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Summary
Terms and technologies mentioned in episode 79 of http://javaposse.com/.
Tools / Technologies
| Term (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| closure | anonymous block of code (passable as a parmeter) |
| continuation | saving a copy of call stack (at a point in time) |
| delagates | C# name for closure |
| generics | lets you give types to collections (Java 5 feature) |
| Mustang | old name for Java version 6 |
| Dolphin | old name for Java version 7 |
Tools / Technologies
| Tool (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| JSF | Java Server Faces (web UI framework) |
| EL | the expression language from JSF |
| JDeveloper | Oracle's Java IDE |
| JFugue | Java API for Music Programming (encapsulates MIDI) |
| MIDI | musical instrument digital interface |
| SmartMoney 401(k) Retirement planner | Calculates 401k numbers |
Tools / Technologies II
| Tool (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
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| annotations | @... tags that add metadata (to classes and methods, etc.) |
| autoboxing | syntactic sugar to converting between Integer and int, etc. |
| varargs | variable-length arguments for methods |
| Trailers | provides new ways of skinning swing apps |
| Jini | Enables transparent networking (of devices and services) |
| J2Native | access to native libraries without JNI (commercial product) |
New versions mentioned
| Tool (memorize) | Version (memorize) |
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| JDeveloper | 10.1.3.1.0 |
| JBoss ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) | 4.0 beta 1 |
Code samples
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
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| JFugue | Pattern pattern = new Pattern("C D E F G A B");
new Player().play( pattern ); |
| Closure example (in Groovy, define a web service method) | server.squared = { return it * it } |
| Generics | List<Integer> myIntList = new LinkedList<Integer>(); |
| Annotations | @Deprecated
static void myMethod() { ... |
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