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November 2017
Hello folks,
Want to hear about new Java APIs and some of the decisions made at the recent…
Blog Let's talk about new Java APIs! 1 LikeJune 2016
Why use Amazon's container service?
We all experience a common set of tasks when working in IT shops. Someone gets delegated…
Blog Why use Amazon EC2 (AWS) Container Services (Docker) 1 LikeMay 2016
March 2016
The Devoxx Poland call for papers closed!
es 3/31/16.…
Blog Devoxx Poland 1 LikeNovember 2015
Matt Raible just published the slide deck to his JHipster talk. What's…
August 2015
Tutorial on Apache Spark, movie recommendations with machine learning
This post discusses building a…
March 2015
Just a reminder: Oracle plans to stop updating Java 7 in April of this year (next month).
Blog Java 7 EOL 1 LikeAs outlined in…
February 2015
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There’s a hot new…
Blog Hot New Language (Groovy) 2 LikesNovember 2013
Not familiar with FLEX but this article has some interesting info on it. Another tool in the web developer's toolbox?…
Blog FLEX goes to Apache 1 LikeFebruary 2013
It may not adhere to the strict Java format of OJUG but was quite useful in learning more of the growing tools available to the web based developer.
Jackie Gleason answered this and…
July 2012
Gerrit Grunwald, aka @hansolo_ on twitter, has just ported his Swing based gauges and meters framework known as …
Blog JavaFX and SteelSeries gauges using FXML 1 LikeFebruary 2012
James Ward gave a great presentation on Heroku. The server of choice for Facebook developement. He commented on some attendees not being familiar with all the buzzwords he used. So we thought…
Blog Buzzword Bingo 1 Like Translate Codetown to Another Language There's a new tool on Codetown that lets you translate the entire site to…
January 2012
November 2011
http://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/new_java_champion_michael_levin Blog Mike Levin ::: Java Champion 2 Likes
October 2011
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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InfoQ Reading List
Google’s “What’s New in Web UI” Talk: Less Custom Component JavaScript, More Web Standards
Una Kravets recently presented in a talk recent developments in Web UI supported by the Chrome team. Some common UI patterns that currently require a significant amount of JavaScript may soon be implemented in a declarative manner with new features of HTML and CSS, with less custom JavaScript, and with built-in accessibility.
By Bruno CouriolIntroducing ANS: DNS-Inspired Secure Discovery for AI Agents
The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) has recently introduced a new standard for securely discovering AI agents. Inspired by DNS, the Agent Name Service (ANS) provides a protocol-agnostic registry mechanism that uses Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to establish agent identity and trust.
By Sergio De SimoneAmazon Aurora DSQL Goes GA: Distributed, PostgreSQL-Compatible Serverless Database
Amazon has recently announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora DSQL, a PostgreSQL-compatible, serverless, and distributed database. The new managed service is designed to support active-active high availability and multi-region strong consistency.
By Renato LosioAWS Introduces Open Source Model Context Protocol Servers for ECS, EKS, and Serverless
AWS has launched open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers on GitHub to supercharge AI development within Amazon ECS, EKS, and Serverless environments. These specialized tools equip developers with real-time, context-specific insights, enhancing application deployment, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency. Empower your cloud experience today!
By Steef-Jan WiggersPodcast: Using AI Code Generation to Migrate 20000 Tests
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sergii Gorbachov, a staff engineer at Slack, about how they successfully used AI combined with traditional coding approaches to migrate 20,000 tests in 10 months, discovering that AI alone was insufficient and required human oversight and conventional tools to work effectively.
By Sergii Gorbachov
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