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January 2004 |
Jan 2. | Sun builds support for Java Tools Community program from BEA and Oracle to battle MS IDEs. Analyst encourages Microsoft acqusition of BEA. "MS could use BEA to stave off competition to .Net from IBM". Allen Holub writes the second part of his much talked article "Why Getter and Setter Methods Are Evil". | |
Jan 5. | Eclipse committers plan improved User Experience for Eclipse 3.0 in 4 key focus areas. Rich Client Platform, UI Responsiveness, Improved User Experience, Generalized Java tools. JBoss publishes road map for 4.0 with short-term to comply J2EE 1.4 specification. The long-term plan is POJO AOP. | |
Jan 6. | "No Borland" in Java Tools Community (JTC) takes a "wait and see" approach. Java Tools Community (JTC) create community website - javatools.org. Membership is free. | |
Jan 8. | BEA, Microsoft, and Tibco Release WS-Eventing Specification | |
Jan 9. | Expired SSL Cert. Cause problems as Verisign Root Certificate expires on thursday. Onno Says JVM Sharing is IN for Tiger beta! Java performs better than .Net in Nine Language Performance Round-up Benchmarking in Math & File I/O. BEA CEO: "Java on the Desktop Won't Beat Microsoft" Scott McNealy comes up with his five 2004 predictions covering network computing, virus attacks, software licensing, and more. | |
Jan 13. | JavaWorld shuts down it's website. | |
Jan 14. | Java Tools Dominate "Codie Award" Finalists | |
Jan 15. | Martin Fowler renames IoC: Dependency Injection | |
Jan 16. | Four of Five Code Awards for Best Software Development Product are Java Tools Java developers support 101 Reasons Why Java is Better than .NET (Reloaded) James Gosling talks about Netbeans and IDE wars | |
Jan 18. | Eclipse spinoff from IBM expected | |
Jan 19. | Apache Geronimo application server reaches the milestone and deploys petstore. | |
Jan 20. | Sun Invites IBM, Cray To Work On New Computer Language? Sun's goal is to define an architecture-independent, low-level software standard. JBoss Announces Nukes on JBoss final release candidate | |
Jan 21. | Pre-release of Tiger is now available Javalobby Matt & Rick Invent New, Super-Secret Java Handshake | |
Jan 22. | MySQL and JBoss join hands. BEA and SuSE Enter Partnership to Work on SuSE for Java Novell joins Eclipse Tomcat 5.0.18 Stable released | |
Jan 23. | mycgiserver.com Joins JavaLobby Lomboz released as open source | |
Jan 24. | Javalobby offers help to NASA | |
Jan 26. | Apache License 2.0 Approved by Board JVM Sharing - Bug ID 4416624 has been fixed "Shared core classes" feature included in Java 1.5 | |
Jan 27. | Microsoft Answers Critics over XML Patents Gates to argue against UK open source adoption | |
Jan 29. | TSS publishes Who's Who in the Enterprise Java World. | |
Jan 30. | Sun posts Open Letter To Eclipse and encourages to work with Java Tools Community. |
February 2004 |
Feb 2. | Eclipsecon 2004 starts | |
Feb 3. | Sun's Open Source OS is an elegant Windows mimic Eclipse forms independent Board. Eclipse board includes Intel, Hewlett-Packard, SAP,Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, MontaVista Software, QNX Software Systems and Serena Software. Apple releases JDK 1.4.2 | |
Feb 4. | JDK 1.5 beta and Public Review specification is out OWASP posts new Top Ten Web App Vulnerabilities list | |
Feb 9. | Netbeans 3.6 released. | |
Feb 11. | Groovy - Scripting for Java 275,000 Palm OS developers receive Java support | |
Feb 12. | Sun to Offer Java Tools and AMD Opteron Server IBM releases free 2004 Middleware Software Evaluation Kit WebLogic Shell: wlshell 2.0 released Big vendors lobby for CORBA update in Java | |
