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Venture capitalists tire of Twitter-y start-ups

Venture firms seem to have realized that Twitter accessories may not provide huge financial gains. It's the platform, not the extras, that matter in the Twitterverse.

Oracle hires former HP CEO Hurd as president

Mark Hurd, who resigned suddenly from Hewlett-Packard last month amid an ethics controversy, will now be reporting directly to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle?

Hurd and Oracle are in negotiations to have the former HP chief join Oracle as a senior executive, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

CNET News, now on Android

The iPhone is no longer the only smartphone with a CNET News app. Our breaking stories and in-depth features are now even easier to read and browse on Android devices, with the new free CNET News app. Read about what it does and why it's worth downloading.

Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered?

A prototype implantable artificial kidney could, in the next decade, render costly and inefficient dialysis a treatment of the past, according to work out of UCSF.

Grails on Terracotta using Ehcache

How do you scale a Grails application? In the Java landscape we have several great clustering technologies to choose from. The product that I levitate towards is the open source Terracotta. This is a practical guide to scaling out a Grails application with Terracotta using Ehcache integration.

Open Source Android Apps for Developers: Quake2Android

Quake2Android is an open source Android project which is a port of the GPL Quake2 game engine to the Android OS. Here’s a video of Quake 2 working on HTC Hero from youtube.

Why Java Web Application UI lags ?

Why Java Web Application UI lags ? Problem and Solution

XMPP Instant Messaging with Smack for Java applications

This tutorial is the third part of the “Setting up an infrastructure for Instant Messaging” article series. In this tutorial, I will show you how to add XMPP messaging capabilities to your own Java application. I will use the Smack library, an Open Source XMPP (Jabber) client library for instant messaging and presence.

Jease 1.2 - improved memory usage thanks to latest ZK release

Jease is a Java-based Content-Management-Framework/System which is build on top of the ZK-webframework. Jease now benefits from the latest memory usage improvements (40%-70%) recently released by the ZK-team. Additionally this release brings an XML-based content-export/import based on XStream.

Android 2.3/3.0 Releases

There has been some talk about being two Android releases upcoming as in Android 2.3 and Android 3.0. What follows is speculation and best guess.

fun4j - functional programming for the JVM

fun4j brings functional programming to the JVM. It's a framework that integrates major concepts from functional programming into the Java Platform. At its core there is a lambda-to-JVM bytecode compiler. Thanks to some optimization techniques like tail code optimization (TCO) the compiler produces code that runs as fast as hand optimized Java code. The compiler uses the excellent Java bytecode assembler ASM On top of this compiler you'll find a functional Java framework featuring higher order functions, support for Collections and Iterators, lambda terms, closures, etc.

JHierarchicalList, an Extension to org.netbeans.swing.outline.Outline

An extension to Outline, letting you display hierarchical data for a specific path.

Eclipse + Egit + GitHub

How to use Eclipse Egit and GitHub

Quickly move to Vala (a tutorial for Java refugees)

#Source Files Java: *.java Vala: *.vala #Compilation Java: compiled to JVM byte code (.class files) $ javac SourceFile1.java SourceFile2.java Vala: compiled to native code via C code as intermediate code $ valac source1.vala source2.vala -o program # Vala's standard object system is GObject, compiled Vala libraries are valid C libraries. .....

Building DSLs with Eclipse

Xtext, which is a part of the Eclipse Galileo release, is a framework for developing textual domain-specific languages.

Video: Blind Programming Project in NetBeans IDE

How NetBeans IDE is being extended for blind students.

Sooooooo, you have a great idea for a software application

What are your legal concerns? If you are a startup or haven’t used an outside firm to develop software for you there are 3 basic documents you need to consider – a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, A Master Services Agreement and a Statement of Work. This is from a business person’s view, not an attorney’s. Mutual Non-Disclosure [...]

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Sooooooo, you have a great idea for a software application

Monitoring rails processes (apache, passenger, delayed_job) using god and capistrano

When it comes to monitoring servers and processes in production, there is quite a few open source tools: nagios and hyperic are proven solutions for enterprise apps. Monit and god are the favorites of ruby/rails community. God has been around for a few years now and most critical issues with god seem resolved. So, I [...]

