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Java Advent Calendar

Here is a really interesting Java advent calendar with lots of interesting, technical articles: e.g. http://www.javaadvent.com/2013/12/mastering-java-bytecode.html http://www.javaadvent.com/2013/12/anatomy-of-java-decompiler.html http://www.javaadvent.com/2013/12/applying-forkjoin-from-optimal-to-fast.html

NetBeans IDE 7.4 released

NetBeans IDE 7.4 Officially Released & Available for Download Complete list of what is new in 7.4 The top ten coolest features in NetBeans IDE 7.4 Video: Overview of NetBeans 7.4 Dr.Dobbs: Enhanced HTML5 Drives NetBeans 7.4

Java One 2013 build up

OTN activities at JavaOne 2013 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/community/otnatjavaone-1994699.html Simon Ritter Prepares to Show off Java SE 8 at JavaOne https://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/simon_ritter_prepares_to_show Josh Juneau – Learning More at JavaOne https://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/josh_juneau_learning_more_at A Conversation with Java Champion Johan Vos http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/vosj1-2015600.html

Java SE 7 Update 40 - released

Java SE 7 has had a major update released. This update includes: Java Mission Control Java Flight Recorder Support for Apple Retina display A new set of binaries for hardfloat Linux/ARM support Security fixes Java 7u40 Release Notes blog: Java Mission Control (Finally) Released! https://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/entry/oracle_jdk_7u40_released_security theinquirer: Oracle updates Java 7

G1 Garbage Collector

infoq: G1-One-Garbage-Collector-To-Rule-Them-All Garbage First Garbage Collector Tuning infoq: Deep Dive into G1 infoq: Garbage Collection Distilled infoq: Visualising Garbage Collection Background: Wikipedia Garbage Collection

Java EE 7 released

Java EE 7: Moving Java Forward for the Enterprise New Messaging Features in JMS 2.0   Java Magazine May/June -- Java EE 7: License to Code   h-open: Java EE 7 at a glance

Cloud IDEs

It's amazing to me that JavaScript/HTML5 and the Cloud have enabled all new kinds of working. It's possible now to have full IDEs in the cloud, here are a couple of examples that have great Java support: codenvy Cloud9 IDE

Java7 reasons to learn

Top 7 reasons to learn JavaSE 7 now Java Certification burning questions I must have been procrastinating for way too long now. First I bought 2 Java 5 certification books, then the Java 6 exams were hinted about but I thought I'll stick with Java 5.  Java 6 became so popular that I bought a Java 6 certification book and gave my Java 5 books to the company library.  Now Java 7 is here!

Java SE Updates

Java 7 and Java 6 updated again Java SE 7 Update 21 Release and more Java 7 Update 21 Security Improvements in Detail

Forthcoming programming books (mostly Java related)

January The Java EE 6 Tutorial: v. 2: Advanced Topics (Java (Prentice Hall)) [Paperback] Publication Date: 10 Jan 2013 Programming Massively Parallel Processors: A Hands-on Approach [Paperback] Publication Date: 12 Jan 2013 Learn Raspberry Pi With Linux (Learn Apress) [Paperback] Publication Date: 18 Jan 2013 Enterprise OSGi in Action: With examples using Apache Aries [Paperback] Publication Date: 28 Jan 2013 Effective Unit Testing: A guide for Java Developers [Paperback] Publication Date: 28 Jan 2013 February The Java Language Specification, Java SE 7 Edition [Paperback] Publication Date: 13 Feb 2013 The Java Virtual Machine Specification, Java SE 7 Edition [Paperback] Publication Date: 13 Feb 2013 OCA/OCP Java SE 7 Programmer I & II Study Guide (Exams 1Z0-803 & 1Z0-804) (Certification Press) [Hardcover] Publication Date: 20 Feb 2013 March Core Java: Fundamentals Volume 1 (Sun Core) [Paperback] Core Java, Volume II - Advanced Topics: 2 [Paperback] Publication Date: 1