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JUG Leaders Conference

The annual International Oracle User Group (IOUC) Leader's Conference was held this week in at Oracle in Redwood Shores, California. The conference provides...

The annual International Oracle User Group (IOUC) Leader's Conference was held this week in at Oracle in Redwood Shores, California. The conference provides three days of learning, networking, sharing, and collaboration about user groups. It also fosters better communication between user group leaders and Oracle. Java User Group leaders from around the world got updates on Java from Oracle experts, discussed the status of Java, the JCP, and programs such as Adopt-A-JSR. The...

A File I/O Tutorial Featuring NIO.2

A tutorial on the front page of otn/java titled “A File I/O Tutorial Featuring NIO.2” explains the new file I/O mechanism introduced in the Java 7 release. The...

A tutorial on the front page of otn/java titled “A File I/O Tutorial Featuring NIO.2” explains the new file I/O mechanism introduced in the Java 7 release. The java.nio.file package and its related package, java.nio.file.attribute, provide comprehensive support for file I/O and for accessing the default file system. Though the API has many classes, developers need only focus on a few key entry points. The tutorial makes it clear that the API is intuitive and easy to use.The...

Java Virtual Developer Days in February

Get the latest information about Java without leaving your desk! The Oracle Technology Network is sponsoring free virtual developer days, where you watch...

Get the latest information about Java without leaving your desk! The Oracle Technology Network is sponsoring free virtual developer days, where you watch technical sessions and participate in hands-on-labs supported by live, moderated chats with Oracle's technical staff. At these FREE online events you will learn: What's New in Java SE 7 Java SE 7 to Java SE 8 Roadmap JavaFX 2.0 In-depth and How it Integrates with HTML 5 Hands-on Labs for Java SE 7 and JavaFX 2.0 Live Q&A...

Save the Dates: JavaOne Russia and JavaOne India

JavaOne Russia and JavaOne India are regional events that allow learning about all aspects of Java--from better programing with the new features of Java SE 7 to...

JavaOne Russia and JavaOne India are regional events that allow learning about all aspects of Java--from better programing with the new features of Java SE 7 to using other languages on the JVM. Learn from the experts how to use Java better, about the Java roadmap, and how to choose and use tools in the Java ecosystem for your development work. Meet with other Java developers and explore new possibilities at JavaOne Russia and JavaOne India. JavaOne Russia Moscow, April...

Interfaces on Demand with CDI and EJB 3.1

A new article by Java Champion Adam Bien, up on otn/java, “Interfaces on Demand with CDI and EJB 3.1” explains that since Java EE 6, interfaces are no longer...

A new article by Java Champion Adam Bien, up on otn/java, “Interfaces on Demand with CDI and EJB 3.1” explains that since Java EE 6, interfaces are no longer required by the container in order to realize common use cases, thus enabling developers to use them more consciously and strategically for the realization of business logic. Bien shows how interfaces can now be used as vehicles for encapsulation or abstraction, as they were originally intended. From the article:“There...

NetBeans 7.1

The NetBeans community is proud to announce the release of NetBeans IDE 7.1. This release introduces support for JavaFX 2.0 by enabling the full...

The NetBeans community is proud to announce the release of NetBeans IDE 7.1. This release introduces support for JavaFX 2.0 by enabling the full compile/debug/profile development cycle for JavaFX 2.0 applications. NetBeans IDE 7.1 also provides significant Swing GUI Builder enhancements, CSS3 support, and tools for visual debugging of Swing and JavaFX user interfaces. Additional highlights include Git support integrated into the IDE, new PHP debugging features, various JavaEE...

End of the Year Review: Moving Java Forward in 2011

The end of the year is the time we reflect on the successes for Java in 2011. First, the Oracle Technology Network would like to thank all of the members of the...

The end of the year is the time we reflect on the successes for Java in 2011. First, the Oracle Technology Network would like to thank all of the members of the Java community for your honesty, perseverance and dedication in moving both Java and the community forward. An amazing amount of progress has taken place this year: the release of Java SE 7 approval of Java EE 7 JSR moving to OpenJDK as the official Java SE 7 Reference Implementation the first Java SE update release...

Spring to Java EE Migration, Part 2 (technical article)

In part two of a four-part article series on otn/java, “Spring to Java EE Migration, Part 2,” CTO and Java EE expert David Heffelfinger elaborates further on...

In part two of a four-part article series on otn/java, “Spring to Java EE Migration, Part 2,” CTO and Java EE expert David Heffelfinger elaborates further on how easy it is to develop the data layer of an application using Java EE, JPA, and the NetBeans IDE instead of the Spring Framework.Part 1 began with a Java EE rewrite of Spring's Pet Clinic sample application and developed the persistence layer of the application using Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.0, using NetBeans to...

Main Our Most Popular Tech Articles of 2011

You can stop holding your breath now. We have determined the Top 20 (meaning: most popular) Tech Articles Published by OTN in 2011! What conclusions can we draw...

You can stop holding your breath now. We have determined the Top 20 (meaning: most popular) Tech Articles Published by OTN in 2011! What conclusions can we draw from this list? Well, for one: Traditionally, we publish a "Top 10" list at the end of the calendar year. But in 2011, there were so many popular articles published that this ceiling was too limiting. Other conclusions: Java developers love reading articles. Total domination of the page view numbers this year. Adam...