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OpenJDK Bugzilla server rollout
Brad Wetmore has announced the rollout of the OpenJDK Bugzilla server. This means that OpenJDK contributions are now being tracked on the OpenJDK Bugzilla instance bugs.openjdk.java.net. " The initial scope and goals of this phase are very limited: release a Bugzilla instance into the open and begin tracking patch contributions from developers without push access to the OpenJDK 6 and 7 forests. The primary goal of this phase is to further open our development processes, and prevent submissions from getting lost in the mailing list archives." Until later phases of this project are complete, new bug reports should still be submitted through the normal channels.

Java Posse #230 - JavaFX Interview from Devoxx 08
Episode 230 of the Java Posse podcast is a JavaFX interview with Josh Marinacci, Jasper Potts, Richard Bair and Martin Brehovsky, recorded at Devoxx 2008. In it, the team talks about JavaFX's role as a new client-side Java stack, the choice of a new domain-specific language for JavaFX, why designers should take a look, how to prepare libraries and components for use with JavaFX, and more. A video of the interview is also available at parleys.com.

JavaFX 1.1 Launches, Includes JavaFX Mobile
JavaFX 1.1 has been released and is available for download. This new version adds support for mobile devices, using the same SDK and API used for desktop and browser apps. The launch page includes a video, itself a JavaFX applet, in which Sun VPs Eric Klein and Jeet Kaul discuss the opportunities and features of JavaFX Mobile and how it integrates with the established world of Java on the small device. Check out the release notes for other changes in 1.1, including stability and performance improvements, support for full screen mode, and language changes including the addition of all Java numeric types (float, double, long, int, short, and byte) to the type system.

TOTD #69: GlassFish High Availability/Clustering using Sun Web Server + Load Balancer Plugin on Windows Vista:
arungupta from Glassfish   (February 12, 2009 12:16:14 AM PST)

Is programming...analysis done backward?: Ever stop to think how we do software? When analyzing the real world, people start with existing phenomena, then derive one or more models that describe it - each is an abstraction of one or more physical phenomenon. Occasionally someone starts with an intuition about how something ought to work, and it comes up correct. In software development, we start with the abstractions and the real world emerges. Is that a thing human beings have a lot of practice at?
timboudreau from Extreme Programming   (February 11, 2009 08:46:15 PM PST)

Deployment-automation patterns
Java deployments are often messy, error-prone, and manual, leading to delays in making software available to users. In Automation for the people: Deployment-automation patterns, Part 2, automation expert Paul Duvall expands on a collection of key patterns for developing a reliable, repeatable, and consistent deployment process capable of generating one-click deployments for Java applications.

JSR 299 ("Java Contexts and Dependency Injection", née "Web Beans") approved
By a 14-0 vote with 2 abstentions, the JCP's SE/EE executive committee has approved JSR 299, Java Contexts and Dependency Injection, also known by its original name, Web Beans. However, the voting results indicate that several EC members remain concerned about the introduction of another competing component model into the EE platform, and about how this spec will integrate with other EE technologies. In other business, the SE/EE EC also approved JSR 303, Bean Validation.

Deployment-automation patterns
Java deployments are often messy, error-prone, and manual, leading to delays in making software available to users. In Automation for the people: Deployment-automation patterns, Part 2, automation expert Paul Duvall expands on a collection of key patterns for developing a reliable, repeatable, and consistent deployment process capable of generating one-click deployments for Java application

JSR 299 ("Java Contexts and Dependency Injection", née "Web Beans") approved
By a 14-0 vote with 2 abstentions, the JCP's SE/EE executive committee has approved JSR 299, Java Contexts and Dependency Injection, also known by its original name, Web Beans. However, the voting results indicate that several EC members remain concerned about the introduction of another competing component model into the EE platform, and about how this spec will integrate with other EE technologies. In other business, the SE/EE EC also approved JSR 303, Bean Validation.

Deployment-automation patterns
Java deployments are often messy, error-prone, and manual, leading to delays in making software available to users. In Automation for the people: Deployment-automation patterns, Part 2, automation expert Paul Duvall expands on a collection of key patterns for developing a reliable, repeatable, and consistent deployment process capable of generating one-click deployments for Java application

Reviewing Mobile Service Architecture 2
Java ME developers will be interested in Danny Coward's comprehensive overview, Java ME: Reviewing Mobile Service Architecture 2. "The Mobile Service Architecture 2 (MSA 2) (defined in JSR 249) is the next generation of the Java ME platform for feature phones, following-on from the current MSA 1 (JSR 248) platform (which you can play with here). Given that MSA 2 is about to finish its public review, its time to take a look at it and some of the new APIs that it will add to the platform, so broadly adopted on mobile phones today."

JSR 299 ("Java Contexts and Dependency Injection", née "Web Beans") approved
By a 14-0 vote with 2 abstentions, the JCP's SE/EE executive committee has approved JSR 299, Java Contexts and Dependency Injection, also known by its original name, Web Beans. However, the voting results indicate that several EC members remain concerned about the introduction of another competing component model into the EE platform, and about how this spec will integrate with other EE technologies. In other business, the SE/EE EC also approved JSR 303, Bean Validation.

Three Reasons Why Your Next Java ME Mobile Application Should Include JavaFX Mobile
Writing for the SDN, Bruce Hopkins argues for Three Reasons Why Your Next Java ME Mobile Application Should Include JavaFX Mobile. "Whether you're new to the Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) or have been using it for a long time, right now is the perfect time to get started with JavaFX and JavaFX Mobile. The JavaFX 1.0 platform was released late last year, and it included several new capabilities and features that you may not be familiar with. The purpose of this article is to introduce you to the JavaFX platform, and to provide three really good reasons why your next Java ME mobile project should include JavaFX."

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