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Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Gerrit Grunwald, aka @hansolo_ on twitter, has just ported his Swing based gauges and meters framework known as SteelSeries to JavaFX as part of the JFXtras-lab project. I can't tell you how many times since Java AWT first came out, that I have had to use meters…
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One of the cool new features of the JavaFX 2.2 developer preview release is a new Canvas node that allows you to do free drawing within an area on the JavaFX scene similar to the HTML 5 Canvas. You can download this release for Windows, Mac, and Linux from JavaFX Developer Preview.
Being adventurous, I decided to take the JavaFX Canvas for a spin around the block. In doing…
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Dean Iverson and I have been working on an open source project called GroovyFX that provides a Groovy binding that sits on the new JavaFX 2.0 platform. Dean has written a good blog on how to get started with GroovyFX here. It is already a little dated, but if you ignore the JavaFX build numbers and just download the…
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VoidZero has released an experimental Angular compiler in Rust, promising improved build performance compared to Angular CLI. Benchmarks indicate it is up to 6.4x faster than Angular CLI, especially for larger applications. Developed over two months with AI collaboration, it integrates with Vite and offers significant reductions in build time. The initiative is for research purposes only.
By Daniel Curtis
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By Almir Vuk
Tracy Bannon shares a cautionary tale of "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" to illustrate the risks of unbridled AI autonomy. She discusses the shift from bots to autonomous agents, explaining how reckless speed leads to "Architectural Amnesia." She provides a concrete framework for "Minimum Viable Governance," focusing on identity, delegation, and ADRs to manage debt at machine speed across the SDLC.
By Tracy Bannon
Sauce Labs has announced the general availability of Sauce AI for Test Authoring, an AI-driven agent designed to translate business intent directly into executable test suites, marking a shift toward what the company calls Intent-Driven Testing.
By Craig Risi
Mistral AI has launched Workflows, an orchestration layer for enterprise AI that is now in public preview. This release addresses a significant challenge as AI models and agents become more advanced, while reliably deploying them in production remains difficult due to a lack of infrastructure for coordination, monitoring, and recovery.
By Robert Krzaczyński
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JIm,
Thanks for the great presentation last night. We all enjoyed it!
All the best,
Mike