Apple finally patches six-month-old Java bugs

Apple yesterday patched 32 vulnerabilities in its implementation of Java; Sun fixed the same flaws for Windows and Linux users more than six months ago.
Gregg Keizer, June 2009

Oracle: Late entry with strong bloodlines
Two months ago, Oracle wouldn't have leapt to mind as a potential contender in the next-generation data center. But that was pre-Sun, pre-Virtual Iron. Now, all of a sudden, Oracle has an interesting data center story to tell.
Beth Schultz , June 2009

Apache Shale Web framework project retired
The Apache Shale Web application framework project has been retired due to inactivity, according to a bulletin from Apache on Thursday.
Paul Krill, June 2009

Will Oracle kill the Java community?
Will Oracle be good to Java's developers?
Robert McMillan , June 2009

Sun tests new Java Store, Java Warehouse
Sun has opened up a test version of its Java Store, which it bills as a Web site where developers can connect with millions of computer users who run Java on their desktop.
Robert McMillan , June 2009

Close the Java security hole in many browsers
As we noted earlier, there's a rather large security hole with Java in Web browsers in all versions of OS X. Because of the way Java applets work, you can be attacked by simply visiting (not even clicking a link on, or downloading a file from) a Web site containing a malicious Java applet.
Rob Griffiths, May 2009

Ajax: Tools of the trade
Ajax has effectively launched a new era in JavaScript development, bringing with it a plethora of robust tools for the JavaScript programmer. Take a quick tour of the tools you could be using for JS development, debugging, testing, and more. You'll never code JavaScript in just a text editor again.
Nathaniel T. Schutta, May 2009

Domain-driven design with Java EE 6
When a Java EE application needs to implement type-specific behavior for domain objects, a procedural, service-oriented approach leads to unnecessary code and hard-to-maintain logic. Learn about Java EE's architectural flip-side: domain-driven design that lets you make the most of Java's object-oriented roots.
Adam Bien, May 2009

Clojure: Challenge your Java assumptions
Clojure's immutable datatypes, lockless concurrency, and simple abstractions make parallel programming for multicore hardware simpler and more robust than in Java. Joshua Fox takes you on a tour of this exciting new language for the JVM, which was just recently released in v1.0.
Joshua Fox, May 2009

Know your Oracle application server
René van Wijk offers tips for troubleshooting incompatibilities between Oracle Web application servers and Java EE application components such as TopLink Essentials, Apache MyFaces Trinidad, Hibernate, and EJBs.
René van Wijk, May 2009

SpringSource deal unites open source technology builders
SpringSource has acquired Hyperic in a deal that will enable SpringSource to provide a product set for powering the entire Java application lifecycle, say company executives. Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill, May 2009

Building cloud-ready, multicore-friendly applications, Part 2: Mechanics of the cloud
What's all that airy stuff we're calling "the cloud"? Appistry's Guerry Semones explains the mechanics of how cloud platforms take your cloud-ready application code to the next level.
Guerry Semones, April 2009

Mastering Spring MVC
If you like the Spring Framework, you'll want to explore Spring MVC for Web development. With Steven Haines as your guide, learn where Spring MVC fits into the Java Web development landscape (including a little bit of Java history), then quickly get up to speed developing a Spring MVC application.
Steven Haines, April 2009

Lean service architectures with Java EE 6
Thanks to Java EE 6's simplified development model, a few interfaces and annotated classes are all you need to implement the facade, the service, and the domain structure that constitute a lean service-oriented architecture. Surprised? Read on.
Adam Bien, April 2009

Google to add 'every damn' service to Apps
Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division, recently used Twitter to announce that all of the company's productivity and collaboration software will be available to Googe Apps users. Whether 'tweet' is the medium for messaging enterprise decision makers is up for debate.
Chris Kanaracus and Juan Carlos Perez, April 2009

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