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Java Technology
14 Jan 2008
#19305
Java SE 6 Update 4 Available for Download
Integrates JAX-WS 2.1 Along with Hundreds of Bug Fixes and Other Features

The current version of Java SE 6 is Update 4 that not only comes with 377 bug fixes, a time zone update, and a command-line option allowing explicit System.gc() calls to run concurrently and unload eligible classes, but it also has integrated JAX-WS 2.1 in the JDK.

14 Jan 2008
#19313
Test the Newly Released Java Kernel
For Java SE 6 Update N Early Access

An updated Java Kernel has been released for testing in Java SE 6 Update N Build 10. The Kernel installer can be downloaded from java.net that also has posted a list of summary changes, including bug fixes, for this update.

14 Jan 2008
#19245
Gosling on JavaFX, High-tech, and Other Aspects of the IT World
Still Plenty of Work for the Talented Developer

Writing for the JavaFX project is a wish for the "Father of Java" and Sun Fellow as well as Sun VP James Gosling, who is more involved in overseeing its development. Gosling told Kathleen Richards of Redmond Developer News in an interview that JavaFX will be a strong competitor for Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe AIR.

14 Jan 2008
#19249
Easing JavaServer Faces Component Authoring
Use JSFTemplating and Woodstock to Write a Component With Just 2 Files

Find out how to use the open source projects Templating for JavaServer Faces Technology (JSFTemplating) and Woodstock to write a JavaServer Faces component with only two files, namely an annotated UIComponent Java file and a template file.

14 Jan 2008
#19247
Using Key Frame Animation in JavaFX
A Solution Better than the 'dur' Operator

Like most users of the animation framework in JavaFX, Chris Oliver finds the "dur" operator that was added to F3 some while ago a bit lacking and has turned to Key Frame animation as an alternative. His blog on the subject discusses using Key Frame animation for describing animations programmatically.

14 Jan 2008
#19210
The Evolution of the Java Platform Micro Edition
A Review of the Activities of the Mobile & Embedded Community

Terrence Barr provides readers with a helpful rundown of the activities underway in the open source Mobile & Embedded Community, explaining where the Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) is in its productive evolution. His article urges greater participation in the understanding that open source is all about involvement.

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