Erik's Pulse: 2007-03-13

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:

Keith — Replacing my Strut with a Spring.
Lars — Eclipse can't beat IDEA for Java development.
Weiqi — Erasure To Be Erased In Java 7.
Malcolm — Is Java 6 ready?
Ricky — A funny compiler bug in Java 5.
Berin — Java Generics Annoyance #342.
Dan — Running Java Web Start apps on Ubuntu Linux for AMD 64.
Stephen — Configuration in Java - It sure beats XML!
Bobby — Bug Fix for the Java DST Bug Fix.
Bertrand — When was this Java class compiled?

Tip of the Week:

How To Retrieve Remote JVM Monitoring And Management Information

Tutorial of the Week:

DTrace and Java: Exposing Performance Problems That Once Were Hidden

Notable Software Releases:

A03 Look And Feel RC1	Advanced Installer 4.8	AnthillPro 3.2.0
Apache Jackrabbit 1.2.3	Apache Struts 1.3.8 GA	Artifactory 1.2
Atomsphere 1.0.2.0	DB Visual ARCHITECT for Eclipse 4.0 SP1	DB Visual ARCHITECT for NetBeans 4.0 SP1
DBsight 1.3.8	Excelsior JET 4.8 MP2	GFP 0.7.2
Image Uploader Applet 1.0	iText 2.0.1	Jagacy 3270 1.5
Java SE 1.5.0_11	Java SOS 5.25	Java Unified Expression Language 2.1.0
jDTAUS 2.0.8	JIRA 3.8	JoSQL 1.5
JSch 0.1.32	JSmooth 0.9.9	JUnit 4.3
LockSmith 1.0	Luke 1.7	MindTerm 3.1.2
NetBeans jVi 0.8.3	PaperClips Printing Library 1.0.1	RabbIT 3.8
Rad Inks Secure FTP applet 2.00	Redline RPM Library 1.0.8	Remuco 0.4.3
Restlet 1.0 RC5	Scenic 0.12.2	Scriptlandia 2.2.0
SDE for Eclipse 4.0 SP1	SDE for Eclipse Professional Edition 4.0 SP1	SDE for NetBeans Community Edition 4.0 SP1
Sleep 2.1-b12	Sparklines for Java 1.2	SyntheticaAddons 0.9.2
TWaver Swing Components 1.5	Visual Paradigm for UML Community Edition 6.0 SP1	VLDocking 2.1.4
WidgetServer 1.4.0

The Truth is Out There...
Erik C. Thauvin
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This story was published in the March 13, 2007 issue of the Javalobby Newsletter.