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NetBeans.org 6.0 For some unknown reason I cannot install it on Ubuntu 7.10 at the moment. I get this : /usr/share/themes/Human/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:71: Engine "ubuntulooks" is unsupported, ignoring /usr/share/themes/Human/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:242: Priority specification is unsupported, ignoring followed by a blank window. So I'll stick with the excellent Beta 1 until I get this resolved. UPDATE: I resolved the problem. The issue was that when using JDK 1.5.0 the install gives a blank window. I switched to JDK 1.6.0 and everything worked and installed :-) It looks great so far.

jMonkeyEngine 1.0 released. jMonkeyEngine JavaLobby: jMonkeyEngine 1.0 Released

NetBeans 6.0 making me a keyboard junkie Pushing Pixels: Swing links of the week Starting Java SE on (almost) raw iron - the Java OS IntelliJ IDEA 7.0 Adds Spring/Hibernate Support, Eclipse Interoperability, and Maven Integration JetBrains Releases IntelliJ IDEA 7

Try the new Direct3D 9-based Java2D pipeline in 6uN EA "This build contains the new Direct3D 9-based Java2D pipeline, which is enabled by default on Windows platform. It is very similar to the OpenGL pipeline (in fact they share a lot of code)" Very exciting, Java2D performance is going to get another boost.

Becoming a Better Programmer: A Conversation With Java Champion Heinz Kabutz A very interesting interview with a Java Champion Heinz Kabutz.

JDK 6 Update 3 is out http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp 6 Release Notes JDK 5.0 Update 13 is out http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp 5.0 Release Notes Update: these seem to be mostly security fixes. JavaLobby: Sun patches critical security flaws

Java diagnostics, IBM style, Part 1: Introducing the IBM Dump Analyzer for Java "Cut through endless dump files to get to the heart of the problem" An interesting article about the IBM Dump Analyzer for Java IBM developerWorks article link

jPCT 1.15 released Features Changes Screenshots Article GameDev Java gaming article looks interesting : Active Rendering GamesDev.net: Java Games: Active Rendering