Erik's Pulse: 2004-11-09

3 min read

Erik C. Thauvin is director of technology at Imacination Software. He also maintains a blog, as well as a popular linkblog updated daily with the latest Java and technology news.

State of Java: Jeopardy? Chaos?

Luis — A Desktop Java Renaissance.
Michael — Java Licensing vs. Standards.
Bobby — J2EE: A Standard In Jeopardy?
Cédric — Why chaining constructors is bad.
Diego — the synth look and feel: what Sun should do next.
Elliotth — Why I can't get excited about JDIC.
Matt — Can you base a web framework on another web framework?
Richard — J2SE 5.0 and WinLAF do we feel like Windows yet?
Stephan — Java - Chaos or Democracy.
Keith — Stupid Java bugs marked "will not fix".
Carl — Should JetBrains Fear Eclipse?

Tip of the Week:

Javalobby Tips & Tricks

Tutorial of the Week:

Getting Started with SIP API for J2ME

Notable Software Releases:

Advanced Installer 2.1	AspectJ 1.2.1	AspectWerkz 1.0 final
Coldtags suite 1.90	Easy Install Eclipse and AspectJ IDE	Eclipse IDE 3.1 M3
EclipseME 0.6.0	Equinox 1.1	eXist 1.0 beta2
Eclipse Plug-in for RIA	GanttProject 1.10.2	HeapAnalyzer
ICEbrowser 6.0.2	ImageJ 1.33o	Inca X 3.0 IDE for Jini Technology
Jacksum 1.5.1	Java Ticker 1.0 1.0	JaXLib 0.6.4
jCatano 0.3.1 alpha	jClientUpload 1.2	JDBInsight 3.0 EA7
JDistro 0.32	JFormula 2.9	JIDE products 1.6.1
Joda-Time 0.98	JPF 0.3	JReleaseInfo 1.2.1
jSegue 1.3.0.4	JSOS 4.05	JTGL 0.75
Koalog Constraint Solver 2.3	launch4j 1.3.1	log4j 1.2.9
Marathon 0.90a	Matrubhasha Visual JSGF	Object-Oriented Widgets 2004-11-04
Orion 2.0.4	PicoContainer 1.1	ProActive 2.1
Protection! Pro 1.2	Pendulum RC2	Secure FTP Bean 2.1.2
StelsCSV 2.1	Tangosol Coherence 2.5 RC	Trustin Lee's Java Application Launcher 1.1.1
Visual Rules 1.2.2	WebGalileo Faces 1.4	WebWindow 3.188
xlSQL Y7	XpoLog Center 2.6	YourKit Java Profiler 3.1.1

The Truth is Out There…
Erik C. Thauvin
erik@javalobby.org

This story was published in the November 9, 2004 issue of the Javalobby Newsletter.

#javalobby #pulse