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Monitoring rails processes (apache, passenger, delayed_job) using god and capistrano

A Simple, Table Driven Approach to Multi-Choice Questionnaires – Part 1

photo credit: jasoneppink I've been working on a project recently that involves a desktop AIR application running (mostly) offline with a local SQLite database. Occasionally the app will synch collected data remotely with a central server that will have an administrative and reporting web front end. Various parts of the AIR application involve filling out [...]

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A Simple, Table Driven Approach to Multi-Choice Questionnaires – Part 1

Fake OO

photo credit: matsuyuki When I was 13, I used to write these monstrous spaghetti code programs in 6502 assembler (even I knew at that tender age that anything named BASIC sucked). I had little craft or wisdom back then, but even I knew that as my programs got bigger and more featureful, they also got [...]

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Fake OO

Asymco on Apple, Android and Mobile Disruption

I've been reading a lot of Asymco since John Gruber linked from Daring Fireball a few weeks ago. Great analysis illustrated with lots of graphs. Take a look at this one, from Android's Pursuit of the Biggest Loser: I thought these were great points: Speed. This shift of profit occurred over an [...]

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Asymco on Apple, Android and Mobile Disruption

Rails URL Validation, made simple!

There are a number of approaches out there for validating the format of a URL input. Looking at the different approaches, the most commonly used and the quick & dirty one was of course the regex matcher approach. This is the regex solution which is easy enough to implement but I m not sure if [...]

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Rails URL Validation, made simple!

Remote Pair Programming

Is remote pair programming productive? Yes! I have been successfully pair programming remotely almost every day for the last 3 years. It is very much like local pair programming with some minor differences.... OK. Some major differences, too. Major Instead of sitting down with your partner and sharing the same monitor and possibly the same keyboard, the screen [...]

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Remote Pair Programming

2009 Annual Developer Quiz

Test your knowledge of Java developments in 2009.

Introducing the Java EE 6 Platform: Part 1

Learn about the significant new technologies, usability improvements, and other compelling enhancements in Java EE 6.

What's New in JavaFX 1.2: Charts

This third article in a series describes how to use the different JavaFX charts with the StockReaderFX example application.

New in JavaFX 1.2: RSS and Storage

This second article in a series covers the more technical features, such as RSS and Atom tasks and local storage using JavaFX's built-in storage classes.

Deep Dive Video: Java Warehouse and Java Store

Join Bernard Traversat, Director of Engineering for the Java Store, as he discusses and demonstrates the latest advancement in Java technology: the consumer Java Store and the Java Warehouse for developers.

Tech Tip: Using CDI and Dependency Injection for Java in a JSF 2.0 Application

Explore an application that illustrates the use of three powerful technologies in the Java EE 6 platform: Contexts and Dependency Injection, Dependency Injection For Java, and JavaServer Faces 2.0.

MIDP 3.0 Features: Inter-MIDlet Communication and Events

Learn about two major enhancements in the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 3.0 specification that will be the foundation of next-generation mobile applications.

A Java Developer's Quiz: Part Three

Test your knowledge and get an update on recent developments in Java technology.

Oracle Develop Offers Updates on Java Technology

Oracle Develop, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, and a part of Oracle OpenWorld 2009 begins on Sunday, October 11, and provides Java technology sessions from Sun's leading developers.

Introducing Java DB 10.5.1

The latest version of Java DB is fast, reliable, and packed with features.

Java Device Test Framework

This brief screencast introduces JDTF, a flexible, configurable test framework that can be used to assess various aspects of the quality of Java ME device implementations.

Mixins in JavaFX 1.2 Technology

Learn about the "mixin class," a new feature in JavaFX 1.2 that offers programmers a simplified form of multiple inheritance.

Use NetBeans IDE 6.7 to Combine JAR Files Into a Single JAR File

Learn how to concatenate your user and library classes into a single JAR file, so that you can upload your apps to the Java Warehouse.

A Sampling of EJB 3.1

This Tech Tip introduces a few of the new EJB 3.1 capabilities. It also includes instructions on how to run the EJB 3.1 sample application in the Java EE 6 preview.

