Newscast for Dec 10th 2010
Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com- Join us for the Java Posse Roundup 2011 in beautiful, snowy Crested Butte, CO from Feb 21st - 25th.
- Escalate training - Now with a Q&A with Martin Odersky
- Devoxx Impressions
- 4 new JSRs were submitted to the JCP for Projects Coin and Lambda, and Java 7 and 8 have now been approved.
- http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=61458
- http://blogs.sun.com/theaquarium/entry/quartet_jsr_votes_the_results
- Recent event, Tim Peierls resigns from the JCP:
- http://tembrel.blogspot.com/2010/12/resigned-from-ec.html
- Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" and the Nexus S
- http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
- http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/12/android-23-platform-and-updated-sdk.html
- http://www.google.com/nexus/#!/tech-specs
- http://www.androidguys.com/2010/12/06/andy-rubin-demonstrates-honeycomb-motorola-tablet-due-2011/
- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9199678/Update_Galaxy_Tab_sales_hit_1M_mark
- http://www.androidguys.com/2010/11/08/nexus-1-owners-gingerbread/?utm_source=feedburner
- http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting
- http://terrencebarr.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/java-se-embedded-performance-leaves-android-in-the-dust/
- http://blogs.oracle.com/javaseembedded/
- And more news from Google - first demos of Chrome OS, and the new Cr-48 netbook
- Hudson
Quick News
- Apple has joined the OpenJDK project and contributed much (most?) of its Mac OS X Java code to the project.
- Google has fired back against Oracle in the ongoing legal wranglings over Android, Harmony, the field of use restrictions and alleged patent infringments.
- More patent hijinx - A visualization of the Apple/Android/Motorola/HTC patent festival
- Registration for the Server Side Java Symposium to be held in Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV from March 16th to 18th, is now open.
- The latest beta release of NetBeans 7 includes support for some JDK 7 features.
- JFrog has announced a software partnership with Smart Software to provide JFrog's products and services in the Brazilian market.
- A new programming language: Gosu has been released.
- There is a new Java podcast on the scene. The Java Spotlight podcast.
ScalaWags
- Scala 2.8.1 has been announced, along with the Scala IDE 2.8.1.
- The next ScalaDays has been announced. ScalaDays 2011 will take place on June 2nd and 3rd at Stanford University in California.
- Akka 1.0 RC1 has been released.
- Gridgain 3.0 has been released.
Random Crap
- Edward Tufte "Presenting Data and Information" Seminar
- OnLive Gaming System
- Apple patent on 3D projector w/o glasses
- WikiLeaks
- Google's eBookStore launched
- Apple bans Android Magazine App from the app store. Reason: It talks about Android
- Nielson - most desired smartphone operating system survey.
- Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart leaves Oracle.
- Installing Android on your iPhone 3G/3GS
Thanks
- 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)
- Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
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