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Patrick Curran Discusses the Role of the JCP, and the Recent Hologic and Apache Controversies

Topics
Leadership,
Java,
Community,
JCP Standards

In this interview, recorded at QCon London, Patrick Curran talks to Charles Humble about the history of the JCP, and how it has changed since Oracle's acquisition of Sun. He also talks about the relationship between the OpenJDK project and the JCP, the role of the JCP in innovation, and the recent Apache and Hologic controversies.

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Azul Systems and Twitter Elected to the JCP Executive Committee, VMware No Longer Represented

Topics
Java,
JCP Standards

Twitter and Azul Systems have been elected to serve on the JCP Executive Committee for Java SE/EE, on voting percentages of 32% and 19% respectively. Both firms have also joined the OpenJDK project. VMware is no longer represented.

Apache TomEE Certified Web Profile Compatible

Topics
Enterprise,
Java,
JCP Standards

Yesterday at JavaOne, the Apache Foundation announced the availability of the Apache TomEE stack, a Java EE 6 Web Profile Compatible Implementation.

JSR-107, JCache: Alive and Going to be Part of Java EE 7

Topics
Clustering & Caching,
Java,
JCP Standards

Distributed caching is the tip of the spear for performance, yet Java does not have a standard API. JSR-107 has gained some notoriety over the years because its old yet not done. Given the increased demand for caching, it seems JSR-107 will finally see the light of day, and be part of Java EE 7. InfoQ caught up with Greg Luck, JSR-107 specification and Ehcache lead developer to discuss.

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Scala & Spring: Combine the best of both worlds

Topics
Java,
Language,
Open Source,
Enterprise Architecture,
JCP Standards

Based on a concrete example with Scala, Spring and JPA the article explains how to enhance Spring with Scala’s powerful concepts such as implicit conversions and traits. Moreover, it shows how the gap between a Java based framework and Scala can smoothly be bridged.

JSR 292 and the Multi-lingual JVM

Topics
Dynamic Languages,
Java,
Scripting,
JRuby,
JCP Standards

Java 7 is looking to improve support for dynamic languages using the Java Virtual Machine for their runtime environment. John Rose has been leading a project to explore some options, and JSR 292 will standardise some of this work for Java 7. InfoQ takes a look at the problems JSR 292 solves, and talks to JRuby lead Charles Nutter to find out more about InvokeDynamic in practice.

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Lessons Learned From Java EE’s Evolution

Topics
Java,
Language,
Programming,
JCP Standards

Rod Johnson talks about Java’s evolution, in particular J2EE, presenting the lessons to be learned from its failures, like committee-led standards and container-managed frameworks, preparing to avoid such mistakes in the future.

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Doug Lea Discusses the Fork/Join Framework

Topics
Java,
Programming,
JCP Standards,
Performance & Scalability

Doug Lea talks to InfoQ about the evolution of the Fork/Join Framework, the new features planned for java.util.concurrent in Java 7, and the "Extra 166" package. The interview goes on to explore some of the hardware and language changes that are impacting concurrent programming, and the effect the increasing prevalence of alternative languages in the JVM are having on library design.

Patrick Curran and Geir Magnusson on the Standardization Process

Topics
Java,
Open Source,
Community,
Architecture,
JCP Standards

Patrick Curran and Geir Magnusson discuss the role played by the standardization process and the lessons taken from the open source movement, one key aspect being related to reference implementations that are required from spec leaders.