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Java Versions

Posted by Michael Levin on January 14, 2019 at 1:40pm 0 Comments

JDK Versions

The various JDK versions are:

  1. JDK Alpha and Beta (1995): Sun announced Java in September 23, 1995.
  2. JDK 1.0 (January 23, 1996): Originally called Oak (named after the oak tree outside James Gosling's office). Renamed to Java 1 in JDK 1.0.2.
  3. JDK 1.1 (February 19,…
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Free web hosting...

Posted by Bradlee Sargent on January 3, 2019 at 12:25pm 1 Comment

If I want to develop my own simple web application use it as part of an online portfolio, where do you recommend I do that?  I tried openshift but apparently they are currently overloaded with requests.

Book Giveaway

Posted by Adam Davis on November 5, 2018 at 9:30pm 0 Comments

Hi! Is anyone interested in one of these books? If so please follow/retweet and tell me which book. Thanx!…

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How to Build a Web Crawler from Scratch – A Guide for Beginners

Posted by Paul Black on October 22, 2018 at 3:00am 0 Comments

Living in the digital world today has definitely made our lives easier in many aspects as the internet becomes the ultimate source to finding most of everything we need; such digital transformation has generated new challenges to how data can be assessed, collected, stored and analyzed.

The number of…

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Next OJUG and GatorJUG Meetings will be fabulous - Check out the Codetown Events

Watch for details on our upcoming meetings. OrlandoJUG meeting's fall on the 4th Thursday of every month, in case you want to mark your calendars. Stay tuned for details! GatorJUG meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month.


The details are posted in the CodeTown Events section. Please RSVP so we'll know how much pizza to order. Stay tuned! ...Mike

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Java books for any library 5 Replies

What books should be on the bookshelf of EVERY Java programmer, no matter what specific technologies they are working on?The two that come to my mind areThinking in JavaJava Concurrency in PracticeWhat else am I missing?Continue

Started by David Moskowitz in Java. Last reply by sneha gulati Feb 8.

Sending strings between two computers via ethernet 13 Replies

A while ago I asked a question about using RS-232 communication with Java.  It seems as though I need to abandon that route because it no longer fits the desired system requirements.  Thanks to Nem for his advice on that one. Now what I need to be…Continue

Tags: ethernet, over, strings

Started by Paul Stearns in Java. Last reply by Paul Stearns Oct 5, 2011.

Gainesville Events - web and android app 10 Replies

Hey guys checkout my new android app for social events in Gainesville http://goo.gl/qF5sT - the web app built in grails http://goo.gl/bQHK5 - google play storeFeel free to…Continue

Tags: #twitterbootstrap, #app, #phonegap, #android, #grails

Started by Nemanja Nesic - NEM- in Java. Last reply by Michael Levin Dec 9, 2012.

Creating separate class files in a large project 9 Replies

Hello all:I have been working on a GUI interface for controlling lights in a planetarium.  I had some trouble getting the communication to happen, and received some help from this forum to get past that hurdle.  I now have a functioning GUI that I…Continue

Tags: files, class, creating

Started by Paul Stearns in Java. Last reply by Jackie Gleason Feb 10, 2012.

The advantages of a RESTfull web-based API 5 Replies

I need to get a better handle on the advantages of a RESTful web-based API.  People tell me they scale better than other methods, but I don't see how they reduce database access or have any other feature that helps handle large amounts of traffic.…Continue

Tags: API', 'web-based, RESTful

Started by Kevin Neelands in Dynamic Languages. Last reply by Kevin Neelands Oct 25, 2015.

Using rs-232 in a java desktop application 4 Replies

Hello all: I am fairly new to the Java world and would like some advice on how to handle rs-232 communications with a Java based GUI I am working on.  Several years ago I created a similar GUI with Visual Basic, but my coding skills are a bit rusty…Continue

Tags: communication, rs-232, using, application, Java

Started by Paul Stearns in Java. Last reply by Nemanja Nesic - NEM- Jun 9, 2011.

