Java Posse #024

Shownotes for episode 24 - Newscast for 1/9/2006 Java One registration is open, and the dates have changed http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/ JBoss Eclipse IDE 1.5 has been released http://jboss.org/jbossBlog/blog/mculpepper/? permalink=JBoss_Eclipse_IDE_1_5_Final_Released.txt Retrotranslator takes Java 5 code and makes it back-compatible with Java 1.4 http://retrotranslator.sourceforge.net/ In the "controversy of the week" section this week, we would like to welcome Joel Spolsky from the Joel on Software site Joel's original article: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html Response article: http://weblogs.java.net/blog/jacksjpt/archive/ 2005/12/joel_complains.html Another response: http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t60684.html Free Java bootcamp http://www.javapassion.com/javaintro1/ Apache Geronimo 1.0 final released http://geronimo.apache.org/downloads.html Also just released: Tapestry 4.0 final http://jakarta.apache.org/site/news/news-2006-q1.html#20060107.1 Roman Strobl's Blog http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/roumen? entry=do_you_want_more_plug Podcast: http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/roumen? catname=%2FPodcasts Running Java Studio Enterprise 8 on Mac OS X http://swforum.sun.com/jive/thread.jspa? forumID=122&threadID=58756 Getting started with EJB 3 article http://weblogs.java.net/blog/bleonard/archive/ 2006/01/getting_started_1.html Java apps for Tivo http://www.netbeans.org/kb/articles/tivo.html Softsqueeze - http://softsqueeze.sourceforge.net/download.html Oracle releases new database tool - project Raptor - as early access http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/ project_raptor/index.html Sticking with JDeveloper, we have a couple of other news items related to it Javapolis RAD race - http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t60448.html JDeveloper Eye Candy with Substance - http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kirillcool/archive/ 2005/12/swinging_java_i.html New gaming podcast from java.com, called Game on http://www.java.com/en/games/gameon.jsp Bruce Eckel is interviewed on Michael Levin's swampcast http://jroller.com/page/Sandymountster/? anchor=swampcast_podcast_featuring_bruce_eckel Java.net has a poll about whether you listen to Java podcasts http://www.java.net/pub/pq/86 How to use Java to make a firefox plugin The tutorial: http://simile.mit.edu/java-firefox-extension/ Piggy Bank: http://simile.mit.edu/piggy-bank/ What was hot in Java in 2005? http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t60343.html Continuing the 2005 year in review http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2005/12/21/ onjava-2005-year-in-review.html Finally a correction to the Holiday Special podcast Nomachine NX product link - http://www.nomachine.com/ The Java Posse would like to thank Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth The Podsafe Music Network - http://music.podshow.com Brice Ruth and Webprojkt.com - http://webprojkt.com - for our archives site - http://archives.javaposse.com Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect Kirsty Doherty for Java Posse artwork To contact us: Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com Or send us email - [email protected] Theme Music: Closing - "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 The Java Posse is covered by the Creative Commons License