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August 2010
August 31, 2010
category: Java Technology
Last week, I announced my plan to start taking virtual trips to "GlassFish Outposts" -- regions of the world that are fairly isolated, remote from where most of us live. Thanks to the internet, however, these places are just as connected as any of us...
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August 30, 2010
category: Java Technology
Few weeks ago, a new “awesome” feature made appearence in the GlassFish Milestone 1. This feature, the “Application versioning”, aims to help you deal with the multiple versions of your Java EE applications in a simple and ea...
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August 30, 2010
category: Java Technology
I will be in London this September giving a talk for Skills Matter on why "Real Programmers Don't Need Unit Tests":
Unit testing is a vital but neglected art. Good unit tests don't just test code: they are executable requirements that...
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August 30, 2010
category: Java Technology
While most people keep on screaming, you might find it reasonable to keep on watching out and understanding what's happening; and wait before deciding to support one of the two parties. These two articles are interesting in my opinion:Q&A: W...
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August 27, 2010
category: Developers
JDK 7 build 107 is available. Build 107 contains no changes form previous week's build, build 106. You can get the source code and the early access binary snapshot release.
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August 27, 2010
category: Developers
I whipped up a couple of t-shirt designs on the topic of Oracle's commitment to releasing Java. If you're attending JavaOne or OpenWorld, I'd appreciate it if you'd wear one, just to let Larry know that you care. Or if you just happen to be wander...
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August 27, 2010
category: Java Technology
Two news items attest to the traction Hudson is gaining in the automated build market. Our latest java.net Spotlight is the Hudson Labs announcement CloudBees announce Hudson-as-a-Service. What's CloudBees? Here's the vision statement from...
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August 26, 2010
category: Developers
Brian Goetz has posted version 3 of his proposal "Defender Methods", which is a way of adding methods to existing interfaces without breaking binary compatibility. Generally speaking, I think the idea is sound but I think there are some problems w...
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August 26, 2010
category: Java Technology
More exciting than the Australian Elections! The 2010 Wakaleo Build and CI Tools Poll is out! Come vote for your favorite tool(s), and get an idea of the adoption rate of other tools.
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