http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/ en-us 2008-06-12T10:08:19-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/06/the_duke_starri_2.html Special appearance: The Duke is Sylvester Stallone. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-06-12T10:08:19-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/06/effective_java.html The 2nd edition of Effective Java by Joshua Bloch can be purchased at Jazoon'08. For the first time in Europe and for a special conference prize. And you can get it autographed by the author. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-06-06T00:51:05-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/05/9_days_to_euro2.html Only 25 days to go until Jazoon'08. In 9 days the EURO2008 soccer championship will start in Switzerland. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-05-29T05:06:02-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/05/the_duke_starri_1.html Special appearance: The Duke meets HAL. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-05-14T07:58:30-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/05/from_java_to_sc.html In many sessions at JavaOne Scala was a topic of interest. In the Java Posse BOF even the question was raised if Scala could replace Java. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-05-13T01:42:16-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/05/what_language_f.html There is a confusing variety of languages/frameworks in use. Is it clear what you use for what? Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-05-08T10:52:35-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/05/dynamics_in_ope.html Since MySQL was acquired by Sun downloads have gone up dramatically as Rich Green pointed out at JavaOne. Community cwfrei 2008-05-07T10:49:45-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/05/ria_ria_ria.html The keynote by Rich Green at Day One at JavaOne brought a strong focus on RIA. Jonathan Schwartz in a Q&A stressed the importance of RIA for the future of a consumer centric world. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-05-06T13:45:53-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/04/profit_now_and_1.html Register for Jazoon'08 until 30.04.2008 and save EUR 210! And if you are a JUG member you can even save more because you can accumulate your discounts! Community cwfrei 2008-04-29T02:32:17-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/04/the_duke_starri.html Special appearance: The Duke meets Jack Bauer. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-04-25T05:39:45-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/04/submit_a_propos.html Call for papers for Jazoon Cutting-Edge, the special session at Jazoon'08 for the latest trends in Java technology. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-04-15T06:04:52-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/04/jazoon08_progra_1.html Jazoon'08, June 23 - 26 in Zurich, Switzerland, published the program. Speakers include: Dion Almaer, Bela Ban, Cedric Beust, Adam Bien, Joshua Bloch, Roberto Chinnici, Jerome Dochez, Roy T. Fielding, Neal Ford, Neal Gafter, Rod Johnson, Heinz Kabutz, Dierk Koenig, Ted Neward, David Nuescheler, Martin Marinscheck, Martin Odersky, Simon Phipps, Brian Sletten, James Ward, and many more. Community: Java User Groups cwfrei 2008-04-02T04:18:42-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/03/netbeans_commun.html Roman Strobl is heading a NetBeans Day for free during Jazoon'08. Community: NetBeans cwfrei 2008-03-31T22:40:45-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/03/the_busy_java_d.html Groovy has exploded onto the Java scene as a more dynamic, less restrictive and, in some cases, more productive alternative to the Java language. Much has been made of Groovy's web framework, Grails, but less attention has been paid to the actual language itself. Considering that Groovy is the bedrock upon which Grails rests, it's time to put that disparity to bed. Community cwfrei 2008-03-12T02:22:28-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/cwfrei/archive/2008/02/java_generics_e.html Generic and parameterized types and method, collectively known as Java Generics, are an integral part of the Java programming language since Java 5.0. They affect almost every Java programmer because numerous of the most popular JDK classes are generic types. Learn more about it at Jazoon'08 Tutorial day on Monday, 23 June 2008. cwfrei 2008-02-19T05:44:00-08:00