Erik's Pulse: 2004-01-12
by Erik C. Thauvin |
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Erik has his finger on the pulse of the Java community. This column is his take on what is hot, and what the community is buzzing about. |
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- Charles found some huge improvements in Java Performance.
- Andrew has put together a nice collection of Struts Resources.
- Carlos lists open source Web Crawlers written in Java.
- Humphrey wonders if Java can become the Perfect Technology Platform?
- Matt and Russ mourn the disapearance of J2ME from the JDJ lineup.
- Steve grades J2ME MIDP 2.0. Russ agrees.
- Diego is going from Components to Modules.
- John is learning to K.I.S.S.
- Tutorial of the week: Learn JSP 2.0.
- Notable software releases: JASA 0.25, JCE taglib for JSP 1.0RC, JSwat Java Debugger 2.19, CSS Editor 0.0.1, simple-jndi 0.8, OSWorkflow 2.6, JSynoptic 0.6, Spring Framework 1.0 M4, MyEclipse 2.7 RC2, JavaLayer 0.4, PMD 1.4, JDataGrid 1.0, JMP 0.3.8, JAMon API 1.0, Password Manager 3.2, JPluck 2.0.8, GeoServer 1.1.0, JFreeChart 0.9.16, EJBCA 2.1.1, SwingWT 0.77, OpenIM 1.2, XMLPersistence 1.1, JMP3Renamer 1.8, JCache alpha 5, JasperReports 0.5.1, Tiger JMail 1.0 rc3 and Jaxor 3.4 Beta.
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Erik is director of technology at Imacination Software, where he has spent the better part of last year developing the jTalk E-Business Platform. He has close to 20 years of professional experience in software development.
Erik also maintains a popular Java blog and can be found lurking in #mobitopia. |