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Tailoring Java Applications for Mac OS X - May 25, 2002

Apple Technical Note TN2042: “This Technical Note describes techniques and methods that Java developers on Mac OS X can employ to provide a ‘complete Macintosh experience’ in their Java applications on Mac OS X. It is also intended for Java developers from other platforms looking to bring their existing applications to Mac OS X as flawlessly as possible.”
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2042.html

Metrowerks announces CodeWarrior 8 - May 22, 2002

MacMegasite: “Metrowerks has announced CodeWarrior Professional 8.0, which now supports Objective C and Cocoa, as well as C, C++, and Java.”
http://www.macmegasite.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=173

Watching the Alpha Geeks: OS X and the Next Big Thing - May 17, 2002

Tim O’Reilly’s WWDC keynote: “There have been an amazing number of iBooks at recent O’Reilly conferences. The adoption by key OSS communities and leaders is also striking. For example: most of the Perl core team is now on OS X; James Gosling, Duncan Davidson, and a lot of other key Java developers; P2P developers; many of the key developers in bioinformatics.”
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/05/14/oreilly_wwdc_keynote.html

OReilly Mac OS X Conference - May 6, 2002

O’Reilly: “One thing that’s been overwhelmingly clear this year is that the alpha geeks are choosing Mac OS X. Why Mac OS X is one of the most exciting things happening in the industry today. It’s the confluence of three great traditions—Unixopen source, Java, and the Mac—and the best of all worlds.” I may go. Sounds like fun.
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/macosx2002/