Feb 13. | IBM, BEA and HP concerned about CORBA support in J2SE 1.5 Apache Ant 1.6.1 released Sun produces XML performance paper | |
Feb 14. | OSI asks for Sun to open Java IntelliJ 4.0 released | |
Feb 16. | 'StackOverFlow' issues in BEA WebLogic Server | |
Feb 17. | New specification released for mobile devices to discover and connect to web services | |
Feb 18. | Microsoft, Intel forge new Web Services spec | |
Feb 19. | FSF finds Apache 2.0 license not GPL compatible Sun fires back over Open Source Java accusations JBoss closes $10 million in venture financing | |
Feb 20. | BEA's Adam Bosworth says "The world needs Simpler Java". JetBrains announces Visual Fabrique | |
Feb 22. | Java desktop gains a 100 million installations in 10 days | |
Feb 23. | Java enabled devices tops 1.5 billion Eclipse announces new Eclipse Forms API | |
Feb 24. | Sun releases Java for smartphone HotSpot implementation and J2ME web services | |
Feb 25. | Sun to boost Java ID plan for PCs Mobile Java players launch "Java Verified" program | |
Feb 26. | Discussion of open sourcing Java continues IBM urges Sun to make Java open source Sun to meet IBM over open-source Java | |
Feb 27. | JBoss, Inc. explains their venture funding strategy |
March 2004 |
Mar 1. | IBM releases new Java structure analysis tool Public Review of JSR 204 - Unicode Supplementary Character Support | |
Mar 2. | TMC Releases Report on MDA Maintainability Research | |
Mar 3. | JCP Releases JavaServer Faces 1.0 | |
Mar 4. | Microsoft Supports BPEL with BizTalk 2004 Eclipse Adds Four Board Members, Genuitec, SAS Institute, the University of Washington and IBM. Marc Fluerry on Becoming an Umbrella for For-Profit Open Source Projects IBM publishes roadmap to transition from .Net to J2EE. | |
Mar 5. | Microsoft Funding to SCO - $86M JBoss releases Nukes on JBoss 1.0 | |
Mar 8. | IBM Confirms Planning to Meet with Sun in stages to discuss working on an open source Java implementation Final Release JSR 172 - J2ME Web Services Specification IBM: "Let's Bundle Free Java with Linux" and Sun's Schwartz: IBM's Request "Seems a Little Bonky" | |
Mar 9. | Sun JDK 1.4.2_04 maintenance release Alexandre Rafalovitch suggest converting thread-dump formats into the unified XML format as they look different between the various JVMs, and within versions of the same JVM. | |
Mar 10. | Avoid the 9 Common Flaws of Unportable Mobile Java Apps published on Devx. Complaints to SEC over MS-SCO Connections Taken Seriously Sun and ESR talk about OS Java | |
Mar 11. | JavaWorld announces plans to relaunch | |
Mar 15. | BBC uses Java to Integrate TV with Mobiles | |
Mar 16. | Oracle eyeing BEA and Others acquisitions in case they cannot acquire PeopleSoft. Groovy language submitted as JSR 241 Tim Bray joins Sun, explains .NET's "three flaws" | |
Mar 17. | Schwartz: Sun Not Inclined to Open Source Java over Compatibility 14th annual JOLT awards announced | |
Mar 18. | WS-I Completes Basic Profile 1.0 Deliverables with Availability of Testing Tools | |
Mar 19. | Jakarta Struts graduates to Apache Struts and JaxMe to Apache Incubator Oracle passes the J2EE 1.4 Compatibility Test Suite | |
Mar 21. | BEA announces Project Sierra, SOA best practices and patterns BEA issues low-cost Java IDE Apache targets August for Geronimo release Gartner reports Java Skills Gap Sun pitches desktop system at Asian governments | |
Mar 22. | JavaWorld is Back | |
Mar 23. | Sun releases updated J2EE 1.4 SDK | |
Mar 24. | Project Looking Glass forges ahead Sun announces development contest Sun Readies 'Rave' for JavaOne Release BEA and IBM submit joint white paper on BPELJ IBM endorses AOP: "It is vital for our survival" Sun: No Open Source Java | |
