Java Posse #149 - Newscast for Nov 2nd 2007

Newscast for Nov 2nd 2007 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Roundup - confirmed for Crested Butte, March 4th-7th 2008 More information about Java on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard http://weblogs.java.net/blog/javaben/archive/ 2007/10/more_on_leopard.html http://weblogs.java.net/blog/javaben/archive/ 2007/10/the_java_on_os.html http://weblogs.java.net/blog/javaben/archive/ 2007/10/java_on_leopard.html http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/ archive/2007/10/leopard_changed_1.html http://www.neowin.net/news/main/07/10/30/ leopard-allegedly-facing-java-problems http://weblogs.java.net/blog/robogeek/archive/ 2007/10/the_ifs_and_whe.html http://ringinginunison.blogspot.com/2007/10/ eclipse-on-leopard-fine-64-bit-not-so.html http://weblogs.java.net/blog/kirillcool/archive/ 2007/10/why_i_donat_car.html http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Java/ JavaLeopardRN/index.html JavaOne 2008 Call for papers https://www28.cplan.com/cfp_prod/CFPLogin.jsp?wId=72T235 https://www28.cplan.com/cfp_prod/topics.do?wId=72T23 Closures in Java one step closer - Neal Gafter has a prototype of the BGGA function type syntax http://gafter.blogspot.com/2007/10/ java-closures-first-prototype.html http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/jsr166/dist/jsr166ydocs/ jsr166y/forkjoin/package-summary.html http://www.javac.info/jsr166z/jsr166z/ forkjoin/package-summary.html Chris Adamson has another call to arms for JCP members - please get involved and vote on the JCP Executive committees http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editors/archives/ 2007/10/the_hand_that_f.html http://www.jcpelection2007.org/jcp/overview http://tech.puredanger.com/java7 Quick News Items Alberto Savoia on the C.R.A.P. metric http://www.javaworld.com/podcasts/jtech/ Sun has released Java 6 Update 3 http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/ReleaseNotes.html Java FX has a new blog and a book http://learnjavafx.typepad.com/ http://www.amazon.com/JavaFx-Script- Scripting-client-side-Applications/dp/1590599454 The first General Availability version of Apache Tiles is now out: version 2.0.5 http://tiles.apache.org/ Apparently the combination of Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 7 running in protected mode and signed applets is causing problems http://blogs.dekoh.com/dev/2007/11/01/ signed-java-applets-broken-on-vista/ http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/ view_bug.do?bug_id=6504236 Panasonic has released the first in-dash blu-ray player which includes BD-Java http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/10/ indash_bluray_player_from_panasonic.html Listener Feedback Announcement - new Grand Central listener feedback number - call and leave questions, opinions and other feedback for us and we might play it on the show: 408 465 4626 Thanks Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth 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, Oliver Widder and Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork Brian Ehmann - the Java Posse intern Craig Muth for maintaining the Java Posse Memorizable site - http://memorizable.org/Java_Posse Theme Music: Opening - "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 - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1) To contact us: Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465 4626 Or send us email - [email protected]