Java Posse 99
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Summary
Terms and technologies mentioned inhttp://www.javaposse.com/index.php?post_id=169799
of The Java Posse podcast.
Java Posse Roundup
| Question (memorize) | Answer (memorize) |
|---|---|
| Java Posse Roundup | Conference held by Java Posse guys |
| Bruce Eckel | Author of thinking in java |
| Java Posse Roundup Location | Crested Butte, CO |
| Java Posse Roundup Date | March 6th-9th 2007 |
| Java Posse Roundup price | $600-$900 |
Tools & Technologies
| Tool (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
|---|---|
| iPhone | Apple's new cell phone |
| Apple TV | Apple's new set-top box |
| Groovy | scripting language with Java-based syntax (runs in the jvm and uses jars) |
| Scala | oo and functional language |
| Ruby | scripting language used by Ruby on Rails |
| FareCompare | website showing airline prices (featured in Sun article) |
Tools & Technologies II
| Tool (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
|---|---|
| J-Track 3d | NASA's applet showing satellite locations in 3d |
| BitTyrant (and Azureus) | BitTorrent clients written in Java |
| Jini | now called Apache River |
| Apache River | framework enableing transparent networking of devices and services (formerly Jini) |
| JSF | (Java Server Faces) spec for web UI frameworks |
| Java Web Parts | project providing small, reusable web app components |
Tools & Technologies III
| Tool (memorize) | Description (memorize) |
|---|---|
| Geronimo | Apache's J2EE app server |
| Apache Commons VFS | (Virtual File System) API to abstract file systems access |
| Java Restlets | lightweight ReST framework |
| ReST | (Representational State Transfer) simpler alternative to SOAP |
| Synthetica | look and feel for Swing |
| Ant | Java-based build tool |
| Virtual ant | GUI for building ant files |
New versions mentioned
| Tool (memorize) | Version (memorize) |
|---|---|
| Apache Geronimo | 2.0 milestone one |
| Apache Commons VFS (virtual file system) | 1.0 |
| Java Restlets | 1.0 RC 2 |
| Synthetica | 2.2.0 |
| Ant | 1.7.0 |
| Groovy | 1.0 |
