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Beans Binding Update: Scott Violet on JSR 295
Scott Violet has written an update on the status of JSR 295 (Beans Binding). While externally, there has been little happening since last summer, the expert group has made substantial progress and he posts a small demo and some code.
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In Case You Missed It: Oracle Supports .NET in the Database
In the ongoing competition between Microsoft and Oracle for the enterprise developer's attention, SQL Server added the ability to embed .NET code. Not to be out done, Oracle has added that ability as well for both Java and .NET with Oracle Database Extensions for .NET.
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JBoss ESB 4: SOA beyond SOAP/HTTP
JBoss has released a GA version of JBossESB 4.0, its open source ESB product. According to JBoss the ESB supports SOA concepts independently of Web services. InfoQ talked to JBossESB development manager Mark Little.
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Seam 1.1.5: Now tested on all major appservers
Red Hat has released Seam framework 1.1.5. Seam ties together other JEE frameworks such as EJB3, JSF, jBPM, JBoss Rules (Drools), and iText. This release includes security framework enhancements and increased support for applications servers such as Websphere among its features.
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MS MVP Richard Hale Shaw on C#
Richard Hale Shaw has been mentoring developers for over 15 years and has the distinction of being a Microsoft MVP on C#. In this interview Richard discusses advancements in C# from 2.0 to 3.0.
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Java Module System (JSR 277) Presentation from Spec Lead Stanley Ho
The BeJUG website recently released a presentation on the Java Module System (JSR 277) by spec lead Stanley Ho. The presentation covers the driving forces for JSR 277 such as classpath and jar hell. The online presentation also includes over five minutes of QA time after the presentation.
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Continental Airlines Case Study
It is often said that ASP.NET does not scale and that for real enterprise applications you need to use J2EE. Well, the folks as Continental Airlines beg to differ. Not only does ASP.NET scale in terms of performance, Continental claims it also scales in terms of internationalization.
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Commercial Ruby IDE Offerings Heat Up
Ruby plugins for two major IDEs are available: Ruby in Steel for Visual Studio is now shipping, and a plugin for IntelliJ IDEA is in public beta. The availability of such tools makes the agile language more attractive to the Java and .Net teams.
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SQL Server Compact Edition Released
SQL Server Compact Edition has been released. As we reported in September, this product is being positioned as a replaced for the venerable Jet engine traditional used by Visual Basic programmers for lightweight databases.
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SOA Coverage on Software Engineering Radio
Software Engineering Radio, a podcast for professional developers, has an extensive coverage of SOA, including interviews with Werner Vogels, Steve Vinoski, Gregor Hohpe, and Michael Stal.
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InfoQ Interview with Maher Masri, CEO of Genuitec on MyEclipse 5.5M1
Genuitec released version 5.5M1 of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench this week, and InfoQ sat down with CEO Maher Masri to talk about the new features, including SNAPs.
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Continuous Integration Server QuickBuild 1.2 Released
PMEase has released version 1.2 of QuickBuild, a commercial version of the open-source continuous integration server Luntbuild.
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Deep Support for Oracle in Visual Studio
Visual Studio has had some support for SQL Server for quite some time, but that does not help the developers who are targeting Oracle. Fortunately Oracle has taken steps to address this by releasing Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET.
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JSR-310 Announced: Date and Time API
Stephen Colebourne has announced JSR 310, a new Date and Time API, to be based on Joda-Time and hopefully shipping in Java 7. As the JSR reads, the goal is to provide a more advanced and comprehensive model for date and time than those found in the Date and Calendar APIs.
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Bruce Eckel: Use Flex as the UI for Java Applications
Bruce Eckel has written about the future of user interfaces in Java. He reviews the state of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and states that while Ajax helps, a language designed for user interfaces and rich media is what we need. He proposes that we stop trying to use one language (Java) to solve all of our problems , and instead use Flex and Apollo as a front-end for systems written in Java.