java.net Weblogs by Daniel H. SteinbergWeblogs by Daniel H. Steinberg from Java.netThe Sound of One Hand Clapping- (Found July 2, 2008 ) In his weblog today, Jonathan Simon notes that there is one guy working on JavaSound. With Sun's recent refocusing on the desktop, there is an increased need for improving JavaSound. At the JavaOne session that Simon co-presented with Phil Burk and Nick Didkobsky several alternatives and work arounds were covered. Simon is looking for a grassroots effort to help Sun make "sound kick on Java like it should." Java Today continues to be an interactive forum. Use the feedback to Jonathan's blog to.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/160 The Problem with Smart People- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Last night at the Cleveland Java User's Group, James Duncan Davidson gave his perspective on the history of Tomcat and Ant and then opened up the floor to questions. One of the themes that came across was that significant new ideas often come from small groups of people or even a single person. Once a project is open sourced or the development team expands, the path the software takes may be unpredictable. At each point the changes may seem incremental and logical and yet a year down the road...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/168 Up all night- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Just outside of Detroit, just after midnight, this year's MacHack conference began. The conference traditionally begins Wednesday at midnight and continues for the next 72 hours with coffee and code, some sessions here and there, and a lot of conversation and collaboration. The saying here is "sleep is for the weak". Suffice it to say, for the next few days my writing will further degrade as sleep deprivation takes its toll.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/174 Putting the "C" in the JCP- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Frank Sommers hosted a panel on the Java Community Process (JCP) last week at Java One. Jason Hunter said that the specification lead for a JSR is a benevolent dictator with no incentive to be benevolent. Panelist Doug Lea has led many JSRs in an open and inclusive way. Lea pointed to JSR 215 on the Java Community Process version 2.6. This update would help make the JCP more open to the public. In many ways it would help put the community back in the JCP. You can't download a draft of the...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/180 Dynamic Web Pages- (Found July 2, 2008 ) It's easy to get caught up in the latest conferences and news announcements. Much of the news and weblogs on Java Today serve to keep you up-to-date on these items. Today, our newest feature article is Budi Kurniawan's "Accessing Databases from Servlets and JSP Pages." Budi provides a quick introduction to JDBC taking you through the steps of accessing the database, creating a query, and then executing it. He then pulls it together in a JSP example that talks to a database. Enjoy this...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/187 Controlling the Media- (Found July 2, 2008 ) With the recent FCC action it is easier for large media companies to control the news and information you receive over broadcast media. When I was in radio, companies could only own seven am stations, seven fm stations, and seven television stations. In addition there were restrictions to how many they could own in a single market. Now five of the top stations in my home town are owned by the same company. How do I get news and a variety of opinions from people without an editorial filter...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/190 Behind the Service Oriented Architecture Hype- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The featured Weblog in Java Today is Michael Champion's piece titled "SOA: One acronym to bind them all" As developers we here jargon and approach it with caution. Once a particular technique or methodology seems to be gaining traction, many people pile on and claim to be adherents. In the Extreme Programming (XP) world, people were giving talks on how they were doing XP but not following any of the practices. "We're doing XP," they would say, "but we believe in big up front design, don't...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/198 The Java Brand- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The new Java logo was unveiled at this year's JavaOne conference. There was so much secrecy around the logo that, even though O'Reilly edits the content for java.net and the new logo sits at the top of every page, we weren't allowed to see it until the day of the launch. Never mind that one of our bloggers walked down to Moscone four days early and snapped a picture of the new logo and emailed it to all of us. The marketing idea behind the new logo is that it would go on cell phones and other...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/257 Crayons, pencils, and glue sticks- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Today my eldest daughter begins second grade. Last week we received a supply list of what she would need this year: a box of number two pencils, a pink eraser, a glue stick, scissors, and so on.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/398 Dangling modifiers- (Found July 2, 2008 ) In the past week I've been much more aware when I use or hear the phrase "Can't you just ...". I never really connected my negative reaction in hearing it to the positive helpful intent I have when using it. Andy Lester's blog entry Can't you just ...redux has helped clarify this for me.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/353 |