Friday, March 16, 2012

The Oracle Java Newsletter

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It's always been that Java releases are EOLed after a certain time and users are encouraged to migrate to the latest release. With such a long time between Java 6 and Java 7, maybe people have forgotten that EOLing happens at all! The EOL date of Java SE 6 is November 2012. For details, read Updated Java 6 EOL Date. Also, as of December 20, 2012, JavaFX 1.2 and JavaFX 1.3 will no longer be available. All developers currently creating JavaFX 1.x applications available are strongly encouraged to migrate their applications to JavaFX 2. For more details, see The JavaFX Blog. We also recommend reading EOLing a Version of Java is Process, Not an Event. Did we mention Java is moving forward?
—The Oracle Technology Network Team
NEWS
  
On February 14th, Oracle announced three Java releases containing security fixes. If you haven't already downloaded your updates, here they are: Java SE 7 Update 3, Java SE 6 Update 31, and JavaFX 2.0.3.
Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1.2 improves upon its ease-of-use features with an improved administration console, support for the WebSocket Protocol RFC 6445, DCOM support, support for non-multicast clustering, and more. NetBeans IDE 7.1.1 supports GlassFish 3.1.2.
The URLs for the Java Language Specification and Java VM Specification have changed to http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/index.html. Please update your bookmarks and links as soon as possible. The old links will not be there forever! Thanks to Oracle Tech Pubs for taking good care of the Java specs and documentation.
Parleys.com has posted 63 more sessions from JavaOne 2011 for a total of 117 sessions from the conference. Also, you can watch a short excerpt from the JavaOne 2011 Technical Keynote about the newest innovations in the Java mobile and embedded space.
This book is a fast-paced tutorial for Java EE 6 business component development using EJB 3.1, JPA 2, and CDI. Get discount code and find more discounts at the OTN Member Discount Page.
JavaFX experts Jim Weaver, Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, Dean Iverson and Johan Vos have joined forces to write a book entitled Pro JavaFX 2; this definitive guide is now available!
Fabiane Bizinella Nardon is a computer scientist, community leader, and tools expert. She's been a Java Champion since 2005. Read Interview with Mission Impossible Java Hacker -- Fabiane Nardon. Listen to Java Champions, including Fabiane, live at JFokus. Learn more about the Java Champions program.
This new curriculum will include Java Fundamentals and Java Programming courses, designed especially for secondary schools and 2-year colleges, a comprehensive portfolio of Java courses for four-year colleges and universities, and training that supports teachers/faculty to deliver the Oracle Academy’s Java curriculum.
Recent studies by Dice.com, Robert Half Technology and others indicate that skilled Java developers are in high demand. Make sure you have the right set of skills and the certifications to prove it. You can save and get a free retake when you purchase the Oracle training and certification exam vouchers together with the Certification Value Package.
EVENTS
  
DevNexus Atlanta, Mar 21-22. Five tracks of great content for Java/JVM developers. Brought to you by the Atlanta Java Users Group (AJUG).
OTN Developer Days: Oracle ADF and Fusion Development  March-April. Experience a more productive approach for developing Java-based rich Web applications with Oracle ADF, Oracle BPM and Oracle WebCenter in free, hands-on workshops in Toronto, Dallas, London, Singapore, Jakarta, Makati City, Bangkok, and Kuala Lampur.
JUG Events for March Java User Groups are meeting all over the world to learn new technologies and share their knowledge. Check out the JUGs Calendar on Java.net to find events.
JavaOne Japan Tokoyo, April 4-5. Learning about all aspects of Java — Java's future, how to program with the new features of Java SE 7, to using other languages on the JVM and more.
Devoxx France Paris, April 17-19. Created by the Parisian Java User Group, Devoxx France follows the path of its Belgium brother to bring you an astonishing Java conference.
JavaOne Russia Moscow, Apr 17-18 & JavaOne India Hyderabad, May 3-4. Mark your calendar for the return of JavaOne – the powerhouse event that offers the developer community two days of unparalleled education, intense and informative debate, and numerous networking opportunities. Register now for JavaOne Russia or JavaOne India. 
TECHNICAL ARTICLES
  
Agile ALM: A Conversation with Java Champion and ALM Expert Michael Hüttermann “Agile ALM should result in processes and tool chains that are flexible, open to change, and high in quality, ” says Java Champion Michael Hüttermann. He discusses best Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices for Java developers.
Laying Out a User Interface with JavaFX 2.0 Let JavaFX expert James Weaver show you how to use the layout capabilities of JavaFX 2.0 to make nodes in the scene graph appear where you want and stay the right size as windows are resized.
UI Construction with JavaFX Java expert Dierk König shows you how to create widgets, lay them out, style them, bind them to data, and attach handlers.
JSF 2.x Update from Ed Burns JSF spec lead Ed Burns shares his viewpoints on where JSF stands in light of Ajax, and HTML5, and what is happening in JSF 2.2.
Adding Some Agility to Java EE Application Deployment with GlassFish Developer Julien Ponge shows how four noteworthy features in GlassFish add agility to Java EE application deployment.
Coherence Clustering Principles Learn about the principles behind Coherence clustering.
VIDEOS, WEBCASTS, AND MORE
  
Webcast: Java SE 7 Language Enhancements Get an in-depth overview of the language enhancements you may be missing out on with Java SE 7 in this Mini Live Virtual Class session led by Oracle University instructor, Luis Segura.
Java Spotlight Podcast: Alex Buckley on the Java Language and VM Specs Hear Alex Buckley, spec lead for the Java Language and the Java Virtual Machine at Oracle, discuss the Java language and VM specifications.
Video: 5 Minutes With Java EE…Or With NetBeans + GlassFish Java Champion Adam Bien shows 5-minute development of an EJB 3.1, CDI, and JSF 2 hack (after a 3-minute installation of the whole environment).
Webcast Series: Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Register for this WebLogic developer webcast series and learn how developers are using WebLogic.
Virtual Developer Day Replay: Oracle WebLogic Server 12c On-demand presentations and hands-on workshops on lightweight development with Java EE 6.
Online Training: Advanced Oracle ADF Get a better understanding of Oracle ADF with these in-depth online training directly from your desk. Over 700 minutes of knowledge transfer available in a self-paced eCourse for free.
Song: Java People Zoran Sevarac wrote the lyrics after the JavaOne 2011 conference, talking about Java Comunity, open source, and the free software movement. Enjoy!

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