Mar 25. | McNealy: Java Will Not be Open Source Spring Framework 1.0 final released | |
Mar 26. | IBM and Sun Work on BEA Java Controls Sun releases tutorial for J2EE 1.4 | |
Mar 30. | IBM plans rewriting Rational for Eclipse IBM Releases Seven Tools for Java and XML on Unix JCP Approves Groovy Language JSR: Sun endorses language | |
Mar 31. | Macromedia Flex 1.0 Released Why J2EE is so complex - discussion on TSS JBoss hopes to expand 'ownership' of open source |
April 2004 |
Apr 1. | Sun finds Java partner in Wal-Mart Sun Scores Another Major China Win! | |
Apr 2. | Schwartz Says Subscriptions for Solaris Sun Settles With MS for $1.95Billion, Announces 3,300 Layoffs, Schwartz Appointed Pres & COO | |
Apr 5. | Sun: Door still open on open source Java Apache Axis 1.2 Beta JBoss takes booth at JavaOne Green resigns from Sun | |
Apr 7. | IBM releases Java processor for mainframes Sun Launches New SCWCD Exam | |
Apr 8. | NetBeans 4.0 To Incorporate Management Via ANT Java 1.6 to gain multitasking features | |
Apr 14. | NetBeans 3.6 Goes Final | |
Apr 15. | Javablogs upgrades to 1.2, a total rewrite Another Open Letter to McNealy: Turn to the Enterprise | |
Apr 17. | "We Have Not Sold Our Soul to the Dark Side" - Gosling on Sun/MSFT Pact | |
Apr 19. | Sun launches new app server Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8 with J2EE 1.4 support. Sun gives JES license to small businesses | |
Apr 20. | Wolfgang Gentzsch Leaves Sun | |
Apr 21. | IBM delivers SOA enablers | |
Apr 22. | Sun desktop wares lure OEMs Sun Aims to Migrate Business and VB Developers to Java Sun renews its commitment to JDO with version 2.0 | |
Apr 26. | Sun Java Desktop System Available on Walmart Web Site Sun Microsystems Announces J2EE 1.4 Application Verification Kit | |
Apr 27. | J2EE 1.4 Showcased in San Francisco JBoss' Fleury against open-sourcing Java Gartner compares: How Long Can BEA Survive Against IBM? JCP Creates JSR 244: J2EE 1.5 Specification | |
Apr 28. | "We Lead the Industry in Every Aspect of SOA," Says IBM's Swainson | |
Apr 29. | Geronimo 1.0 milestone build M1 released "Sun Should Make Java a True Open Standard," IBM Repeats JOnAS Undergoes J2EE 1.4 Compatibility Tests | |
Apr 30. | IBM releases Jikes 1.2 "Open-Sourcing Java Could Promote Interoperability," Says James Gosling |
May 2004 |
May 3. | Sun Considers GPL License for Solaris TMC Announces Who's Who in Enterprise Java 2004 JBoss’s Fleury: The 'benevolent dictator' is good for Java JavaOne Coding Challenge to be Featured at Sun's 2004 Java Developer Conference | |
May 4. | Apache releases first code for Geronimo IBM, BEA, and Oracle vote against JDO 2 | |
May 6. | JCP Expert Group to Develop Java Set-Top Box Standard TSS Symposium starts in Viva Las Vegas | |
May 7. | EJB 3.0 Announcement at TheServerSide Symposium Java handset sales triple in 2003 Sun gives early peek at J2EE 1.5 | |
May 10. | IBM Says, "We're Extending Our Lead Against BEA!" EJB 3.0 vs JDO debated by developers | |
May 11. | Intel Invests in JBoss | |
May 12. | BEA Has Open Source Plans for WebLogic Workshop? Eclipse Use Grows by More Than 75% IBM leads J2EE app server market | |
May 13. | Javadocs.org Launch Eclipse Use Grows by More Than 90% in North America JProbe freeware version now available IBM looks to modernize Cobol IBM announces new software strategy to kill Microsoft | |
May 14. | NetBeans IDE 3.6 Chinese and Japanese Release | |
May 24. | Fleury Bans "Astroturfing" at JBoss ASF Board Elections Final Goodbye "Middleware," Hello SOA Applications | |
May 25. | JavaOne Sneak Preview: Is a Looking Glass SDK On Its Way? Sun announces Java Web Services Developer Pack 1.4 "Beehive" Now Officially an Open Source Project: Apache Beehive | |
