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JavaOne - Hits and misses: This years JavaOne was a not to be missed event. Here are my views on how the conference has changed.
Posted by calvinaustin on May 09, 2008 at 15:42 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Applets re-birth, what happened?: Dion has been blogging about the re-birth of Applets, but how did things end up this way?
Posted by calvinaustin on October 23, 2007 at 14:47 PST | Permalink | Discuss (7)  

javascript remote diff/merge tool: Update of the open source project JSBlend tool now handles remote diff and merges
Posted by calvinaustin on October 03, 2007 at 14:10 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Pavarotti and I - a true hero: I was very sad to see the news about Pavarotti's death. He was a true inspiration, an amazing tenor and larger than life. I met him briefly 25 years ago.. here is how
Posted by calvinaustin on September 06, 2007 at 12:36 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

JAVA stock ticker change - what's next?: SUNW ticker = JAVA, what's next!
Posted by calvinaustin on August 24, 2007 at 10:14 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Dirty secrets of computer engineering: Why no-one really wants software updates and what we can do about it.
Posted by calvinaustin on July 10, 2007 at 17:11 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Java on Fiesty Ubuntu - will anyone notice?: Java is now part of the Ubuntu Feisty Fawn repositories but will the average user or developer even notice?
Posted by calvinaustin on April 20, 2007 at 17:48 PST | Permalink | Discuss (8)  

The unwritten story of open source java: I'm over the moon that Sun has stepped up to deliver open source Java. But why did it take so long? What events led up to this historic day?
Posted by calvinaustin on November 15, 2006 at 12:55 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

What PHP needs to learn from Java: Why PHP finds it hard to dislodge Java from the Enterprise
Posted by calvinaustin on July 26, 2006 at 11:24 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

Java and the Titanic: Not the Mythbusters or some Microsoft publicity stunt, the titanic was really here!
Posted by calvinaustin on May 17, 2006 at 16:05 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Javaone: w/images Java SE and Java EE keynote pt2: 2nd half of the Java SE and Java EE keynote
Posted by calvinaustin on May 16, 2006 at 15:26 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Javaone: w/images Java SE and Java EE keynote pt1: Updates and pictures from Graham Hamilton, Bill Shannon and team
Posted by calvinaustin on May 16, 2006 at 13:01 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Javaone news highlights. Open Source Java: Keynote highlights. JBoss, Ubuntu and others
Posted by calvinaustin on May 16, 2006 at 09:29 PST | Permalink | Discuss (6)  

Javaone news: Java on Linux the real story: Making the Java license on Linux less restrictive is good but is it too little too late?
Posted by calvinaustin on May 16, 2006 at 08:12 PST | Permalink | Discuss (8)  

Java: What's in a name: The real history behind the Java naming scheme
Posted by calvinaustin on April 28, 2006 at 10:38 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

So you want to rewrite or re-factor your application: Give an engineer some code and one of the first things crossing through the mind of some engineers is, "Should I rewrite or re-factor that code?". The logic being that the new version will be ultimately be better in some way than the original. But it doesn't always work out that way..
Posted by calvinaustin on April 20, 2006 at 15:09 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

If Java was a car: And is the delay of JDK 6.0 Mustang a good thing?
Posted by calvinaustin on January 25, 2006 at 09:50 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

Java wins programming language of the year: I've been patiently waiting to see the result of this index having followed it last year.
Posted by calvinaustin on January 09, 2006 at 15:36 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Go Geronimo Go!: Did you know Geronimo is now 1.0? Find out how to get started with this new release.
Posted by calvinaustin on January 09, 2006 at 11:10 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

A neat firefox tool for developers: You've just finished your latest struts or jsp project and now ready for deployment. Here is a new open source tool to make testing and reporting user issues a little easier
Posted by calvinaustin on October 27, 2005 at 10:12 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

Java Out of Action: When good programs go bad...
Posted by calvinaustin on October 04, 2005 at 10:22 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Java is number #1 again: Java is back at #1 in the TIOBE index
Posted by calvinaustin on September 28, 2005 at 11:03 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

C# The saga continues and a testing competition: I read a report that contained the data point that C# only has 15% marketshare in the enterprise. Also news on a testing competition.
Posted by calvinaustin on August 26, 2005 at 10:05 PST | Permalink | Discuss (6)  

C# could be major: C# could be major, Microsoft C# gets an A. These were the headlines 5 years ago, what happened?
Posted by calvinaustin on August 16, 2005 at 08:10 PST | Permalink | Discuss (14)  

OSCON conference: Reporting from OSCON conference in Portland
Posted by calvinaustin on August 02, 2005 at 09:39 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

A Free Java Testing Tool and Open Source Business Readiness Model: A tool that self generates Java tests for free and a model to evaluate open source software
Posted by calvinaustin on August 01, 2005 at 09:17 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

What do Developers Want?: Murugan wrote a fairly comprehensive article on some thoughts about what developers want. Is there anything you would add to this list?
Posted by calvinaustin on June 23, 2005 at 23:36 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Open Source IDE shootout: The annual Netbeans and Eclipse cat and dog fight has started again. Is this good or bad for the community.
Posted by calvinaustin on June 07, 2005 at 23:35 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Free event at my place (Bay Area): I'm always on the look out for something for free. This time I didn't have to look that far.
Posted by calvinaustin on May 25, 2005 at 14:36 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Harmony - Friend or Foe: What does Harmony really mean for the Java community
Posted by calvinaustin on May 18, 2005 at 10:08 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

Is this the end of J2EE?: I recently received a recruiter email seeking an expert on changing a brand. That brand was called J2EE, read my JDJ article on what this could mean for the Java industry.
Posted by calvinaustin on May 13, 2005 at 13:20 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

Did Java do this first?: Java has been responsible for many firsts, is this one too?
Posted by calvinaustin on May 09, 2005 at 10:30 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Java: What does the future hold?: Find out what Sun is planning for the next release of Java and some of my own suggestions for the future of Java.
Posted by calvinaustin on April 11, 2005 at 09:47 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

How to save time deploying Java apps: You have your new Linux box, what should you do next?
Posted by calvinaustin on April 05, 2005 at 14:08 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

10 years of Java - behind the scenes: Has it really been 10 years since Java was first launched? Do you know the real history behind all those deprecated methods. Read here to find out more
Posted by calvinaustin on March 11, 2005 at 10:38 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Netbeans 4 and Java 5: NetBeans 4.0 is now official. I'm not an IDE expert but I was able to get it up and running with 5.0, hey it even looked for the JVM for me and found it.
Posted by calvinaustin on December 15, 2004 at 14:37 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

Mastering Mustang!: Find your way around the mustang snapshots with this first part of an ongoing series.
Posted by calvinaustin on December 09, 2004 at 00:25 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

J2SE 5.0 SCSL source available: JDK 5.0 source code released today.
Posted by calvinaustin on November 05, 2004 at 10:02 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

J2SE 5.0 - The Tiger: J2SE 5.0 and the cast of thousands
Posted by calvinaustin on October 08, 2004 at 17:01 PST | Permalink | Discuss (11)  

J2SE 5.0 - Ready for business: J2SE 5.0 - Ready for business
Posted by calvinaustin on September 09, 2004 at 12:29 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

J2SE 1.5 in Proposed Final Draft: The "Tiger" release is one step closer.
Posted by calvinaustin on June 25, 2004 at 23:18 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)