Java Posse #348 - Newscast for April 15th 2011

Newscast for April 15th 2011 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Oracle talks more about its plans for Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=62166 "The Ceylon Project - The Next Generation of the Java Language" http://blog.talawah.net/2011/04/gavin-king-unviels-red-hats-top-secret.html http://devstonez.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/introducing-the-ceylon-project-gavin-king-presentation-at-qcon-beijing-2011/ Quick News *Sponsor* - Contant Contact is seeking several skilled Java engineers for positions in Boston and San Francisco. http://www.constantcontact.com/about-constant-contact/careers/index.jsp?src=javaposse Oracle is producing a new, free, digital magazine all about Java. http://www.java.net/external?url=http://terrencebarr.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/new-free-java-magazine-sign-up-today/ Glassfish 3.1 has been released. http://glassfish.java.net/downloads/3.1-final.html http://glassfish.java.net/ Gradle 1.0 milestone 2 has been released http://wiki.gradle.org/display/GRADLE/2011/04/09/Gradle+1.0-milestone-2+released ScalaWags Scala training: http://www.scala-lang.org/node/9083 http://www.artima.com/shop/scala_ann_arbor And other Scala events: http://scalathon.org/projects.html http://blog.yuvimasory.com/2011/04/scalathon-how-you-can-help.html ScalaDays 2011. http://days2011.scala-lang.org/ The original Programming in Scala book, published by Artima and written by Martin Odersky, Lex Spoon and Bill Venners, is now available for free in HTML form. http://www.artima.com/pins1ed/ Android CyanogenMod 7.0 final released. http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cyanogenmod-7-0-released https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_vendor_cyanogen/blob/gingerbread/CHANGELOG.mkdn source for Honeycomb (the tablet version of Android) has been delayed and does not yet have a release date. http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-think-im-having-gene-amdahl-moment.html Motorola Xoom tablet has only sold about 100,000 units so far. http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/motorola-xoom-sales-disappoint-only-100000-un http://www.androidauthority.com/upcoming-samsung-galaxy-tablets-to-be-lighter-and-thinner-then-ipad-2-10980/ http://androidcommunity.com/google-nexus-tablet-by-lg-in-pipeline-for-mid-summer-launch-20110328/ http://www.androidguys.com/2011/04/06/asus-eee-pad-transformer-official-specs-pics/ http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/ 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