May 26. | JSR 225: XQuery API for Java announces Early Draft Review | |
May 27. | BEA and Codehaus partner to create Controlhaus BEA Announces Liquid Computing strategy at eWorld 2004 Sun Java System Application Server 7 Enterprise Edition Released | |
May 28. | Java JDK 1.5 beta released TMC Terminates Business with JBoss, Inc. | |
May 30. |
June 2004 |
Jun 1. | Sun offers new pricing model for enterprises ASF Announces Geronimo as an Official Project | |
Jun 3. | Politically Charged EJB Decision Hands a Victory to JBoss IBM Rational targets software against Microsoft's Team Studio | |
Jun 4. | Sun *Will* Open-Source Java "Today, Tomorrow or Two Years Down the Road" Sun's Raghavan Srinivas: Open Source Java Will Come IBM J2EE vs Microsoft .Net White Paper published | |
Jun 6. | Why It Makes Sense for Sun to Open-Source Java Libraries & Solaris Kernel | |
Jun 8. | Microsoft Set to Appeal EU Ruling BEA exec claims developers need to look past APIs JOnAS 4.1 release for J2EE 1.4 Sun blogs show uncensored public face | |
Jun 9. | Sun Launches JDesktop Integration Components API (JDIC) project Joseph Ottinger resigns as Editor-in-Chief of JDJ | |
Jun 10. | java.net celebrates first anniversary | |
Jun 11. | Eclipse Freed from Sun's JVM James Gosling: "Java is a Community Rather Than a Product of Sun" | |
Jun 12. | Security Flaw Discovered in Oracle E-Business Suite | |
Jun 14. | J2SE 1.5 Tiger snapshot builds are available | |
Jun 15. | JDK1.5 Runtime - 20% faster | |
Jun 16. | Don't Make me Eat the Elephant Again, Bruce Tate on EJB | |
Jun 18. | Sun Prepares for Open Source Solaris Eclipse Foundation readies new release of tools platform | |
Jun 21. | Eclipse Foundation Announces Eclipse 3.0 JSR 223: General Java Scripting Language API - Review Draft Available | |
Jun 22. | Eclipse invitation for Microsoft java.net Fairness Board nominations underway | |
Jun 24. | Seven years of Swing Comdex 2004 Cancelled Beehive gains Eclipse support Sun Offers New Professional Certification Programs in Java, the Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition, and the Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services. Smallest JVM Debuts at JavaOne | |
Jun 25. | Sun to offer Java Studio Creator for $99 BEA defends decision not to join Eclipse | |
Jun 27. | Java3D opensourced by Sun | |
Jun 28. | "Project Looking Glass" Open-Sourced | |
Jun 29. | Memory leaks with non-static thread locals J2EE claimed to have better Web Services performance than .NET JavaServer Faces goes open source Sun announces new SOA effort: Project Kitty Hawk | |
Jun 30. | JavaOne 2004 begins EJB 3.0 Early Draft Review Released McNealy at JavaOne: "Somebody Has to Be in Charge of Java, or No One Is." EJB 3.0 & JDO 2.0 Expert Groups to meet @ JavaOne |
July 2004 |
Jul . | J1 2004 Day 2: SOA, EJB 3.0, JCP Round Table, Tangosol Party The Mono Project releases version 1.0 Eclipse "Pollinate" Project to Integrate with Apache Beehive Sun Release New Beta of Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 JAVAONE: BEA favors making Java open source JAVAONE: Sun participation in Eclipse still possible | |
Jul 2. | JavaOne 2004: Robust Java Economy Calls for Developer Entrepreneurship J1 Day 3: JUnit and Beyond, JAXP, WS Security, Demos | |
Jul 3. | BEA Changes Mind, Favors Making Java Open Source JAVAONE: Open source Java debate rages | |
Jul 5. | J1 Day 4: Gosling Keynote, Open Sourcing Java Panel, Summary | |
Jul 6. | Java Enterprise Server "Might Give JBoss a Run for Their Money" Autoboxing surprises from J2SE 5 on TSS | |
Jul 7. | Joshua Bloch leaves Sun and joins Google Autoboxing pitfalls on JL | |
