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jBatch Suite: Visual Development for the Java API for Batch Processing/Java EE 7
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 29, 2014
As many of you know, the Java API for Batch Processing (JSR 352) is one of the key APIs added in Java EE 7. The API is largely based on POJOs, annotations and some XML. As a result you can be pretty productive even without an IDE. more »
Scale Agile With Small-World Networks Posted
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on September 29, 2014
I posted my most recent Pragmatic Manager newsletter, Scale Agile With Small-World Networks on my site. This is a way you can scale agile out, not up. No hierarchies needed. more »
Kito Mann's JSF Sessions at JavaOne 2014
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 26, 2014
For the Java EE track at JavaOne 2014 we are highlighting some key sessions and speakers to better inform you of what you can expect, right up until the start of the conference. To this end we recently interviewed Kito Mann. Kito has long been a respec more »
Gradle Glam: future features
Posted by: Andres Almiray on September 25, 2014
This installment of Gradle Glam is not about a particular plugin or Gradle trick. Rather it discusses some features that I think will benefit the overall Gradle community. Some of these features might be already in the works by the fine folks at Gradlewa more »
Spotlight on GlassFish 4.1: #11 Enable Remote Admin
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 25, 2014
Spotlight on GlassFish 4.1' is a series of posts that highlights specific enhancements of the latest GF release, GlassFish 4.1. more »
Java EE 8 JSRs Unanimously Approved!
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 24, 2014
The 7 JSRs submitted in August for Java EE 8 have been unanimously approved, with 24 'Yes' votes, by the JCP Executive Committee! The different Specification Leads are now starting to formally assemble their Expert Group (see instructions more »
One Experimental Possibility: Self-Organization from Component Teams to Feature Teams
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on September 23, 2014
If you are organized as platform team, middleware, and front-end teams, you have a component team organization. That made sense at one point in your history. But if you are transitioning to agile or have transitioned, and if you want to use agile on a pr more »
MVC 1.0 (JSR 371) at JavaOne
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 23, 2014
In the early days... more »
Meet the Java EE 8 Experts at JavaOne
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 22, 2014
During JavaOne, you will have many occasions to discuss with different Java EE Specification Leads or other key Java EE staff: Java EE Appreciation Event ... more »
Change is Learning: No Silver Bullets or Quick Fixes
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on September 19, 2014
Way back when I was a developer, my professors taught me structured design and design by contract. Those were supposed to be the silver bullets for programming. You see, if you specified things enough, and structured things enough, everything would all w more »
The Reason The Internet Was Invented, or, Cat Pictures FTW
Posted by: Kenneth Kousen on September 17, 2014
I’ll report about the SpringOne2GX conference soon, but I’m fighting a cold at the moment and the medication has put me in a rather bleary state. Thus, the following bit of random Groovy whimsy… In this post, I’ll use Groovy to acc more »
JMS 2 Hands-on-Lab Video and Materials
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 17, 2014
I ran a virtual JMS 2 hands-on-lab on August 14th. Stephen Chin graciously hosted the lab through his excellent NightHacking virtual worldwide meetups. The goal of the lab was to give attendees some first-hand experience with the primary changes in JMS 2. more »
Java EE Configuration JSR Deferred
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 16, 2014
Configuration was one of the more popular items on the Java EE 8 survey. While the exact features that would be included in a configuration JSR for Java EE remains relatively vague, I think we were all looking forward to a possible JSR largely spearheaded more »
Projects Where You Can’t Predict an End Date
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on September 16, 2014
Do you have projects where you can’t predict an end date? These tend to be a job search, a change project, and with a tip of the hat to Cesar Abeid, your life. I like to call these “emergent” projects. more »
Spotlight on GlassFish 4.1: #10 WebSocket Client Redirect
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 15, 2014
Spotlight on GlassFish 4.1' is a series of posts that highlights specific enhancements of the latest GF release, GlassFish 4.1. more »
JSR 370: Java API for RESTful Web Services 2.1
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 12, 2014
A proposal for JAX-RS 2.1 has been recently submitted to the JCP, this news was a bit overshadowed by the Java EE 8 Platform submission announcement but it is also important. It is important as JAX-RS is a significant technology of the the Java EE Platfo more »
Cost, Value & Investment: How Much Will This Project Cost? Part 2
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on September 11, 2014
This post is continued from Cost, Value & Investment: How Much Will This Project Cost, Part 1 We’ve established that you need to know how much this project will cost. I’m assuming you have more than a small project. If you have to estimate more »
Antoine Sabot-Durand's CDI Sessions at JavaOne 2014
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 11, 2014
For the Java EE track at JavaOne 2014 we are highlighting some key sessions and speakers to better inform you of what you can expect, right up until the start of the conference. To this end we recently interviewed Antoine Sabot-Durand. Antoine is the ne more »
Supporting CORS in JAX-RS 2/Java EE 7
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 10, 2014
Many developers, especially more inexperienced ones, don't seem to realize that browsers automatically enforce the well-known same-origin policy. This means that browsers will make sure that any scripts (likely JavaScript :-)) can only access URLs on the more »
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition 4.1 Released!
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 9, 2014
GlassFish Server 4.1 Open Source Edition is available for download! This release of the world's first Java EE 7 application server includes multiple new and valuable features and updates. more »
Cost, Value & Investment: How Much Will This Project Cost? Part 1
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on September 9, 2014
I’ve said before that you cannot use capacity planning for the project portfolio. I also said that managers often want to know how much the project will cost. Why? more »
Why Join the JavaOne GlassFish Community Events?
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 8, 2014
If you are active in the GlassFish community, you probably already know about the GlassFish community events that take place on the Sunday that kicks off JavaOne San Francisco. The event has long been the rallying point for the GlassFish community at Java more »
JCP News (August)
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 5, 2014
Welcome to the third instalment of the JCP news focused on the server side. July was busy but August has been busy as well! A lot of things has happened around Java EE 8 during August! more »
SpringOne2GX, Day Minus 3
Posted by: Kenneth Kousen on September 5, 2014
Yes, that’s a minus sign, because the event in question hasn’t happened yet. This is my first report from the upcoming SpringOne2GX conference, which starts in Dallas, TX next Monday, 9/8/14 (or 8/9/14 for my non-US-based friends). Since there more »
Spotlight on GlassFish 4.1: #9 Components versions
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 4, 2014
Spotlight on GlassFish 4.1' is a series of posts that highlights specific enhancements of the upcoming GlassFish 4.1 release. more »
Greg Wilkins' Jetty/Servlet Sessions at JavaOne 2014
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 2, 2014
For the Java EE track at JavaOne 2014 we are highlighting some key sessions and speakers to better inform you of what you can expect, right up until the start of the conference. To this end we recently interviewed Greg Wilkins. Greg is the mastermind b more »
JavaOne - Java EE Thirsty Bear Party
Posted by: Reza Rahman on September 1, 2014
Over the years, the Sunday Java EE Party has become a JavaOne tradition. This year is no exception; the Oracle Java EE Team will host an Appreciation Event the Sunday (*) evening prior to JavaOne! This is a unique occasion to meet and discuss, more »
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