Java Posse: Newscast for April 23rd 2010

• Devoxx - Nov 15th to 19th in Antwerp - call for papers will be soon so stay tuned
  • www.devoxx.com

• Bay Area JUG Roundup - 6pm to 9pm May 12th at the Oracle Conference Center - free with registration - we will be there!
  • http://j.mp/jug-roundup
  • http://j.mp/jug-roundup-live

• Apple changes developer license, and prevents cross compilation options for iPhone (or iPad) application development, including cross compilation of Java or Flash
  • bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/a-change-at-apple-causes-trouble-for-adobe/
  • http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/04/21/1944256/Adobe-Stops-Development-For-iPhone
  • http://lifehacker.com/5521283/remains-of-the-day-flash-on-the-iphone-officially-dies-edition
  • http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2010/Apr-16-1.html
  • http://www.mono-project.com/newstouch/archive/2010/Apr-19.html

• To balance things out - Dick got a Nexus One, is loving it, and has already ported Flubber to it (again)
  • www.google.com/phone
  • dickwallsblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/switching-to-android-part-1.html
  • hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/04/22/1222221/Android-Ported-To-iPhone
  • now.sprint.com/evo/
  • phones.verizonwireless.com/htc/incredible/
  • www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/dell-thunder-explodes-android-with-4-1-inch-oled-screen-promise/

• Josh Bloch said that the Java platform has appeared rudderless for some time now
  • http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/343012/google_exec_worries_over_rudderless_java/
  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=59883
  • http://infoworld.com/d/developer-world/oracles-big-bear-hug-java-bodes-really-well-021

• There have been a number of further notable defections from Oracle following the Sun acquisition including James Gosling and  Kohsuke Kawaguchi.
  • http://nighthacks.com/roller/jag/entry/time_to_move_on
  • http://nighthacks.com/roller/jag/entry/next
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kohsuke/archive/2010/04/05/good-bye-sunoracle

• JavaFX 1.3 final has been released today!
  • http://javafx.com/docs/articles/javafx1-3.jsp
  • And, NetBeans 6.9 Beta is also out
  • http://netbeans.org/community/releases/69/

Quick News

• A new client-side Java security flaw, affecting both Windows and Linux, has prompted the release of Java 6 SE U20
  • threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/serious-new-java-flaw-affects-all-browsers-040910
  • www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=59949
  • java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u20.html

• For the first time in 4 years, Java has dipped below C to become only the second most popular language in the Tiobe community programming index
  • www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

• POI - the Apache Jakarta library for creating and manipulating Microsoft office documents from Java has reached version 2.0
  • www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=23594

• The upcoming 2011 Ford Fiesta brings with it a new system for voice control over Android and Blackberry smartphones
  • http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Ford-Enables-Voice-Control-Over-Smartphone-Apps-in-2011-Cars-685815/

• WebPerformance.com has an in depth speed comparison of running tomcat on windows and linux
  • http://www.webperformanceinc.com/library/reports/windows_vs_linux_part1/index.html
  • http://www.webperformanceinc.com/library/reports/windows_vs_linux_part2/index.html

• JRebel 3.0 has been released
  • www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss
  • www.zeroturnaround.com/jrebel/current/

• Palm OS has launched a Palm's hot apps promotion. Palm also has a developer day (April 23rd and 24th)
  • palmhotapps.com/
  • developer.palm.com/

ScalaWags

• It's almost here! Scala 2.8 release candidate 1 is now available.
  • www.scala-lang.org/node/5982

Listener Feedback

• Parleys.com announcement
  • blog.parleys.com/?p=369

• StackOverflow written in .NET
  • stackoverflow.com

• Java at the Synchrotron
  • www.opengda.org/
  • www.diamond.ac.uk/

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
• Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect
• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
    • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
    • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
    • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)
    

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