Jul 8. | Top Ten Truly Obscure But Useful Java Projects by Carlos Perez and John Munsch - Joda Time, Noodle, VMTools, mec-eagle, Mondrian, Multivalent, Hipergate, JTextCheck, XBIS, Directory Poller | |
Jul 9. | Sun launches new mobile T.V. show Borland Joins Java Tools Community Low adoption of Sun's Java Tools SAP Tells Java Devs to Focus on Business, not Specs Bruce Eckel Talks on Java Issues & Directions | |
Jul 12. | Complimentary Online JBoss Documentation | |
Jul 13. | CNet engineer wins JavaOne Coding Challenge Sun's Jonathan Schwartz Discusses Solaris Plan | |
Jul 16. | MS Responds to Sun Java WS vs .NET Study | |
Jul 18. | JBoss Application Server 4 gets J2EE-certified | |
Jul 19. | Sun adds JES to open source candidates BEA WebLogic Server Process Edition Announced Zero G, IBM, Novell Propose Industry Standard for Self-Configuring Technology | |
Jul 20. | Gosling Gets Groovy Richard Monson-Haefel Bids Farewell to Java Community IBM Rational announces Atlantic tools | |
Jul 21. | IBM beefs up Rational toolset | |
Jul 22. | "J2EE is an academic crap" comments Miguel de Icaza, the founder of the Mono project. | |
Jul 23. | Response to de Icaza: J2EE is not 'Academic', Debu Panda of Oracle Sun Swaps Out Sales Chief IBM releases eclipse Embedded Voice Toolkit Google gets another Java guy: Adam Bosworth from BEA | |
Jul 26. | Microsoft Saves Sun from Nasty Loss Eclipse Web Tools Platform Project Operational Sun Pushes a New Brand of Java Powered Campaign Apache Geronimo To Miss August 6 Launch Date Target MyDoom Variant Now Clogging Search Engines including Google | |
Jul 27. | Borland releases FREE Together version | |
Jul 29. | There are no great Java Hackers? "Middleware Is Still in its Infancy," Says JBoss's Fleury Cinnamon: IBM launches new XML content management June 2004 Javva The Hutt | |
Jul 30. | Redhat launches JOnAS based Application Server Hibernate joins JBoss | |
Jul 31. | IBM releases Development Tool for Java-COM Bridge IBM opens Cloudscape |
August 2004 |
Aug 2. | IBM Open Sources 'Derby' Java Database (Cloudscape) Sun, HP, and IBM fight it out at LinuxWorld Sun talks about buying Novell Red Hat sells Java subscription Developer Viewpoint: Open-Source Not Java Itself...but "JRT" | |
Aug 3. | Can Apple Attract Java Enterprise with Xserve? LinuxWorld, San Francisco: Who'll Buy Novell First, Sun or IBM? | |
Aug 4. | JBoss Announces Partnership with Novell/SuSE Sun responds to Microsoft on WSTest Scott Dietzen leaves BEA and Kent Beck joins Agitar How Long Can BEA Survive, Industry Asks | |
Aug 5. | IBM Pledges No Patent Attacks at Linux Java Technology Concept Map 1.0 released by Sun | |
Aug 6. | Rumors: BEA Brain Drain | |
Aug 9. | Schwartz "Totally Crazy" to Raise Idea of Sun Buying Novell, Says Analyst Automatically Detecting Thread Deadlocks in JDK 1.5 on javaspecialists.co.za Java Sustains its Mobile Leadership Position over BREW | |
Aug 10. | Borland packs new features into September Release Date of JBuilder 2005 BEA re-inventing to survive | |
Aug 11. | JDocs.com launched | |
Aug 12. | IBM’s ZetaGrid uses J2EE to solve large computing-intensive problems IBM Releases WebSphere Monitoring Tool for J2EE Apps Gavin King on Hibernate3 Filters | |
Aug 13. | IBM provides RIB tool for Swing and Eclipse GUIs Stryon, New Tool converts .Net code to Java Borland JBuilder 2005 announced | |
Aug 16. | Oracle dismisses J2EE rivals, lines up Microsoft in SMB push | |
Aug 17. | Bruce Eckel talks about Process Patterns IBM experiments with Distributed Thread Programming Model IBM provides a java DPPE for emerging Grids | |
Aug 18. | J2SE 5.0 changes Published Novell bundles JBoss app server Oracle releasing new "Standard Edition" of their appserver | |
