Java Posse: Newscast for March 16th 2012

Java Posse Episode 381 - Newscast for March 16th 2012

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Scala training - NYC - Apr 30th to May 4th, Atlanta GA - May 21st to 25th, Chicago IL - Jun 11th to 15th (phew)
http://www.escalatesoft.com

• JavaServer Faces, the great survivor.
• http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/news/2240146758/JavaServer-Faces-preps-for-new-version-HTML5-mobile-explosion

• Visual lang lab, now has a grammar for Java 7.
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sanjaydasgupta/archive/2012/03/03/java7-grammar-visuallanglab

ScalaWags

• The typesafe stack 2.0 has been released, which updates Akka to 2.0, and includes the typesafe console, and Play! 2.0.
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/12566
• http://typesafe.com/resources/getting-started/typesafe-stack/downloading-installing.html
• http://blog.typesafe.com/introducing-typesafe-stack-20

• ScalaDays 2012 speakers and talks announced.
• http://www.scala-lang.org/node/12558

Android

• Google teaming up with ASUS for a low cost Android 7 inch tablet, rumored for release in May
• http://www.slashgear.com/asus-made-google-tablet-tipped-for-may-release-09217644/
• Replicant project for fully open Android devices.
• http://replicant.us/about/
• http://replicant.us/supported-phones/

• AIDE provides a Java IDE for Android that runs on.... Android!
• http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/develop-android-using-aide-video/

• App-inventor for Android available once again under Beta for any use, including teaching classes.
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/03/06/mit-offering-public-beta-of-app-inventor/

Listener Feedback

• JavaOne 2012 call for papers is live
• http://www.oracle.com/javaone/call-for-papers/information/index.html
• No Fluff NYC
• http://www.nofluffjuststuff.com/conference/new_york/2012/05/home
• JavaZone 2012 call for speakers
• http://jz12.java.no/speakers

Random Crap

• Google IO tickets will go on sale on March 27th, 7am PDT (10am EDT, etc.).
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/03/13/google-io-tickets-to-be-900-go-on-sale-march-27/

• iPad 3.
• http://www.androidguys.com/2012/03/08/nvidia-to-apple-prove-your-graphics-claims-for-the-new-ipad/

• Waze - mobile app.
• http://www.waze.com/
• Google market -> Google play
• http://play.google.com

• Ubuntu for Android
• http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/02/ubuntu-for-android-gets-shown-off-at-world-mobile-congress/
• http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android

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