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http://www.javadeathmatch.com/

An interesting looking new JSF framework: "Welcome to ButterFaces, a lightweight and modern JSF framework that combines the advantages from Bootstrap, jQuery and HTML 5 to develop fast, easy and modern web applications using JSF 2." ButterFaces a smart JSF framework

Unfinished business: Java is a 20-year-old grown-up with bright prospects ahead

InfoWorld has a great article reflecting on the importance of Java: InfoWorld: Java at 20: How it changed programming forever

http://oracle.com.edgesuite.net/timeline/java/

It's amazing to hear that Java is 20 years old already. If you used it and took a break and now want to get back into Java again, the following link could help as a learning refresher: JavaWorld: Learn Java from the ground up Java 20th anniversary #Java20 Update Your Skills for the 20 Years of Java

Java has evolved a lot over 20 years, the latest Java 8 is another large evolution of the JVM and the language. Java Source says that it's time to update your Java skills :-) Update Your Skills for the 20 Years of Java

This blog post details how to obtain slides from 2 NetBeans days: Where are the slides from the NetBeans Days? There is still time to go to the UK NetBeans day in May. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/netbeans-day-uk-tickets-16274993945 The agenda has been posted and it all seems really cool.

An interesting article about wisdom and experience JavaWorld:  7 timeless lessons of programming ‘graybeards’

A new alternative to JNI/JNA? Project Panama: Interconnecting JVM and native code

The excellent Java tutorials blog has an interesting post about Java 9 Welcome to Jigsaw and JDK 9

An upcoming Virtual Technology Summit (VTS) about functional programming with Java: Think Functional With Java 8

#102030: Celebrating 20 Years of Java by Running 20 10K in 30 Days