Aug 20. | Microsoft Wins Second Eolas Patent Fight Rule Engines and Declarative Programming Come to Java "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It" - JDK 1.4 vs JDK 1.1 Isn't Always a Shoo-In | |
Aug 23. | Macromedia Seeks to Woo Java Developers into Targeting Flash Runtime JDocs.com: Sun protects itself, Javalobby wants to move on SpringFramework.com launched IBM Awards Grants to Academics Developing Eclipse Applications BEA targeting ISVs with latest WebLogic package | |
Aug 24. | Cedric Beust Leaves BEA, Joins Google Actuate Joins Eclipse Board as a Strategic Developer | |
Aug 27. | How will companies ever make money off open source? on LinuxWorld | |
Aug 30. | Gosling: "Netbeans 4.0 Rocks!" Is JBoss ready for your enterprise? on oetrends | |
Aug 31. | developerWorks Launches Cloudscape Website TMC Releases J2EE Appserver Marketshare Research Report Sun gets behind blogging by hiring Roller developer September 30 is Sun's Target Release Date for Java 5 |
September 2004 |
Sep 1. | Is "Free Software" Dead? questioned on syscon J2SE 5.0 (Tiger) Release Candidate Available | |
Sep 3. | Earth to Sun - please do not dump JavaOne | |
Sep 6. | Apache Commons Disbanded Is .NET the REAL cross-platform, industry standard? on JL | |
Sep 7. | IBM Exec Slams Sun's JavaOne / SunNetwork Merger Plans Agitar Selects Orion License Activation Server | |
Sep 8. | Sun to make Java faster on cell phones with Java on chip tech | |
Sep 9. | Apache's Tomcat 5.5 is First Ever to Use Eclipse JDT Java Compiler 300 Bets per Second: J2EE Beats .Net! TMC Releases SOA Application Development Specification Why you should consider Eclipse and how it differs from Netbeans on dW | |
Sep 13. | Java Gotcha: Instance Variables Hiding | |
Sep 14. | Billion Dollar "Kodak vs. Sun" Trial Opens JBuilder test shows big J2SE 5.0 Swing improvements | |
Sep 16. | Tiger JSR Passes Final Approval | |
Sep 17. | javaHispano lunches an Open Source hosting website for Java | |
Sep 20. | J2EE JBoss 1.4-compliant Application Server 4.0 Released | |
Sep 21. | Sun, BEA, and Microsoft All Losing Key Staff to Google, Inc. JBoss Joins Eclipse Foundation TMC Completes IBM J2EE / .NET Study IBM releases intelligent tools for semantic programming | |
Sep 22. | Jakarta HiveMind 1.0 final release | |
Sep 24. | Open Letter: Happy Harmony For EJB3 & JDO from Linda DeMichiel and Craig Russell | |
Sep 27. | Plug-and-Play J2EE Server Planned by Azul Sun creates new Persistence API: EJB & JDO join forces | |
Sep 28. | Red Hat Says Sun Should Open Source Java | |
Sep 29. | A Plea for POJO (Plain Old Java Object) Persistence Model The Unofficial EJB 3.0 FAQ Released Can Beehive spur 'open' J2EE controls? | |
Sep 30. | Sun announces the General Availability of J2SE 5.0 |
October 2004 |
Oct 1. | Tiger (Java 5.0) released! | |
Oct 3. | Portions of Java Infringed on Kodak Patents, Court Decides Jury Finds Sun Guilty in $1B Kodak Java Suit | |
Oct 7. | $92 Million Settlement in Kodak-Sun Java Patents Case | |
Oct 8. | JBoss EJB 3.0 Preview Release | |
Oct 12. | IBM announces WebSphere 6.0 (a.k.a. Vela) BEA Quicksilver: Integration upgrade for the BEA platform SAP's NetWeaver '05 To Support Enterprise Java | |
Oct 13. | Single Java Persistence Model Proposed | |
Oct 14. | Sun releases HAT: The Java Heap Analysis Tool Deprecate javac in favour of the Java 5 "apt" tool? SearchBlox, A J2EE Search Engine As Good As Google? | |
Oct 15. | Report: Is J2EE in Jeopardy? | |
Oct 17. | McNealy: "Sun Is Not Proprietary, Just As IBM Is Not Bankrupt" | |
Oct 18. | Java Generics FAQs by Angelika Langer Why is mono lying about Java? | |
