January 2012 Blog Posts (3)

Oracle proposal would create single committee to oversee Java specs

If a new proposal by Oracle is accepted, oversight of Java technical standards will fall under the auspices of a single committee, rather than the current system, which has separate entities for Java EE/SE and ME.

Java SE and EE concern desktop and server environments while ME is for mobile and embedded uses of Java.

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Added by Michael Levin on January 27, 2012 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Oracle JUG Leaders Summit

Jug leaders summit news: http://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/jug_leaders_summit

Added by Michael Levin on January 25, 2012 at 5:48pm — No Comments

Generatrix - Java Interface Samples

This post will soon contain several Java interfaces for something called a Generatrix. It is the subject of a research article I have submitted to an upcoming IEEE conference. The sample code here will be a supplement to the article for the benefit of the review team and readers, if the article is accepted.

 

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Added by Juan Rolando Reza on January 8, 2012 at 6:56pm — No Comments

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