Mavrick OS 3 Replies

HelloJust a little food for thought... If you use the new Mavrick OS on a MAC do you like it? or hate it? Why and Why not? I would like to hear how software developers feel about this.Continue

Tags: OS

Started by Jack Stripe in Testing. Last reply by Michael Levin Apr 4, 2014.

Can we have a "Other Languages On JVM" Group? 3 Replies

I like to see a Scala Programming Group. Anyone interested in?

Started by Zemian Deng in Dynamic Languages. Last reply by Michael Levin Jul 15, 2008.

Santafe College 2 Replies

Santafe just added a new BAS  bachelor's program of study. 5651  ProgrammingContinue

Started by Dan Lackey in Dynamic Languages. Last reply by Michael Levin Feb 15, 2016.

study group for Java Certification 2 Replies

Here there is some group of study for people who want to take Java Certification? any one?

Started by Thiago Negromonte Ramalho in Java. Last reply by Gem Miller Jan 5, 2011.

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Measures of Justice - Data Fellow, Full-Time, 2-Year Contract - Clearwater/St. Petersburg, FL; Dade City/New Port Richey, FL

At Measures for Justice (MFJ) our mission is to use data to transform how we measure, understand, and reform the criminal justice system in America. We collect, clean, code, standardize, and analyze data from criminal justice agencies to provide consistent, comparable, objective, and public performance measures across the whole criminal justice system, from arrest to post-conviction, on a county-by-county basis (see our Data Portal at …See More
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Cool TornadoFX Project of the Week: Textricator by Measures of Justice

A GUI for extracting text from PDFs & generating CSVs/JSONs used to collect thousands of pages of data to assess and compare performance of the entire U.S. criminal justice system.Project can be located here: https://github.com/measuresforjustice/textricator-guiNot only…See More
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"Java Books Beginner: Head First Java, 2nd Edition Thinking in Java (4th Edition) Think Java Introduction to Java by Sedgewick Java in a Nutshell Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals (9th Edition) (Core Series): Cay S. Horstmann Java How To Program…"
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OrlandoJUG ::: Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes? at Starter Studio

February 27, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm
Hello Java Enthusiasts! You're in for a treat! We have a great presentation coming up, Here are the details.Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes?This talk draws from Ed's 25 years of professional programmingexperience, spanning many languages, operating systems, and platforms,to survey what it takes to make a programming language platformsuccessful in…See More
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OrlandoJUG ::: Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes? at Starter Studio

February 27, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm
Hello Java Enthusiasts! You're in for a treat! We have a great presentation coming up, Here are the details.Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes?This talk draws from Ed's 25 years of professional programmingexperience, spanning many languages, operating systems, and platforms,to survey what it takes to make a programming language platformsuccessful in…See More
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February OJUG ::: Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes?

Hello Java Enthusiasts! You're in for a treat! We have a great presentation coming up, Here are the details.Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes?This talk draws from Ed's 25 years of professional programmingexperience, spanning many languages, operating systems, and platforms,to survey what it takes to make a programming language platformsuccessful in…See More
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OrlandoJUG ::: Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes? at Starter Studio

February 27, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm
Hello Java Enthusiasts! You're in for a treat! We have a great presentation coming up, Here are the details.Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes?This talk draws from Ed's 25 years of professional programmingexperience, spanning many languages, operating systems, and platforms,to survey what it takes to make a programming language platformsuccessful in…See More
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"I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I know how busy you must be.  It's just we could do more to promote this site.  Does the twitter thingie work for you?"
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Java Versions

JDK VersionsThe various JDK versions are:JDK Alpha and Beta (1995): Sun announced Java in September 23, 1995.JDK 1.0 (January 23, 1996): Originally called Oak (named after the oak tree outside James Gosling's office). Renamed to Java 1 in JDK 1.0.2.JDK 1.1 (February 19, 1997): Introduced AWT event model, inner class, JavaBean, JDBC, and RMI.J2SE 1.2 (JDK 1.2) (December 8, 1998): Re-branded as "Java 2" and renamed JDK to J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition). Also released J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise…See More
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