Five Aspects You’ve Never Heard AboutAlef Arendsen, SpringSource, the NetherlandsAspect-oriented programming has been around for quite some time now. Today, AOP is used in a wide range of applications to solve a wide variety of problems. However, some of those solutions are not very well-known to the general Java development community. In this session, Alef will explore several aspects he has seen…
The BUGKen Gilmer, Bug Labs., USAThe BUG is a modular, mobile, open source computer designed to put the user in control. Using Linux, Java, and OSGi new types of applications can be created with previously unknown hardware combinations. This talk will illustrate how to build dynamic, highly customizable applications using Linux, Java, OSGi, and Eclipse. All platform and tool software is open so…
The Future of the Web: HTML 5, WebSocket, and CometJonas Jacobi, Kaazing, USAThe HTML 5 specification is set to forever change the way in which we build applications for the Web. One innovation- WebSocket- in particular will enable full-duplex HTTP communication, and finally bring an end to the tired “click and wait” paradigm traditionally associated with the Web. Prior to the introduction of…
The future of the Java Platform: programmers, designers, users, and beyondJoshua Marinacci, SUN Microsystems, USAWhat does the term ‘Java’ really mean? Java used to mainly refer to ‘Java the Language’, but these days the real value is in the JVM and ‘Java the Platform’. In the future the Java platform will grow by expanding to new languages, like Ruby, Python, and JavaFX Script, and by expanding t…