Oct 19. | The power of table-oriented programming "OO Isn't Everything," Says Unix Veteran Rob Pike | |
Oct 20. | ObjectWebCon '05 Registation Open | |
Oct 21. | Java VM and .NET Benchmarks Sun to add JFluid profiling tool to Java Studio Javolution and jScience reborn from JADE | |
Oct 26. | IBM Rational Releases 7 new products grash: a unix-like shell for your JVM | |
Oct 29. | IBM and Microsoft respond to Websphere vs. .NET Study |
November 2004 |
Nov 1. | Programming Legends Debate .Net, J2EE | |
Nov 2. | Java System Web Server Security Vuln. | |
Nov 3. | Microsoft's "Java Envy" Is Undeniable, Don Box Admits | |
Nov 4. | IBM cries foul over WebSphere usability study | |
Nov 5. | Is OSS middleware jeopardizing commercial J2EE? J2SE 5.0 Sources (and more) available under the Java Research License | |
Nov 8. | Is platform independence Java's biggest selling point on the client? on JL | |
Nov 9. | Struts 2.0: 'Shale' - Struts and JavaServer Faces Proposal | |
Nov 10. | DNS vulnerability reported in Sun JRE Sun JRE Vulnerable to DoS Exploit, Reports Secunia Gosling Announces "Code-Aware" Collaboration As Sun Releases Java Studio Enterprise 7 | |
Nov 11. | New Specs on the Table for Better Mobile Java | |
Nov 12. | BEA announces dev2dev CodeShare IBM announces new Portal and gets rid of "Lotus" McNealy: "We Invented Open Source, Gang" | |
Nov 13. | JBoss and Apache clash on shared code continues | |
Nov 15. | BEA announces Apache Beehive Milestone First J2SE Mustang 6.0 snapshots are out | |
Nov 16. | Java Community Process Election Results announced, Google & JBoss elected | |
Nov 17. | A Collection of JVM Options compiled by Joseph D. Mocker TopLink 10 Years of Persistence | |
Nov 18. | Rob Gingell leaves Sun: May have open source Java side effects? | |
Nov 19. | C-JDBC wins the ApacheCon Derby Code Contest Sun invites outside involvement with Java 6 | |
Nov 22. | Starbucks Does Not Use Two-Phase Commit What exactly can be done with an open source Java? | |
Nov 23. | Geronimo Developers Want To Challenge IBM and BEA JDK 5.0: More Flexible, Scalable Locking AOP Considered Dangerous TheServerSide Joins TechTarget, TMC discontinued Psssstt, look what DotNet can do... JDK 6.0 is Now Available | |
Nov 24. | Sun Fixes Security Vulnerability with Java Plug-in in JRE/SDK Critical Java bug targets JVM Is Java ready for Grid Computing? | |
Nov 25. | "Java Is Not a Bazaar" - Open Letter to Sun from Eric S. Raymond | |
Nov 29. | Clash of the .Net, J2EE Clans? Sun and Microsoft will host joint Webcast | |
Nov 30. | Java vs Smalltalk: "Dear Java, I Need Closure..." |
December 2004 |
Dec 2. | Java should support multiple inheritance. | |
Dec 3. | Will Oracle Go Back to Buying BEA? | |
Dec 6. | Apache Jetspeed Reaches first 2.0 milestone | |
Dec 8. | Apache adopts new JDO project | |
Dec 9. | Sun warms to Dynamic Languages: Summit Held ObjectWeb Launches Awards for Best Open-Source Middleware Use Cases | |
Dec 10. | Is Java becoming too high level? | |
Dec 14. | Sun Launches Java Studio Developer 7 | |
Dec 15. | NetBeans IDE 4.0 Released Featuring J2SE 5.0 Support NetBeans 4.0 final released. The Eclipse killer ??? Sun releases update to Java BluePrints Solutions Catalog | |
Dec 17. | BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 Beta released | |
Dec 19. | JDO 2.0 Public Draft Available | |
Dec 20. | Hibernate 3 goes into Beta | |
Dec 21. | CA joins Eclipse Foundation | |
Dec 22. | J2SE Compatibility Test Sources Released | |
Dec 27. | Dec Do alternative Java frameworks create open source lock-in? Bruno Souza to Sun: "Stop Saying That 'Our Implementation Is Open Source,' It Is Not". |
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