Java Posse #342 - Roundup '11 - Newscast

Newscast for Feb 24th 2011 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2011. https://sites.google.com/site/javaposseroundup/ Jenkins and Hudson wars. http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2011/02/16/jenkins-and-hudson-butler-wars Quick News Nuxeo has proposed to contribute Nuxeo Core - a Java Content Repository (aka a Content Management System) to the eclipse project. http://eclipse.dzone.com/articles/two-reasons-why-nuxeo’s-new The Keynoters for the upcoming ServerSide Java Symposium have been announced. http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=61858 EclipseCon will be held in Santa Clara from March 21st to 24th. http://www.eclipsecon.org/2011/registration/?page=registration Java 6 Update 24 is out now and fixes a floating point bug that reportedly has been known about for some time. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html ScalaWags The first release candidate of Scala 2.9 is imminent (and may be out by the time you hear this). https://sites.google.com/site/scalatohoku/changes-and-improvements-on-scala-2-9 Akka 1.0 has been released after 2 years of hard work. http://akka.io/ http://www.scala-lang.org/node/8821 http://implicit.ly/akka-10-final-is-released Scalate 1.4 has been released. http://implicit.ly/scalate-140-released Android Motorola Xoom released http://www.verizon-cellphones.org/motorola-xoom-launched-on-february-24th.html http://scobleizer.com/2011/02/23/an-ipad-lovers-review-of-motorola-xoom/ Myriad, has just announced Alien Dalvik. http://www.androidguys.com/2011/02/10/alien-dalvik-run-android-apps/ Random Crap HP's new Slate - based on the Palm WebOS, also two new phones http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/hp-unveils-ipad-rival-touchpad-tablet/ http://blog.palm.com/palm/2011/02/hp-webos-the-next-big-thing-and-the-next-small-thing-too.html iPad 2 http://www.apple.com/ipad/ MacBook Pro http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/ Thanks Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork 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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg 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 Pose a question on our Google Moderator group - http://tinyurl.com/q4javaposse Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465-4626 Or send us email - [email protected] The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall