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Feb 12, 2012
This Week: Jfokus 2012
Among the conferences I hope to attend some day is Jfokus, held annually in Stockholm, Sweden. In my view, Jfokus exemplefies an emerging trend where smaller, regional Java-centric conferences are increasingly taking on a greater role in helping developers network, exchange ideas, and learn more about the latest advances...
posted by editor
on Feb 12, 2012 | Permalink | Discuss
Feb 9, 2012
New updated TDD, BDD and Testing Best Practices for Java Developers course
Our popular TDD, BDD and Testing Best Practices course has now been updated with new slides and labs, as well as including additional new topics on refactoring techniques and clean code practices. The course also includes new material on more advanced integration and automated acceptance testing using tools like Arquillian and Thucydides. This is a great way to learn how to write more effective...
posted by johnsmart
on Feb 9, 2012 | Permalink | Discuss
Swing in a better world: Static fields vs AppContext
The next entry of the Swing in a better world serial
posted by alexfromsun
on Feb 9, 2012 | Permalink | Discuss
Building OpenJDK 8 on Windows 7
Recently, I got a chance to build OpenJDK 8 on a Windows 7 host. Thanks to a detailed article "YAOJOWBI - Yet another OpenJDK on Windows Build Instruction" on weblogs.java.net/blog/simonis/archive/2011/10/28/yaojowbi-yet-ano..., I avoided many problems that could have cost me several hours to probe. Though it is almost complete and comprehensive to most users, I still came...
posted by frank_ding
on Feb 9, 2012 | Permalink | Discuss
Feb 7, 2012
Virgil moved to Github!
Virgil moved from Apache Extras to Github.
posted by boneill42
on Feb 7, 2012 | Permalink | Discuss
Feb 6, 2012
Poll Result: Most Java/JVM Developers Expect a Profitable 2012; Others Agree
In the most recently completed Java.net poll, the Java/JVM developers who chose to participate generally anticipate stable or increased job opportunities in 2012. A total of 373 votes were cast, with the following results...
posted by editor
on Feb 6, 2012 | Permalink | Discuss