Sunday, June 18, 2006
created but unpopulated, and hat-tip to JBoss Seam
Just threw this blog up here so I would have someplace to post information about my Java related creations.
Right now, there is nothing of sufficient impact to merit such posts.
In a little while, I hope to have some nice software to talk about and some handy Java tutorials which I can point out.
What have I been up to Java-wise?
This past week I did little coding and a lot of studying - with the help of Java in a Nutshell, 5th edition - of the features introduced in JDK 1.5 (J5SE). They have been out for two years, so I would not exactly call them new.
However, lots of shops and many programmers are kind of conservative. So, while I would guess JDK 1.5 (J5SE) has a lot of traction by now, it may not have had it for anywhere near that whole two years.
I am also going back to read Professional Java JDK 5 Edition. It is a lot more prosaic than the Nutshell book. It has a lot of diagrams. Nutshell mostly just diagrams class/interface inheritence.
One thing that will certainly be helping it get a ton of traction is JBoss Seam.
JBoss Seam is a Java web/database application framework that harnesses the power of J5SE annotations, EJB 3.0 object persistence, and the JCP-approved JSR-168 Portlets.
In addition, Seam features support for AJAX programming, making it possible to create much more compelling web-based application user interfaces than ever before.
For more information, see this article, JBoss Seam knits AJAX and Java together. Or just go right to the Seam home page.
By the way, in case you have not read the Java industry news in the past few months, Red Hat bought JBoss and the sale was recently completed.
Right now, there is nothing of sufficient impact to merit such posts.
In a little while, I hope to have some nice software to talk about and some handy Java tutorials which I can point out.
What have I been up to Java-wise?
This past week I did little coding and a lot of studying - with the help of Java in a Nutshell, 5th edition - of the features introduced in JDK 1.5 (J5SE). They have been out for two years, so I would not exactly call them new.
However, lots of shops and many programmers are kind of conservative. So, while I would guess JDK 1.5 (J5SE) has a lot of traction by now, it may not have had it for anywhere near that whole two years.
I am also going back to read Professional Java JDK 5 Edition. It is a lot more prosaic than the Nutshell book. It has a lot of diagrams. Nutshell mostly just diagrams class/interface inheritence.
One thing that will certainly be helping it get a ton of traction is JBoss Seam.
JBoss Seam is a Java web/database application framework that harnesses the power of J5SE annotations, EJB 3.0 object persistence, and the JCP-approved JSR-168 Portlets.
In addition, Seam features support for AJAX programming, making it possible to create much more compelling web-based application user interfaces than ever before.
For more information, see this article, JBoss Seam knits AJAX and Java together. Or just go right to the Seam home page.
By the way, in case you have not read the Java industry news in the past few months, Red Hat bought JBoss and the sale was recently completed.
