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After many months of development, and a large number of bug fixes, the Scala Team has released the next version of their concise, JVM-based programming language.  Scala 2.8 is a major release that includes a redesigned collection library, manifests for polymorphic arrays, type specialization, and improvements to the Scala IDE.  Tools like Scaladoc, Sbaz, and Scalap have gotten enhancements...

Oracle has laid out its strategy for integrating Sun's resources - Human and Technological - into their own company infrastructure.  The company plans to invest $4.3 billion in R&D this year, and between last year's Oracle OpenWorld and now, the message is the same - Java and its developer tools are safe.  For many of these tools, Oracle plans to continue development and expand...

Today marks a new dawn for the Java community - after months of speculation, Oracle have made their plans for Java clear following their Sun acquistion.  In this article, the speculation ends and I will list some of the impacts this buyout has on the Java community, as announced at yesterday's event. James Sugrue

The Software Development profession is still a relatively immature profession. There are few real certifications and no real licensing processes that provide any realistic guide to an individual's competency. The landscape evolves quickly and covers a very broad spectrum of skills. These reasons make it difficult to map out a career path that will lead to the development of a complete...

For over nine months the Java world has been waiting with bated breath for definitive information about the future of Sun's software and hardware portfolios. That day has arrived! Today Oracle held a five hour live webcast outlining their high level strategies for Sun's entire product line. The webcast was recorded and broken up into topics for easy consumption. ...

I’ve spent some time thinking a bit more deeply about a few of my recent posts on software architecture, and have come to the following revelation. Architects architect architecture! James Sugrue