Java Posse #354 - Newscast for June 3rd 2011

Newscast for June 3rd 2011 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Programming summer camps - https://sites.google.com/site/programmingsummercamp/ IntelliJ IDEA 10.5 has been released bringing, among other features, full support for Java 7. http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/whatsnew/ http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2011/05/18/intellij-idea-105-released-offers-full-java-7-support-and-more Ben Evans and Martijn Verburg have a blog post up on the London Java Community blog all about the JCP, the reforms, and what it means for Java developers. http://londonjavacommunity.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/the-jcp-reform-and-what-it-means-for-the-java-developer/ Java FX 2.0 has reached Beta. http://weblogs.java.net/blog/opinali/archive/2011/05/28/javafx-20-beta-first-impressions http://download.oracle.com/javafx/ http://netbeans.org/community/news/show/1523.html Quick News - sponsored by Constant Contact (until June 13ish) (we did get a check) (but I spent it all on shoes)(I like turtles)(bam ba ba bam bam baaam) (wewo wewo wewo wewo)(moose bites can be nasty you know...)(chimpanzees ridin' on a segway!)(bam ba ba bam bam baaam!)(he's pining for the Fjords)(I'm NOT dead yet!) 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 Alex Miller has announced the Strangeloop conference for 2011. http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse/browse_thread/thread/19d6f143f2ec0f5b/c5cfbd0df877c04d?show_docid=c5cfbd0df877c04d Josh Marinacci has just released version 1.0 of Amino, a scenegraph accessible from Java and JavaScript using the HTML 5 canvas. http://goamino.org/gallery.jsp ScalaWags ScalaDays 2011 http://days2011.scala-lang.org/ Scala 2.9 roundup http://www.scala-lang.org/node/9708 http://dcsobral.blogspot.com/2011/05/scala-29-optimizes-for-comprehensions.html http://www.scala-notes.org/2011/05/scala-2-9-parallel-collections-for-mandelactors/ Groovy, Baby! Groovy 1.8 released! http://twitter.com/#!/glaforge/status/70837207757365249 Android Android security hole fixed http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-18/tech/android.security_1_android-phone-newer-android-android-users?_s=PM:TECH Google Wallet shows the potential of NFC (Near Field Communications), but only for Sprint Nexus S 4G phones (for now). http://gizmodo.com/5805879/google-wallet-how-googles-to-swallow-your-real-wallet http://www.androidguys.com/2011/05/26/google-wallet-ushers-era-commerce Random Crap Oracle is now proposing donating OpenOffice.org to Apache as an incubator project. http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/06/01/176207/Oracle-To-Give-OpenOfficeorg-To-Apache-Incubator http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/what-the-heck-is-happening-with-openoffice-update/9025 Apple iCloud http://www.apple.com/icloud/ Listener Feedback Computer program that can paint http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARON http://cos.arizona.edu/next/vid_cohen.html http://cos.arizona.edu/next/default.htm 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