I wanted to explore learning to use MongoDB with Java and the best way to do this was to develop a toy application. And to add to this, I thought of using JavaFX and building a desktop application instead. I am building the application as I am writing this. I will upload the code onto Github once I am done with the application. Preview Text: ...

RESTEasy is quickly becoming a favorite project of mine. RESTEasy allows you to easily and quickly create REST based services with Java. Today I'll show you how fast you can have a minimal REST service running using Netbeans 7.1 and RESTEasy.Create a new Maven Web Application using Netbeans 7.1 and call it HelloRESTEasy. Preview Text: ...

Closing an asynchronous file channel can be very difficult. If you submitted I/O tasks to the asynchronous channel you want to be sure that the tasks are executed properly. This can actually be a tricky requirement on asynchronous channels for several reasons. The default channel group uses deamon threads as worker threads, which isn't a good choice, cause these threads just abandon if the...

Java Posse Episode 385 - Newscast for May 18th 2012 Update on training, Chicago combined with Atlanta, SF and London planned for later in the year but no firm details yet. http://www.escalatesoft.com If you want training in the UK prior to that, our good friends at Underscore have some courses coming up in London. http://underscoreconsulting.com/training/ Please don’t learn to code (or do, but don’t quit your day job): http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/17/3025538/dont-learn-to-code-programming-jeff-atwood http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/05/please-dont-learn-to-code.html The Java Plan A/B decision in hindsight - was Java 7 enough? Will Java 8 be? Fabrizio Guidici has a blog article about the subtle new behaviors of JDK 7 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/2012/05/07/understanding-subtle-new-behaviours-jdk-7 And also bids farewell to Java 6 and notes that with Java 7, Oracle can now produce versions of the JVM for all major operating systems including OS X at the same time. With Java 6 heading towards EOL soon, is it time to switch? http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/2012/05/07/farewell-java-6 What are we excited about in Java 8? http://www.java.net/node/885831/results http://mreinhold.org/blog/plan-b The expected impact of Lambda expressions on programming with Java 8 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2012/05/02/poll-result-expected-impact-lambda-expressions-closures-programming-java-8 And Brian Goetz has an updated State of the Lambda: Libraries Edition article http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~briangoetz/lambda/collections-overview.html Quick News The nominations for the 2012 Dukes Choice awards are now open. http://www.java.net/dukeschoice JavaFX running on the Raspberry Pi (the small $25 computer on a stick from David Braben). http://www.i-programmer.info/news/91-hardware/4167-javafx-runs-on-raspberry-pi.html Expression Language 3.0 - JSR 341 early draft is now available for formal review. http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/edr/jsr341/index.html Clojure The Clojure/West conference videos are now starting to appear on InfoQ http://clojurewest.org/news/2012/5/11/clojurewest-video-schedule.html https://github.com/strangeloop/clojurewest2012-slides/blob/master/README.md ScalaWags Scala 2.10 M3 now available, with the following new features from SIPs (Scala Improvement Process): http://www.scala-lang.org/node/12659 Android Interesting kickstarter project to replace the Android home page http://www.androidguys.com/2012/05/17/the-future-of-android-tablet-home-screens-looks-like-this/ Galaxy SIII: http://www.androidguys.com/2012/05/03/galaxy-s-iii-announced-inspired-by-nature Not going to talk about the Google/Oracle Android trial until it’s all over, since everything changes so quickly right now. If you want to know the latest, check groklaw. http://www.groklaw.net/ The Xamarin project has ported Android to C#. http://blog.xamarin.com/2012/05/01/android-in-c-sharp/ XobotOS (as it is called) is open source and available on github https://github.com/xamarin/XobotOS Listener Feedback Freddy Guime (Freddy Huh!) and the Lambda Expressions... http://www.javapubhouse.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OqNdD6ygAo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52y2_-75Adw https://www.facebook.com/LambdaExpression Random Crap Dundee university research demonstrates levitation and twisting forces applied to an object by ultrasonic beams. Sonic Screwdriver, here we come! http://www.gizmag.com/dundee-university-sonic-screwdriver/22279/ Thanks Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork Theme Music: Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI), written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney. Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad. Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1) To contact us: Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse Pose a question on our Google Moderator group - http://tinyurl.com/q4javaposse Call us with questions and feedback - (408) 465-4626 Or send us email - javaposse@gmail.com The Java Posse consists of Tor Norbye, Carl Quinn, Joe Nuxoll and Dick Wall