The Garbage-First Garbage Collector

The Garbage-First Garbage Collector (or G1 GC for short) is a new GC that is being introduced in the Java HotSpot VM in JDK 7.

2009 Java Rock Stars

Here's a reprise of the interviews we did with Java Rock Stars during the 2009 JavaOne Conference

Stream Control Transport Protocol (SCTP)

JDK 7 provides support for Stream Control Transport Protocol (SCTP) in Java and, in this article, Sun Engineer Chris Hegarty explains what that means.

Support for Dynamically Typed Languages in the Java Virtual Machine

Learn about the new support in JDK 7 that should help make dynamically typed languages run extremely fast in the JVM.

All Things Java: Continuing the Conversation With Java Champion Alan Williamson

Alan Williamson, the UK's first Java Champion, discusses BlueDragon, his Java CFML runtime engine, fallacies about Java EE, and his reactions to the evolution of the Java platform.

Writing Java Applications Using Jersey to Interoperate With RESTful Web Services

The Jersey Client API is a high-level, Java technology-based API for interoperating with RESTful web services. This paper describes the client API and shows how to to concisely and efficiently implement a reusable client-side solution and talk to RESTful services. *Registration required.

'Design Patterns' for Dynamic Languages on the JVM Machine

This technical session at JavaOne compared and contrasted the traditional approach to design patterns with a more nuanced metaprogramming approach suited to dynamic languages.

Java ME SDKs: The State of the Union

The Java ME platform is huge, robust, and versatile. This article provides a compatibility matrix of SDKs and APIs.

2009 JavaOne Conference Wrap-Up: A Solid Show

Where else but at the JavaOne conference can you find hundreds of people who cheer and applaud when someone declares, "Classpath is dead"?

James Gosling Hosts the Toy Show

The annual JavaOne conference toy show displayed not only innovation but excellence in generating technology that serves humanity.

Rock Star Matt Warman

Matt Warman provides a glimpse into the future of Java technology and music applications.

RESTful Web Services Made Easy

JAX-RS makes it easy to develop RESTful web services using Java technology. This session showed why.

Building Cool RIA Enterprise Applications With JavaFX

In this session, JavaFX experts Jim Weaver and Stephen Chin showed how easy it is to build a visually compelling application using JavaFX.

Technical Session: JavaFX Technology in Action: From Design Tool to Desktop, to Mobile Device

Canoo's Mike Mannion describes how his company used JavaFx to develop Music Pinboard and then quickly migrated it from the browser to the desktop to mobile devices.

Java Technology for Gaming: Challenges and Solutions for Collision Detection

Flying saucers, bouncing cannon balls, and impenetrable mazes -- welcome to the interactive world of Java 3D game development.

Return of the Java Puzzlers: Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter

Think you know the Java programming language inside and out? Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter want you to think again.

Rock Star: Simon Ritter

Rock Star Simon Ritter explains the importance of DTrace for Java developers and provides a sneak preview of his Friday morning demo as part of James Gosling's "Toy Show."

General Session: Being Unique With Sony Ericsson

One of the pioneers in Java ME technology-based product deployment, Sony Ericsson is reaching out to the Java community.

Technical Session: Introduction to JavaFX Script

The Introduction to JavaFX Script session was a whirlwind of important information that no novice JavaFX programmer should be without.

Rock Star: Cliff Click

Rock Star Cliff Click discusses how modern architectures impact Java applications, common misconceptions about benchmarking, and offers a quick performance overview of Scala, Clojure, Jython, JRuby and other alternative languages.

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 with Extensible GlassFish Application Server v3

GlassFish v3, the Java EE 6 compatible application server, is entirely modular. Have a look at the new OSGi-based architecture and new features.

Rock Star Mik Kersten

Mik Kersten explains how Mylyn, a task-focused interface tool, can be used by Java developers in their everyday work to enhance their productivity.

Intelligent Design -- The Pervasive Java Platform

What drives the evolutionary and revolutionary changes in Java and JavaFX technologies? Ultimately, it's the consumer, says Sun Distinguished Engineer and CTO Bob Brewin.

