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Java 8 Resources to help you learn (thanks to Mattias Karlsson)

Guess you know about all the resources and video cast Oracle providedat the Java 8 Launch site:http://www.oracle.com/events/us/en/java8/ind

Started by Michael Levin

2 Mar 29, 2014
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Josh Bloch on Java and Programming

In this interview, Google’s Josh Bloch shares his views on the open-source Java landscape as well as on the future of the Java language, in…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Dec 21, 2010

JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...

JCertif is one of the first Java related conferences in the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville. Sponsored by AfricaJUG, CongoJUG, Oracle and…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Aug 25, 2010

Java - Where to Begin

I'm looking for suggestions on how I can get myself up to a reasonable level of competence in Java. What would you recommend? I'm open to…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Nov 14, 2009

JSR Watch: Here’s to Progress

Here's an update from the Chair of the JCP and director of the JCP Program office: Patrick Curran http://java.ulitzer.com/node/965152 JS…

Started by Michael Levin

0 May 19, 2009

Concurrent Programming

Are you doing much concurrent programming? I attended some of the concurrency talks at the NFJS conference and I'm using a mix of the old s…

Started by Matt Weber

0 Aug 31, 2008

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