Java Posse #391 - Newscast for August 10th 2012

Newscast for August 10th 2012 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com If you are a Scala fan and in the bay area, don’t miss the Scala BASE meetup on Monday 13th at Netflix. http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Scala-Enthusiasts/ SF scala training. Week after JavaOne (October 8th to 12th) at Exit Certified. http://www.artima.com/shop/stairway_to_scala?w=10051 Jellybean arrived on Nexus S http://www.android.com/whatsnew/ Battery usage issues http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=35481 Get some of the features in ICS http://lifehacker.com/5933017/nova-launcher-brings-jelly-bean-goodness-settings-import-to-ice-cream-sandwich Android injecting new life in Java? http://howtoprogramwithjava.com/programming-101-the-5-basic-concepts-of-any-programming-language/ Static vs Dynamic Typing http://stackoverflow.com/questions/880410/static-strong-typing-and-refactoring http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7630979/refactoring-techniques-for-clojure http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3468192/refactoring-with-dynamically-typed-language HashSet and load factor http://beetechdevzone.blogspot.com/2011/02/optimizing-hashmap-and-hashset-with_27.html Clojure Want to know more about Clojure - ClojureFun has a series of videos by Rich Hickey collected for your viewing pleasure http://lifehacker.com/5933017/nova-launcher-brings-jelly-bean-goodness-settings-import-to-ice-cream-sandwich Random Crap Google wallet more useful now http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/240004981 http://lifehacker.com/5930953/google-wallet-now-works-with-any-credit-or-debit-card-is-fare-more-useful Curiosity lands on Mars - Java shows you how it was done: http://eyes.nasa.gov/launch2.html?document=$SERVERURL/content/documents/msl/edl.xml http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/08/06/0448218/curiosity-lands-on-mars http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/NASAs-Curiosity-Mars-Rover-Features-Javabased-Simulator-Commercial-Software-Support-202829/ 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