Erik's Pulse: 2006-03-28

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Erik C. Thauvin maintains a blog, as well as one of the web's first and most popular linkblogs, which he updates daily with the latest Java and technology news.

Picks of the Week:

Conny — Java related podcasts.
Danny — The 10 Things You Need to Know About Java SE 6 'Mustang'.
Marc — Why blogging about java is tough.
Scott — Map.get(Object) and Java 5 generics "gotcha".
Andy — Using JUnit extensions in TestNG.
Brian — Building a large Java application.
Brian — Why Aren't There Auto Variables In Java?
Debasish — Non Java Languages on the JVM.

Tip of the Week:

Making Java Ignore Daylight Savings

Tutorial of the Week:

Using the Java Persistence API with Spring 2.0

Notable Software Releases:

ANTLR Studio for Eclipse 1.1	Apache Axis2 0.95	Big Faceless PDF Library 2.6.7
BitEvolution 1.1.4	blojsom 3.0	Cayenne 1.2M12
Coldtags suite 2.65	Commons Validator 1.3.0	DocBook Doclet 1.0
E-Gantt 0.5.2	edtFTPj/PRO 1.2.7	ehcache-1.2 beta 5
EJOE 0.3.5_01	EMF 2.2.0 Nicholas	fastutil 5.0
FindBugs 0.9.6	Flux 7.1	FreeWebLineChart4J 1.0
FreeWebPieChart4J 1.0	Global Javadoc Viewer 1.7.1	Jakarta Cactus 1.7.2
Java Parallel Processing Framework 0.12.0	JAXX 0.9	JBoss Cache 1.3.0.CR1
JDataGrid Database Edition 1.7	jFin B0.1.3	JIRA 3.5.3
jNetStream 0.2.3.2	JOnAS 4.7.1 RC	JRuby 0.8.3
JRules 6	jSh3ll RC4	Legion of the Bouncy Castle API 1.32
MetaMatrix Query 5.0 Early Access 2	mgo 0.7.1	MiG Calendar Component 5.6
Mobile Device Information 1.1	NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.0 for CDC	NGramJ 1.0
Nux 1.5	OpenDMTP 1.1.4	Pauker 20060326
PlayBilling 1.1	Restlet 1.0 beta 7	Retriever Download Manager 1.03
Sequoia 2.7	Sowa Data Capacitor 0.0.0_dev0	TDA 1.0 beta
Tomcat Probe 1.2	UUID 2.1.1	YourKit Java Profiler 6.0-EAP1
Z-machine Preservation Project 0.89

The Truth is Out There…
Erik C. Thauvin
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This story was published in the March 28, 2006 issue of the Javalobby Newsletter.

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