Certifications - May I See The Menu?
At JavaRanch and JavaBlackBelt, we frequently see questions from developers trying to get their first job or advance to a higher level job. They... more »
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The State of Java Build Systems « Unmaintainable
Most people eventually get it that building release artifacts using their IDEs is not the way to nirvana. Builds have to stay stable and reproducible... more »
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Quantity Always Trumps Quality
Although I am not at all ready to call software development "art" -- perhaps "craft" would be more appropriate, or "engineering" if you're feeling... more »
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Java Real-Time System v2.1 Released
Today, Sun released the Java Real-Time System, version 2.1. This version adds support for Linux with real-time kernels (namely SUSE Linux Enterprise... more »
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Scala design patterns
This section lists some design patterns which are useful in Scala programs. There’s also the pattern replacements page, which describes ways in which... more »
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Type-safe Builder Pattern in Scala
The author demonstrates a clever implementation of a completely type-safe builder with a fluent interface. The post displays the power of Scala's type... more »
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Most Spam Sites Tied to a Handful of Registrars
New research suggests that more than three quarters [90% actually!] of all Web sites advertised through spam are clustered at just 10 domain name... more »
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Java to get a new WebKit-based browser component
Title says it all: no more clunky integration with IE or Mozilla in Java apps. WebKit is comin' to town.
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The Scala liftoff
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I stayed around in San Francisco for one more day after JavaOne, in order to attend the Scala liftoff. The liftoff was an open space style conference... more »
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Book Excerpt and Interview: Effective Java, Second Edition
Effective Java, Second Edition by Joshua Bloch is an updated version of the classic first edition. Addison-Wesley, made an excerpt available to InfoQ... more »
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Hans's swan song
Sun loses another senior developer and the Swing team lose another to Abobe Flex.
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Joshua Marinacci: JavaFX.com
We launched JavaFX.com today. I'm very excited about this site since I was personally involved in putting it together.
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Are applets making a comeback?
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Once the darling of the Internet, applets have fallen on hard times, largely ignored in favor of newer technologies such as Ajax, Flex/Flash, and... more »
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Scala: For all you know, it's just another Java library
It's starting to happen... the FUD around Scala. The dangers of Scala. The "operational risks" of using Scala. It started back in November when I... more »
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xSocket Aims to Keep NIO Simple
The author of xSocket, Gregor Roth, touts xSocket as being easy to use and simpler than other similar libraries. InfoQ had the opportunity to... more »
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Coming soon: Swing for mobile Java, but better
For years, Java ME developers have faced difficult choices when it comes to application UIs. Because of the multitude of platform and device features... more »
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Maven License Plugin 1.3.0
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Announcement of the new version of maven-license-plugin which enables the management of license headers easily in maven projects.
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Apple Chose...Poorly
bloid via headius.blogspot.com
So after a long wait, Apple finally released Java 6 for OS X. It's for Leopard only. And Leopard is apparently going to be the only Java-supporting OS... more »
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Greedy Coin Changer in Scala
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OnLamp has published this Python implementation of the Greedy Coin Changer. Here is my version of a functional implementation of the same in Scala.
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Interview: How Wicket Does Ajax
The enhancements that Ajax brings to the web might not be your cup of tea, because of JavaScript. Either because you find it too complex or because... more »
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Steve Yegg: Settling the OS X focus-follows-mouse debate
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I recently switched to using OS X full-time for all my client-side computing. Still using Linux on the backends, of course, at home and at work, but I... more »
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[ANN] scala.swing 0.1
We are pleased to announce the release of scala-swing 0.1, an event-based library for building Swing applications in Scala. Swing developers coming... more »
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Oh Scala, why can't I like you?
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Scala needs a celebrity, both human and digital. Ruby hooked me because it was just so danged easy to put together fancy data driven websites in Rails... more »
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Sun Java Real-Time System Selected for Space Surveillance Radar
Today announced that ITT Corporation has selected the Sun Java Real-Time System 2.0 (Java RTS) and the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) as the... more »
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Annoucement: Maven 2.0.9 Released
The Apache Maven team would like to announce the release of Maven 2.0.9. See the release notes.
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