JSF specification lead Ed Burns has an update on the progress of JSF 2.2, another component which should be required as part of the upcoming Java EE 7 standard. This includes a reminder of the scope of this specification, the availability of the early draft and height specific features that are being worked on and [...]
Devoxx 2011 is kicking off today and Oracle will be well represented for all its Java efforts. Here’s a quick rundown of the Java EE and GlassFish side of things. Cameron Purdy, now responsible for the entire Oracle middleware stack (WebLogic, GlassFish, TopLink, Coherence) will host the Java EE keynote, mostly focused on Java EE [...]
Recent Tips and News on Java, Java EE 6, GlassFish & more : • Submit a question for Devoxx 2011 Keynotes (Moderator questions) • Devoxx for Java developers (The Java blog) • GlassFish REST Client: ComplexExample.java (Jason) • Oracle Technology Network site for Asia-Pacific developers (OTN APAC) • Notes on deploying Lift apps to GlassFish [...]
Exactly three years (36 months) ago, we were shipping our first GlassFish v3 supported version, a modular (OSGi-based) lightweight server. This GlassFish release clearly started a trend when it comes to modular an lightweight application servers. We haven’t been standing still in those three years with many many improvements in versions 3.0 (Dec 2009), 3.0.1 [...]
The list of features planned for GlassFish 3.1.2 is shaping up nicely as reflected on the Wiki. This includes three types of improvements: new features, updated components and bugs fixes. My favorite new features include DCOM node support (alternative to SSH on windows), and GMS non-multicast support. The list of updated components is also a [...]
wikis.sun.com is migrating to a new infrastructure (wikis.oracle.com) which is soon going live. The existing wiki URL is going away later this year. We’re keeping Confluence as the wiki engine and redirects will be put in place for this to be as transparent as possible for everyone. A couple of things that *will* changes : [...]
Quick on the heels of the Eclipse Indigo 3.7.1 release (Java 7 inside and more), Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g R1 (11.1.1.8) is the latest in the series of OEPE releases. The Release Notes are here and the download page offers multiple options. As always, OEPE contains the GlassFish Eclipse plugin (also available on [...]
Oracle Solaris 11 was not just launched but also made fully available. New features include installation improvements, IPS as the packaging system, Oracle Solaris Zones enhancements, Security improvements (Labeled IPsec, …), Networking enhancements (virtualization, built-in load-balancer, and more), as well as ZFS as the root file system. The ISO size is quite reasonable : 430MB [...]
OTN Developers Day are on tour all year long and they are coming to Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark with a “Modern Enterprise Java Development” agenda. The dates are as follows (events take place in Oracle offices) : 22.11.2011 – Helsinki 23.11.2011 – Oslo 24.11.2011 – Stockholm 25.11.2011 – Copenhagen This is a free, day-long [...]
