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Java Posse Roundup 2008 & OpenSpace Conferences
Last week, the 2008 Java Posse Roundup was held in Crested Butte, Colorado. The Roundup is an OpenSpace conference.
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Java EE 6 Spec Lead Requests Community Feedback on Web Profile Options
In a recent blog post, Java EE 6 (JSR 316) specification co-lead Roberto Chinnici presented the two leading candidates for the Java EE 6 Web Profile, and asked for feedback from the community on which of the two options the JSR 316 Expert Group should move forward with. InfoQ took the opportunity to analyze each of the Web Profile options in greater detail.
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QCon Panel: What will the Future of Java Development Be?
In this panel from QCon San Francisco, Joshua Bloch, Chet Haase, Rod Johnson, Erik Meijer and Charles Nutter discussed and debated the future of the Java language and APIs based upon the lessons we have learned from the past. Topics included static versus dynamic languages, removing code from Java, forking the JVM, and the next big programming language.
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Bill Burke on Dynamic Languages: Rationalizations and Myths
"Am I just a Java fanboy?" - this is a good question. And it is one that Bill Burke does answer in his blog post Dynamic Languages: Rationalizations and Myths. But along with the post comes an overwhelming response, and insight into where we are heading as a community.
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Interview: Rod Johnson discusses the Spring Portfolio
In this interview from QCon San Francisco, SpringSource CEO Rod Johnson discusses the origins and philosophy of Spring, the Spring Portfolio, Spring Web Flow, Spring Batch, Spring.Net, the partnership with Tasktop Technologies, and community involvement and utilization of Spring.
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JEE 6: Extensibility, Profiles and Pruning
Whilst the public details are still a little sketchy, the general direction of Java EE 6 is becoming apparent and reflects the changing role of the Java EE standard.
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Eclipse is elected for JCP Executive Committee
The final results of 2007 Java Community Process (JCP) executive committee elections were announced on Tuesday. Eclipse Foundation is among the newly elected members in Java Standard and Enterprise Edition category. This is the first time an open source tooling vendor won a seat in the JCP executive committee. Time Warner Cable is the newly elected member in Java Micro Edition group.
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Atomikos TransactionsEssentials: JTA/XA transaction management outside of Java EE
Atomikos TransactionsEssentials, a Java-based transaction manager, just released version 3.2. InfoQ spoke with Atomikos CTO Guy Pardon to learn more about this release, and also about TransactionsEssentials and third-party transaction managers in general.
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Debate: Why are most large-scale websites not written in Java?
Nati Shalom of GigaSpaces recently asked why most large-scale websites were written in languages other than Java. This question touched off a large debate in the Java community, and InfoQ took the opportunity to learn more about the major viewpoints surrounding this issue.
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JBoss RichFaces 3.1: Ajax4JSF and Exadel RichFaces integrated as single open source library
JBoss, a division of RedHat, recently released version 3.1 of the RichFaces JSF library. Stemming from a partnership with Exadel, this release is the first one to integrate the Ajax4JSF project with the formerly commercial RichFaces. InfoQ took the opportunity to learn more about RichFaces and what this release brings to the JSF space.
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Interview: Peter Kriens discusses OSGi
OSGi is a Java modular development specification. OSGi is used in a wide variety of applications, from mobile phones to enterprise servers and the Eclipse IDE. In this interview, Peter Kriens explains where OSGi came from, what sorts of applications it's useful for, integration with Spring, the JSR 277/294 debate, and the future of OSGi.
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Apache Geronimo 2.0: Certified Java EE 5 compatible
Apache Geronimo, an open-source Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application server, recently released version 2.0.1. InfoQ took the opportunity to learn more about Apache Geronimo and where it fits into the application server space.
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OSGi and JSR 277 Debate Continues to Grow
The debate over JSR 277 (Java Module System) and OSGi (JSR 291) is picking up steam again, with the JSR 316 (Java EE 6) submission restarting the previous debate about the overlap between OSGi and JSR 277. InfoQ has collected and summarized several viewpoints and arguments around this debate.
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Mainsoft: Running .NET on the JVM While Maintaining Performance
Mainsoft recently released version 2.0 of Mainsoft for Java EE (formerly known as Visual Mainwin), and also released a whitepaper which showed that a .Net-based application which was cross-compiled to run on Java EE using Mainsoft for Java EE performed as well as or better than the original .NET-based application did in several areas. InfoQ spoke with Mainsoft CEO Yaacov Cohen to learn more.
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Gavin King's Second Wishlist for Java EE 6: JSF and EL Enhancements
Gavin King, Hibernate creator and Seam project lead, has posted the second and third parts to his wishlist for Java EE 6. In these installments he focuses on enhancements for JSF and Unified EL.