moving the syntactic sugar from the language to the IDE.

News by Charles Humble

Mark Reinhold Talks About JRockit/Hotspot Integration

Community
Java
Topics
Acquisitions

Oracle principal engineer and former Sun employee Mark Reinhold talks about Oracle's plans to merge the Hotspot and JRockit JVMs.

Oracle Calls for JavaOne Papers

Community
Java
Topics
Acquisitions,
Community

Oracle has announced the call for JavaOne papers for the re-scheduled conference, which will now run alongside Oracle OpenWorld from September 19-23 2010. The closing date for submissions is March 14, 2010.

Sun's Kenai to Close in 60 Days and Work Halted on Darkstar but Hudson Survives

Community
Java
Topics
Cloud Computing,
Open Source,
Acquisitions

Whilst many of Sun's software projects have survived the Oracle acquisition, details are continuing to emerge of projects that are being closed down. Amongst them are Sun's cloud project and Kenai, its source code repository. Work is also being stopped on project Darkstar, the Java based MMOG platform developed by Sun labs, though the code for this is open source and should remain available.

The Java EE 6 Web Tier: JSF 2 Gains Facelets, Composite Components, Partial State Saving and Ajax

Community
Java
Topics
JCP Standards

In the second of two articles looking at the Java EE 6 Web Tier we turn our attention to JSF 2.0, looking both at the new features and where the ideas for them came from. JSF 2.0 addresses many complaints about JSF 1.x and adds a large number of new features including Composite Components, Ajax support, Partial State Saving, improved Exception handling and integration with Bean Validation.

Brussels approves $7.4bn Oracle-Sun deal, Oracle to Outline Strategy Next Week

Community
Java
Topics
Acquisitions

The EU has now approved Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems. Oracle will be outlining their strategy for Sun via a webcast on January 27th, the company has announced.

Articles by Charles Humble

Book List

InfoQ Editors' Recommended Reading List

Community
Agile,
Java,
Architecture,
.NET,
Ruby,
SOA
Topics

We recently had a conversation amongst the InfoQ editorial team about the books we would most recommend to InfoQ readers based on the books that we felt had most influenced us as programmers, architects and managers. Here is the resulting list of sixteen books that we eventually agreed on, plus a few other tips, with comments from the editors who originally suggested them.

Java FX Technology Preview

Community
Architecture,
Java
Topics
Rich Internet Apps,
Web 2.0,
Language Design,
Rich Client / Desktop

JavaFX represents a significant shift in the way Sun engages with the Java product market. Rather than focusing solely on the underlying technology, Sun is looking to provide a complete solution for an individual market. With the 1.0 release imminent InfoQ takes a look at the platform and talks to Sun Staff Engineer Joshua Marinacci about the upcoming release.

Interview: Emmanuel Bernard on the Bean Validation specification

Community
Java
Topics
JCP Standards

Following on from a previous article on the early draft of the Bean Validation framework, InfoQ sat down with Emmanuel Bernard to learn more about the proposal and the community involvement the expert group is seeking.