OpenJDK Project for OSX; Java SE 7 and 8 JSRs Approved

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December 2010 Java Developer Newsletter
Oracle and Apple Announce OpenJDK Project for OSX; Java SE 7 and 8 JSRs Approved Good news all around! Oracle and Apple announced the OpenJDK project for Mac OS X. Apple will contribute most of the key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X, including a 32-bit and 64-bit HotSpot-based Java virtual machine, class libraries, a networking stack and the foundation for a new graphical client. OpenJDK will make Apple's Java technology available to open source developers so you can access and contribute to the effort. Furthermore, the JCP Executive Committe has approved the JSR "quartet" for Java SE 7 and Java SE 8. With this ratification, the Java standard will progress through the JCP while the open source reference implementation will be delivered through the OpenJDK project. See you on OpenJDK! -The Oracle Technology Network Team (See Team Blog)
JCP Approves JSRs for Java SE 7, Java SE 8, Project Coin and Lambda Good news, the Java Community Process Executive Committee has approved the JSRs for Java SE 7, Java SE 8, Project Coin and Lambda. JSR 334: Small Enhancements to the Java Programming Language (Project Coin) JSR 335: Lambda Expressions for the Java Programming Language (Project Lambda) JSR 336: Java SE 7 Release Contents (JDK 7) JSR 337: Java SE 8 Release Contents (JDK 8) You can download the source code and the latest build for JDK 7 on the OpenJDK web site. We've also started a wiki to track the information on JDK7, bookmark it to track the release or add information. Featured How to Read a JSR Did you follow the links to the new JSRs, but aren't sure what you are looking at? Here's a an overview, glossary of terms, and some historical background and context to JSRs and and the Java Community Process. Java SE 6 Update 23 is Out Java SE 6u23 contains enhancements for your Java applications, including improved performance and stability and enhanced support for right-to-left languages. NetBeans IDE 7.0 Beta NetBeans IDE 7.0 Beta introduces language support for development to the Java SE 7 specification with the JDK 7 platform. It also features enhanced integration with Oracle WebLogic server; support for Oracle Database, GlassFish 3.1, Maven 3, HTML5 editing; and more. Pre-Built Java Development VM Now Available Learning your way around a software stack is challenging enough without having to spend multiple cycles on the install process. Instead, we have packaged Java SE 6, NetBeans IDE, GlassFish, and JavaFX runtime into a pre-built Oracle VM VirtualBox appliance that you can download, install, and experience as a single unit. Enjoy! Oracle's JVM Strategy Here's a summary for Oracle's JVM strategy, which expands on and provides details on the published Java SE strategy. Java Spotlight Podcasts Listen to interviews with Bruno Souza and Fabiane Nardon, Brazilian Java Champions, and Michael Kolling and Ian Utting, creators of BlueJ and Greenfoot. Hosted by Java Evangelist Roger Brinkley.  Greenfoot Wins 2010 Premier Award Congratulations to the Greenfoot IDE for being awarded the 2010 Premier Award for being a "high-quality, engaging, non-commercial learning innovation designed to enhance engineering education." Book Review: JRockit - The Definitive Guide Find out why software architect Markus Eisele calls JRockit - The Definitive Guide "the most stunning Java related book of 2010! Podcast: League of Legends, Oracle Coherence, and Scalability Host Bob Rhubart welcomes Scott Delap, scalability architect at Riot Games, and Randy Stafford, a member of Oracle's middleware development A-Team, for a conversation about the serious business of scalability in the world of massive multiplayer online games. · Listen to Part 1 (mp3) · Listen to Part 2 (mp3)  42% Off Book: iText in Action iText is an open source Java library that has been the most popular and most broadly used tool for programmatic creation and manipulation of PDF. Use code otndec1042 by December 31, 2010. OTN Survey We'd love to hear from you about what parts of the Oracle Technology Network you use, don't use, and what could be improved. The survey is short, only 10 questions! Please help us build a better OTN for you. back to the top Technical Articles Making Jersey and JQuery Work Together JQuery, a