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Apache Ivy 2.0 Final Released

Topics
Java,
Build systems

Apache Ivy 2.0, a project dependency manager, has been released. 2.0 is the first release of Ivy as an official Apache project.

Live Production Clojure Application Announced

Topics
Dynamic Languages,
Java,
Language

A production health-care application built using Clojure (among other languages) has been announced, and is now running live. Several details have been provided regarding the architecture, deployment, and runtime behavior of the application.

Sun Blogs System Architecture Whitepaper

Topics
Architecture,
Application Servers,
Stories & Case Studies

Sun has released a whitepaper that describes the architecture used to host the Sun Blogs web application including a description of the hardware, the configuration of the server software, as well as a number of usage metrics.

TeamCity 4.0: Distributed Builds and Continuous Integration

Topics
Artifacts & Tools,
Java,
Build systems,
.NET

JetBrains, the company behind Intellij IDEA, have released TeamCity 4.0: distributed build management and continuous integration server. The new version has improved support for alternate platforms (such as .NET and Ruby), supports more parallel build options, and has several new management features.

SmartGWT 1.0: A Q&A with Sanjiv Jivan

Topics
Java,
Rich Internet Apps

SmartGWT 1.0, a GWT API for the SmartClient Javascript library, has been released. InfoQ had a Q&A session with Sanjiv Jivan, the lead developer.

Apache Ivy 2.0.0-RC2: Closing in on 2.0

Topics
Java,
Build systems

Apache Ivy, a tool for managing (recording, tracking, resolving and reporting) project dependencies has reached its second release candidate, preparing for the final 2.0 release.

Restlet 1.1.0: Improved Flexibility and Specification Support

Topics
Java,
Web Frameworks,
REST,
JCP Standards

Restlet 1.1.0 has been released with a number of improvements, including support for the JAX-RS RESTful web-services specification, the WADL specification, Grizzly NIO connectors, as well as several other new features. InfoQ spoke to the project lead.

Polyforms - Reduce DAO Code Duplication

Topics
Java,
Data Access

The goal of the Polyforms project is to remove the heavily duplicated glue code to tie data access objects to the underlying persistence API.