Daily Prompt: The JavaOne Conference Rolls Along

Larry Ellison was a surprise guest at the Day 1 general session. And the Java community was thankful for his words of reassurance.

Java: Change (Y)our World

The 2009 JavaOne conference opened with a Sun general session that stressed innovation, expressiveness, and monetizing opportunity. It closed with a surprise appearance by Larry Ellison.

Rock Star: Joshua Slack

Rock Star Joshua Slack discusses 3D Java technology and Ardor3D, a professionally oriented, open-source 3D Java engine that he created to take better advantage of modern Java concepts and libraries.

Daily Prompt: Welcome to JavaOne!

Welcome back to San Francisco, the home of Sun's annual JavaOne conference. Get ready for a wild ride!

Java ME SDKs: The State of the Union

The Java ME platform is huge, robust, and versatile. This article provides a compatibility matrix of SDKs and APIs.

A Java Developer's Quiz: Part Two

Test your knowledge against that of leading Java developers. Are you up to the challenge?

The Developer Insight Series, Part 3: The Process of Writing Code

Leading Java developers share their observations and insights about the process of writing code.

JavaFX App-O-Rama: Applications From the Community

This article highlights some of the applications that the JavaFX community has developed and provides insights from the authors about their experiences using the JavaFX platform.

JavaFX Mobile Applications — Best Practices for Improving Performance

Sun engineer Michael Heinrichs provides some hints on how to improve the performance of JavaFX Mobile applications.

Java + You = Innovation

The 2009 JavaOne Conference is just around the bend -- it's time to get ready.

Enterprise Tech Tip: Jersey and Spring

Learn how to use the support in Jersey, the reference implementation of JAX-RS, for the Spring framework.

Just Say "Britney Spears": Multi-Modal Search and On-Device Portals

Discusses the importance of multi-modality in a search-driven On-Device Portal (ODP), demonstrates multi-modal search in a Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) ODP, and summarizes solutions to technical challenges in developing the Java ME application.

Seeding Cloud Computing: A Conversation With Java Champion Alan Williamson

Alan Williamson, the UK's first Java Champion, discusses the challenges of and misconceptions about cloud computing.

Meet Sun Software Engineering Manager Masood Mortazavi, Part 2: Java DB, Project Models, and More

Sun software engineering manager Masood Mortazavi discusses the strengths of Java DB, the importance of project management models, and more.

GlassFish and MySQL, Part 4: Creating a RESTful Web Service and JavaFX Client

Learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with GlassFish and MySQL to create a RESTful web service. You'll also learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with JavaFX support to run a JavaFX client for the web service.

A Java Developer's Quiz

This quiz reflects the intellectual curiosity and the spirit of fun to be found among leading Java developers and in the Java community as a whole.

Why Your Next Java ME Mobile Application Should Include JavaFX Mobile

Although JavaFX is a new language, developers can call methods on and instantiate objects within libraries that exist in Java ME. Bruce Hopkins shows how.

Enterprise Tech Tips Crossword

The Enterprise Java Technologies Tech Tips have covered a wide variety of enterprise Java technology topics. Here's a crossword puzzle that tests your knowledge of some topics covered in recent Tech Tips.

Mixing MIDI, Tone, and Sampled Audio using MMAPI

In this tech tip, Vikram Gopal shows you how to mix and play multiple media content at the same time. He uses the Mobile Media API (MMAPI) and the NetBeans IDE.

Blu-ray Disc Application Development with Java ME, Part 2

In this article, we introduce you to the Java ME SDK 3.0, which is the perfect tool for all Java ME development - whether you're doing Blu-ray application development or mobile phone application development.

Application Basics With Ants (Young Developer Series, Part 3)

Learn about Java packages, variables, and ways that objects interact with each other through methods.

Top Java Developers Offer Advice to Students

Eleven leading Java developers -- from Joshua Bloch to Tor Norbye to Chet Haase -- offer advice to students about how to become better developers.

Encode Once, Play Anywhere: An Interview With JavaFX Media Lead Engineer Tony Wyant

In this interview, Tony Wyant, Sun's lead engineer for JavaFX Media, shares his vision of how JavaFX media technology will change the way rich Internet applications (RIAs) are built.