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October 2007



Indiana Wants You : Project Indiana First Milestone is Available

Wednesday, 31 October 2007 11:32 P GMT-08
Project Indiana's first milestone is available.

Article/Tutorial : Using NetBeans 6 To Add Maps to Your Swing App

Tuesday, 30 October 2007 3:29 P GMT-08
Very nice article on using SwingLabs libraries to add maps to your Swing app. More....

Groovy Bits : "About Groovy" Podcasts, Spring, Building Domain Specific Languages with Groovy

Tuesday, 30 October 2007 12:29 P GMT-08
Increasingly Groovy is being used for domain specific languages. Specifically, Groovy is being used with Spring. There is a nice "About Groovy" podcast on using Groovy for DSLs and a number of other resources. More....

Bits : JavaFX Script Second Tutorial, Groovy, Apple and NetBeans 6 GPLv2

Monday, 29 October 2007 8:24 P GMT-08
There is a bunch of stuff happening. For starters, James Weaver's second tutorial on JavaFX Script is out. There are two new Groovy intro tutorials and Apple has caused a firestorm amongst Java developers. Finally - NetBeans 6 has been GPLv2'ed.

Tutorial : NetBeans 6 and Binding Beans and Data in a Desktop App

Monday, 29 October 2007 9:46 A GMT-08
There is a nice tutorial on NetBeans 6 and how to bind beans and data in a desktop app. More...

Tutorial : Visual Mobile Designer Custom Components : SMS Composer

Sunday, 28 October 2007 7:17 P GMT-08
This tutorial shows how to use the Visual Mobile Designer Custom Component, SMS Composer. More...

Intro Article : Groovy & Grails - A Getting Started Guide

Sunday, 28 October 2007 6:11 P GMT-08
Worth reading why developers are looking at Groovy and Grails. Both have matured to the point where they offer Java developers substantial benefits over Ruby on Rails. More....

Solaris 10 Zones and App Servers and Preventing Web Page Hijacking

Sunday, 28 October 2007 1:28 A GMT-08
There is a new tutorial on installing the Sun app server using Solaris 10 zones. Just sat through a very good talk this week on zones and am jazzed about some very interesting aspects. More....

New Tutorial : Developing & Running Your First JavaFX Script in A Few Minutes

Saturday, 27 October 2007 10:38 P GMT-08
Jim Weaver, who recently wrote, JavaFX Script : Dynamic Java Scripting for Rich Internet/Client-side Applications, has provided a new tutorial. More....

Experimental, Work-in-Progress Groovy Plugin for NetBeans

Friday, 26 October 2007 7:37 A GMT-08
There is new plugins for Groovy - thanks to Geertjan. These are experimental but good news.

NetBeans 6.0 Beta 2 Plugin for JavaFX Script

Wednesday, 24 October 2007 6:47 P GMT-08
You can now get the latest versions of the NetBeans 6 Beta 2 and JavaFX Script plugin for it. More....

Ask-The-Experts : NetBeans 6.0 :: Still Time To Ask, Read Current Q&A

Wednesday, 24 October 2007 11:03 A GMT-08
There is still time to ask the experts questions about NetBeans 6.0. You can read the current questions (and answers) and you can ask your own questions. More....

New Book : Java EE 5 Development Using GlassFish App Server

Tuesday, 23 October 2007 8:02 P GMT-08
There is a new book on developing and deploying Java EE 5 apps. The book also covers configuring, installing and verifying GlassFish installations.

Article : Create Moving Experiences With Animated Transitions

Tuesday, 23 October 2007 11:52 A GMT-08
There is a new article by Chet Haase on how to create animated transitions in your applications. More....

Java Mobile Podcast 24 : Mobile and Embedded Community Stars

Tuesday, 23 October 2007 6:36 A GMT-08
Another edition of the Java Mobile Podcast (#24) is out with a nice round table of some of the stars in the mobile & embedded world. More....

Bits: Gosling on JavaFX Script & Russell on Browser Plugin Rewrite Interviews, Swing Screencast

Monday, 22 October 2007 3:34 P GMT-08
Some nice interviews with James Gosling talking about JavaFX Script, Microsoft, Apple and Adobe and Ken Russell talking about the browser plugin rewrite. Also a nice screencast on how easy it is to build GUIs. More...

NetBeans 6 Beta 2 Is Now Available

Monday, 22 October 2007 12:03 A GMT-08
It's true - NetBeans 6 Beta 2 is now available. More....

Sun Grid Utility : 200 Free CPU-Hours

Saturday, 20 October 2007 7:40 P GMT-08
If you are interested in learning more about grid or deploying your app for a grid - check this out. More....

Groovy Keynote : Guillaume LaForge (Groovy Lead) @ Grails eXchange (Video)

Saturday, 20 October 2007 10:22 A GMT-08
At the Grails eXchange there was a keynote by the Groovy Lead, Guillaume LaForge, it is available for viewing. More....

Article : How To Use The AnimatedTransition API (SwingX & Timingframework)

Friday, 19 October 2007 5:20 P GMT-08
New article on using the AnimatedTransition API to create smooth, animated transitions between screens. More....

Article : NetBeans : Ruby Developer's New Best Friend

Friday, 19 October 2007 1:58 P GMT-08
New article discussing NetBeans support for Ruby. More....

Mobile Game Development : Creating A Basic MIDP 2.0 Game Template

Friday, 19 October 2007 9:22 A GMT-08
If you would like to build a game for MIDP 2.0 mobile devices you may be interested in a new tutorial that shows how to create a basic MIDP 2.0 game template. More....

Wiki Example : A JavaFX-Based Applet Leveraging Server-Side Functions

Thursday, 18 October 2007 4:56 P GMT-08
I ran across an interesting JavaFX example. A couple of developers have asked if it is possible to do a JavaFX-based applet and I found an example in the wiki. More....

New Book : JavaFX Script : Dynamic Java Scripting for Rich Internet/Client-side Apps

Thursday, 18 October 2007 10:58 A GMT-08
There is a new and cool JavaFX Script book out and available from Apress. More....

Grails 1.0 RC1 Available

Wednesday, 17 October 2007 2:59 P GMT-08
Grails 1.0 RC1 is now available. More....