Daily Conference Coverage 2008

Cay Horstmann: Java One Day 1
Here is my braindump from Information Overload Central, AKA Java One 2008. Java FX Script. EJB 3.1. Defective Java. Java Language Evolution.  [java.net Weblogs] 

Joshua Marinacci: JavaFX.com
We launched JavaFX.com today. I'm very excited about this site since I was personally involved in putting it together. We have videos of the JavaFX demos from each keynote as well as explanations of what JavaFX is, where you can get more info, and a signup page to get the SDK when it's ready.  [java.net Weblogs] 

Rachel Hill: JavaOne 2008 General Session
From James Gosling's t-shirt toss to Neil Young talking up Blu-Ray technology, this year's keynote rocked the house. Check this out for some snippets from the show.  [java.net Weblogs] 

j1-2k8-mtT17: Greenfoot
Greenfoot is a Java programming environment that is aimed at young beginners: High school age students can get into programming as effortlessly as we did with Basic or Pascal, but in the context of programming interactive, graphical games and simulations. This presentation demonstrates how to make a computer game in 20 minutes.

Computerworld: Sun unveils RIA tool set, project to help developers monetize apps
Sun Microsystems Inc. used today's opening JavaOne Conference keynote to demonstrate its JavaFX client technology for building rich Internet applications (RIA) and announced that the tool set will ship in the fall. [Computerworld]

Christian Frei: RIA, RIA, RIA...
javaone, jazoon, java, ria, jazoon cutting-edge, android, Rich Green, Jonathan Schwartz  [java.net Weblogs] 

Daniel H. Steinberg: The Lightweight U I Toolkit
A Swing-like toolkit for mobile devices that you can have today.  [java.net Weblogs] 

Arun Gupta: Take 6 - Pictures from JavaOne 2008
Enjoy the entertaining dance from JavaOne 2008 Day 1 kick off ...   [java.net Weblogs] 

John Ferguson Smart: JavaOne 2008 - Subversion 1.5 is coming!
The new version of Subversion, Subversion 1.5, is due out any day now, and it comes with some features that rock!  [java.net Weblogs] 

Michael Nascimento Santos: Special limited offer: extra seats for Date & Time session repeat
If you couldn't get pre-enrolled to our session before, rush up: there are a few extra seats available  [java.net Weblogs] 

 Binod: SailFin at JavaOne
Here are the details of sailfin activities at JavaOne 2008.  [java.net Weblogs] 

Joshua Marinacci: My keynote demo
Well, the initial showing didn't go so well. The main parts worked but it crashed twice on stage when my boss demoed it. When we showed it again this afternoon and added Jabber support live, everything worked beautifully.   [java.net Weblogs] 

Kohsuke Kawaguchi: Hudson won a Duke's Choice Award
Hudson won Duke's Choice Award this year in JavaOne  [java.net Weblogs] 

Ron Hitchens: You Are Correct, Sir
Writing code that compiles: easy. Writing code that's correct: not so much.  [java.net Weblogs] 

John Ferguson Smart: CommunityOne 2008 - Slides avaliable for "Open Source Tools for Optimizing Your Development Process"
I gave a talk today at CommunityOne on "Open Source Tools for Optimizing Your Development Process". You can now get the slides for this presentation online.  [java.net Weblogs] 

Qusay H. Mahmoud: Hybrid Apps with JavaFX
If you ever wanted to be able (or enable your customers) to drag a running app off the browser onto the desktop, Java FX will help you...  [java.net Weblogs] 

Robert Cooper: JavaOne Day -1
CommunityOne was huge. Having been to various what-use-to-be NetBeans Day at what-used-to-be the Argent, seeing the Moscone filled with people for C1 was actually quite strange. In real terms, the experience didn't seem that different, however.   [Robert Cooper's Blog] 

Marina Sum: Learning About OpenDS at CommunityOne
I enjoyed attending the concise presentation on the project's goals, status, installation, and extensibility.  [java.net Weblogs] 

Rachel Hill: JavaOne Sneak Preview
Joshua Marinacci takes us on a behind the scenes sneak preview of the 2008 JavaOne Conference  [java.net Weblogs]