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NetBeans 7.2 is released with many new features. It looks like a really good release. I really like the FindBugs integration. About: NetBeans 7.2 Static Code Analysis in the NetBeans IDE Java Editor NetBeans community news Oracle introduces NetBeans 7.2 Top 10 features in NetBeans 7.2

Garbage Collectors Available In JDK 1.7.0_04 http://www.fasterj.com/articles/oraclecollectors1.shtml

The excellent Java tutorials are now available in ebook format. Oracle Blogs: Java Tutorial ebooks

JDK6 and 7 are updated again. Lots of security fixes and general bug fixes. Java SE 7 Update 3 & Java SE 6 Update 31 Released 14/Feb/2012 It seems that we really should start using Java 7 to compile and test code. The big question is, does your code base compile with Java 7? That might seem like a silly question, but I found lots of code at work that does not compile.

Here is an excellent article about Java memory usage From Java code to Java heap: Understanding and optimizing your application's memory usage ibm developerworks article

An excellent video about Function Programming. Neal Ford emphasizes the fact that functional programming uses a different way of solving a problem, thinking about the results rather than the steps to make. infoq: Function Thinking video Related links: Java theory and practice: To mutate or not to mutate? Functional thinking: Thinking functionally, Part 1

The excellent Java IDE NetBeans 7.1 has been released. Lots of exciting new features & improvements like: new visual debugger for Java  JavaFX 2.0 support Java GUI designer improvments Improved Javadoc highlighting & formatting Support for CSS3 Lots of JavaEE improvements Better PHP support Integrated Git support  and lots more.... netbeans.org Release Notes Video screencast Oracle Blogs: NetBeans 7.1 NetBeans 7.1 geared for building better user interfaces eWeek: Oracle delivers NetBeans 7.1