Georges Saab, VP of Core Java Development at Oracle, joins host Roger Brinkley for Episode 55 of the Java Spotlight. Saab's history includes his current work on the Java language, core libraries, and the Java Virtual Machine. Saab is a 20-plus-year veteran of programming language and platform development. Members of this episode's Java All Star Developer Panel are Dalibor Topic, Java Free and Open Source Software Ambassador, and Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine, Java EE Developer Advocate.
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Anyone in the market for an alternative to spending multiple cycles on the install process in the course of learning your way around a new software stack? Try Pre-Built Developer VMs, a site that lists several pre-built Oracle VM VirtualBox appliances that can be downloaded, installed, and experienced as a single unit. Just assemble the downloaded files (if needed), import into VirtualBox (available for free), import, and go. Developer VMs are available in the following flavors (more on the way):
Java Development VM
Database App Development VM
SOA & BPM Development VM
Oracle WebLogic Server Hands-on VM
Oracle WebCenter Portal Framework 11g Hands-on VM
Oracle Solaris 11 Express Developer VM
Oracle Solaris 11 Express Network Virtualization VM
Henrik Ståhl, Senior Director of Product Management at Oracle, talks about Oracle's strategy for Java, the JVM convergence, and the changes coming in JDK 7 in Java Spotlight Episode 41, Part 2: Java Platform Development. Since Oracle's acquisition of Sun, Ståhl has been responsible for managing a group working in product strategy for Java SE, JRockit, Exalogic and other Oracle products.
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OpenJDK recently listed the features being developed by Oracle and others for JDK 7. The roadmap for JDK 7 and JDK 8 were discussed by Executive Vice President of Product Development Thomas Kurian during his opening keynote of JavaOne 2010, which also outlined plans for the future of the Java platform and showcased product demonstrations illustrating the latest Java technology innovations.
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