Java Posse #323 - Newscast for Sept 17th 2010

Newscast for Sept 17th 2010 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

• JDK 7 delayed
  • http://blogs.sun.com/mr/entry/rethinking_jdk7
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/opinali/archive/2010/09/08/jdk-7-delayed-again-how-bad
  • http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cayhorstmann/archive/2010/09/09/puny-java-7-isnt-end-world
  • http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=60887

• Apple backs off the restriction about what languages and toolkits may be used to write iOS applications?
  • http://code.technically.us/post/1091843333/apple-has-conceded-they-have-essentially
  • http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/thoughts-on-apples-new-app-store-guidelines/

• Google Wave lives on - as wave in a box
  • http://infoworld.com/d/developer-world/google-wave-becomes-wave-in-box-373
  • http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/04/0157256/Google-Wave-To-Live-On-As-Wave-In-a-Box
  • http://mashable.com/2010/09/03/google-wave-rise-again/
  • http://googlewavedev.blogspot.com/2010/09/wave-open-source-next-steps-wave-in-box.html
  • http://www.novell.com/products/pulse/

Android

• A new android app from MIT turns your android phone into a supercomputer - kinda
  • http://augustine.mit.edu/methodology/methodology_rbAPPmit_Client_Software.htm
  • http://sourceforge.net/projects/rbappmit/

• Android market share predictions.
  • http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/09/android-gains-market-share-on-everyone-else/1

Listener Feedback

• Talks for Codemash
  • http://www.codemash.org/Speakers
• Employee Connections at LinkedIn
  • http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/
• Novell Pulse
  • http://www.novell.com/products/pulse/
• Extra events at JavaOne
  • PaaS showdown: Java vs Ruby
  • http://www.meetup.com/jclouds/calendar/14693228/
  • DevOps: a Java Enterprise Case Study
  • http://www.meetup.com/jclouds/calendar/14698136/
• JRubyConf discount, use "USERGROUP2010" or
  • http://jrubyconf2010.eventbrite.com/?discount=USERGROUP2010
• OSGi Master Class - code "javaposse"
  • http://www.aqute.biz/MasterClass/MasterClass
• Scala Lift Off - use code "user"
  • http://scalaliftoff.com/eventInfo/sanFrancisco.htm

Random Crap

• Mark Hurd hired by Oracle after being fired from HP - now being sued by HP
  • http://java.dzone.com/dose/dzone-daily-dose-98
• Jonathan Schwartz has a new gig - CEO of Picture of Health
  • http://www.pictureofhealth.com/people
• Google Health
  • https://health.google.com

• Kindle, O'Reilly books, etc.
  • http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store-ebooks-newspapers-blogs/b?ie=UTF8&node=133141011
  • https://members.oreilly.com/account/benefits

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
• Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect
• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
    • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
    • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
    • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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