Java Posse #381 - Newscast for March 16th 2012

Java Posse Episode 381 - Newscast for March 16th 2012 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Scala training - NYC - Apr 30th to May 4th, Atlanta GA - May 21st to 25th, Chicago IL - Jun 11th to 15th (phew) http://www.escalatesoft.com JavaServer Faces, the great survivor. http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/news/2240146758/JavaServer-Faces-preps-for-new-version-HTML5-mobile-explosion Visual lang lab, now has a grammar for Java 7. http://weblogs.java.net/blog/sanjaydasgupta/archive/2012/03/03/java7-grammar-visuallanglab ScalaWags The typesafe stack 2.0 has been released, which updates Akka to 2.0, and includes the typesafe console, and Play! 2.0. http://www.scala-lang.org/node/12566 http://typesafe.com/resources/getting-started/typesafe-stack/downloading-installing.html http://blog.typesafe.com/introducing-typesafe-stack-20 ScalaDays 2012 speakers and talks announced. http://www.scala-lang.org/node/12558 Android Google teaming up with ASUS for a low cost Android 7 inch tablet, rumored for release in May http://www.slashgear.com/asus-made-google-tablet-tipped-for-may-release-09217644/ Replicant project for fully open Android devices. http://replicant.us/about/ http://replicant.us/supported-phones/ AIDE provides a Java IDE for Android that runs on.... Android! http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/develop-android-using-aide-video/ App-inventor for Android available once again under Beta for any use, including teaching classes. http://www.androidguys.com/2012/03/06/mit-offering-public-beta-of-app-inventor/ Listener Feedback JavaOne 2012 call for papers is live http://www.oracle.com/javaone/call-for-papers/information/index.html No Fluff NYC http://www.nofluffjuststuff.com/conference/new_york/2012/05/home JavaZone 2012 call for speakers http://jz12.java.no/speakers Random Crap Google IO tickets will go on sale on March 27th, 7am PDT (10am EDT, etc.). http://www.androidguys.com/2012/03/13/google-io-tickets-to-be-900-go-on-sale-march-27/ iPad 3. http://www.androidguys.com/2012/03/08/nvidia-to-apple-prove-your-graphics-claims-for-the-new-ipad/ Waze - mobile app. http://www.waze.com/ Google market -> Google play http://play.google.com Ubuntu for Android http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/02/ubuntu-for-android-gets-shown-off-at-world-mobile-congress/ http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android 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