popular open source JavaScript Library, provides many advanced functions that can enhance your web applications. This article shows how to use JQuery to make Ajax calls and more. 150 Technology Tips Java Evangelist Arun Gupta presents a collection of 150 tips for GlassFish, JPA, JSF, JAX-WS, EJB, Jersey, MySQL, Rails, Eclipse, NetBeans, OSGi, and more. Try Out JDK 7 Features Now Java Evangelist John Yeary shows how to access and try out the proposed features for JDK 7. Devoxx Sessions on Parleys.com Devoxx 2010 was a great Java conference. You can access all presentations at Parleys.com. Swing Looks Great with Nimbus Nimbus Look and Feel doesn't have to be installed, it is shipped with JDK 1.6. Java Champion Adam Bien shows you how to activate it. Maven 3 Support in NetBeans IDE 7.0 NetBeans engineer Jesse Glick explains what new and existing Maven users can experience with full Maven integration in NetBeans IDE 7.0, and also what sets the build tool apart from others. Webinar: Web application development with Java EE 6, GlassFish and Eclipse Watch the replay of this a code-intensive webinar that demonstrates ease of development with Java EE 6, GlassFish and Eclipse. This webinar is meant to help you understand the nuts and bolts of Java EE 6 and help you develop Java EE 6 applications with Eclipse. Webinar: Developing Rich Clients for the Enterprise with the NetBeans JavaFX Composer Watch now to learn how to develop rich clients using JavaFX Composer in the NetBeans IDE. Screencast: GlassFish 3.1 High Availability Watch a simple session fail over demonstration, involving two instances of GlassFish and a simple, open source, software load balancer. It only requires 12 steps! back to the top Events December 13-16: JavaOne China (Beijing, China) JavaOne goes on the road to China. Three days packed with technical sessions, community meetings, and networking opportunties. December 16: Webinar: How to Develop Simple Java Applications with MySQL (online) Java and MySQL expert Mark Matthews will provide the basic knowledge for you to get started developing and deploying simple Java applications with MySQL. December 16: Luc Duponcheel, SCALA! (Brussels) Learn about Scala and meet other Java developers at the Brussels JUG meeting. December 16: Webcast: Java, the Industry Standard for the Future of TV Content (online) Bill Sheppard, Chief Digital Media Officer, Java Development Group, Oracle, looks at how industry standards define technology options available to designers of connected television equipment and developers of content for these devices, and how Java can be used to build a more flexible product while reducing overall hardware and software costs. Oracle University Presents: Java EE 6 = Less Code + More Power Java EE 6 provides new capabilities that make it easier to develop and deploy enterprise and Web applications. It allows you to be more expressive with less code. Presented by Java Evangelist Arun Gupta. January 17 - München January 20 - Budapest January 26-28: NetBeans Rich Client Training Seminar (Denmark) Learn about the NetBeans Platform and become experienced enough to be able to write a module, set of modules, and applications based on the NetBeans Platform. FREE. February 11: Javagruppens Conference (Denmark) Javagruppens annual conference is in the planing phase. The working title for the conference is "Java in the Cloud." February 14-16: Jfokus (Stockholm, Sweden) Jfokus is the largest annual conference for Java in Sweden, focusing on system development, dynamic languages and agile methodologies.  More Events >> back to the top	>> Free Downloads<< Oracle JDeveloper Oracle WebLogic Server Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse NetBeans IDE Oracle JRockit Oracle Coherence Java for Developers All Downloads Listen to the Java Spotlight Podcast Java Resources OTN Java Developer Center Java.net Official Java Blog JDeveloper & ADF NetBeans IDE  WebLogic Server JRockit Enterprise Pack for Eclipse TopLink WebCenter Coherence JavaFX Java Community Process  JDBC Java Training and Certification Java User Group Events Discussion Forums   Get Java Headlines via RSS Get OTN Articles via RSS Get Downloads via RSS See All Bookmarks via del.icio.us OTN on Oracle Mix I <3 Java on Facebook JavaOne on Facebook OTN on LinkedIn Follow @Java on Twitter
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