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The Definitive Guide to JythonThis just in: The Definitive Guide to Jython: Python for the Java Platform is finally available! Jython is an open source implementatio… Started by Michael Levin |
0 | Aug 19, 2009 |
Programming in Scala Book is out!You may get an e-copy at a pretty low price. Check it out at http://www.artima.com/shop/programming_in_scala Have fun! -Z Started by Zemian Deng |
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Scala 2.7.2.final release is out!In case you missed it, the new release marks a important date for them. Besides few big features and bugs fixes added, this release will ma… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Nov 14, 2008 |
Using scala scripts to check Java jar filesHere I attached two scripts that might help you working with jar files. Have you tried to verify that a Class must exists in a lib directo… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Sep 11, 2008 |
Scala Example: a simple cat commandHi, Here is a simple Scala script that prints or concatenates text files: //file: cat.scala import java.io._ val files = args for(f <-… Started by Zemian Deng |
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A super rich Java String with ScalaFor the longest time I wish Java support HEREDOC kind of string construct like in Perl and other. This seems to be extremely useful when yo… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Aug 23, 2008 |
Sweet-0.0.1 is outI am excited to announce the first stable release of sweet. There are great samples including database access out here: http://code.google.… Started by Zemian Deng |
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SweetScala indeedHello everyone, I have started a Scala web framework project at http://code.google.com/p/sweetscala. It's still young, but the distributio… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Jul 22, 2008 |
Scala on JVM is pretty sweetI have been studying the Scala language for the last several months, and I found it very attractive. Not only it can run on JVM and use any… Started by Zemian Deng |
0 | Jul 16, 2008 |
Sample Store Catalog using using Groovy and Grails and the Java Persistence API on Glassfish with MySQLI modified this Groovy and Grails Catalog Sample application to use JPA entity java classes instead of Groovy domain classes. I followed th… Started by Carol McDonald |
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This week's Java roundup for March 9th, 2026, features news highlighting: the GA release of JHipster 9.0; Build 27-jep401ea of Project Valhalla; point releases of Spring Tools, Helidon, OpenXava and Java Operator SDK; a maintenance release of Spring Framework; the beta release of the March 2026 edition of Open Liberty; and milestone releases of Micrometer Metrics and Micrometer Tracing.
By Michael Redlich
AWS launched managed OpenClaw on Lightsail for AI agent deployment while security concerns mount. The 250k-star GitHub project is affected by CVE-2026-25253, which enables one-click RCE, with 17,500+ vulnerable instances exposed. Bitdefender found 20% of ClawHub skills malicious. AWS blueprint provides automated hardening, but doesn't address architectural security limits.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers
Elastic 9.3.0 is now available, featuring enhanced vector search indexing for RAG applications and significant upgrades to the ES|QL query language. The release deepens OpenTelemetry integration for vendor-neutral observability and updates the AI Assistant with better contextual analysis. Security visibility is also expanded across Kubernetes and serverless architectures.
By Mark Silvester
To improve image cache management in their Android app, Grab engineers transitioned from a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache to a Time-Aware Least Recently Used (TLRU) cache, enabling them to reclaim storage more effectively without degrading user experience or increasing server costs.
By Sergio De Simone
Google Research has proposed a training method that teaches large language models to approximate Bayesian reasoning by learning from the predictions of an optimal Bayesian system. The approach focuses on improving how models update beliefs as they receive new information during multi-step interactions.
By Daniel Dominguez
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