The Java Community Process has been undergoing a bit of reinvention over the last three years. Starting with JSR 348, the actual process of changing Java has been, itself, changing. Finalized in ...

I left JavaOne 2011 with several take-aways. One of the most significant was a renewed interest in learning more about Gradle. In this post, I look at using Gradle and at migrating a simple Ant build ...

Administrative Systems Inc. sells software to Charles Schwab, State Street, U.S. Trust, and others managing pension funds. Two years ago, these customers told Administrative Systems that they wanted ...

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Biz Stone called it "one of the most special days in the history of Twitter." And as it turned out, it was also a notable day for Java, a relic of the 1990s that is once again remaking the internet.

MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile) applications are piquantly called MIDlets, a continuation of the naming theme begun by applets and servlets. Writing MIDlets is relatively easy for a ...

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For developers who use tools to build desktop applications, there’s Sencha’s announcement of the availability of Sencha GXT 4, which now allows them to extend their desktop applications to tablet ...