Java Posse: Newscast for August 4th 2011

• Scala training
• http://www.artima.com/shop/stairway_to_scala

• JavaZone and Devoxx
• https://oracleus.wingateweb.com/scheduler/eventcatalog/eventCatalogJavaOne.do
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/javaone_2011_content_revealed

• JDK 7 out now, but some bugs
• http://www.lucidimagination.com/blog/2011/07/28/dont-use-java-7-for-anything/
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/javaposse/mXm2gPuiiz0
• http://www.ctoedge.com/content/java-resurgence
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2011/07/25/java-7-polls-ultimate-impact-results-and-when-youll-use-it-just-started
• http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1531.html

• OSCON 2011
• http://hillert.blogspot.com/2011/07/oscon-2011-mission-accomplished.html
• http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011
• http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011/public/content/java
• http://www.java.net/blogs/haroldcarr/
• http://javafx.steveonjava.com/oscon-java-makes-a-difference/

• Java Magazine, first issue out
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javamagazine/index.html

Quick News

• JSR-349, Bean Validation 1.1, has passed review ballot.
• http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=349

• JetBrains, creators of IntelliJ IDEA, have thrown their hat into the language ring with the announcement of Kotlin.
• http://confluence.jetbrains.net/display/Kotlin/Welcome

• NetBeans 7.0.1 has arrived with full support for Java 7 final (and runs on JDK 7), and also supports the new GlassFish 3.1.1.
• http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/netbeans_7_0_1_is
• Meanwhile, the NetBeans team has announce that NetBeans now has over 1 million active users (note, active users, not downloads).
• http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1530.html

• EclipseCon 2012 is moving to Reston, VA.
• http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20110718_ECon2012Announce.php

• Couchbase has release CouchDB 2.0.
• http://gigaom.com/cloud/couchbase-2-0-unql-sql-nosql/

• And staying with NoSQL news, the DataNucleus AccessPlatform version 3.0 us out.
• http://www.datanucleus.org/products/accessplatform_3_0/

ScalaWags

• Scala is now available on .NET, again.
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/10299
• http://agile.dzone.com/dose/daily-dose-miguel-garcia-talks

• Dr. Dobbs Journal has an interview with Martin Odersky where he talks about what Scala got right, what needs improvement, and what's next.
• http://drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/231001802

• Zegoggl.es has a guide to pre-installing the Scala libraries into the Android runtime.
• http://zegoggl.es/2011/07/how-to-preinstall-scala-on-your-android-phone.html

Android

• Continuing Oracle/Google/Android soap opera.

• http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-07-2011/110712-judge-possible-google-knew-of-java-violation.html
• http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Google-Emails-Come-Back-to-Bite-in-Java-Patent-Case-over-Android-193035/
• http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/07/judge-is-seriously-contemplating.html

• Apple has won a preliminary patent ruling against HTC.
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/18/apple-htc-android-patent-infringement
• http://androidandme.com/2011/07/news/eric-schmidt-our-competitors-are-responding-with-lawsuits-because-they-can-not-compete-with-us/
• http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/when-patents-attack

• The Logitech Revue has received a price drop from $249 to $99.
• http://www.androidguys.com/2011/07/28/logitech-revue-slashed-99-ceo-departs
• http://www.slashgear.com/logitech-revue-gets-unofficial-honeycomb-android-update-02168915/

Groovy, Baby!

• Groovy++ is a statically typed extension of the Groovy language.
• http://groovy.dzone.com/articles/groovy-survey
• http://code.google.com/p/groovypptest/wiki/Welcome

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)

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