Roundup 08 - Java, Improve or Renew?

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Are you ready to let go of your java comfort zone?

• JCP
• http://jcp.org
  
• JRuby
• http://jruby.codehaus.org/
  
• Jython
• http://www.jython.org/Project/index.html
  
• Scala
• http://www.scala-lang.org/
  
• Groovy
• http://groovy.codehaus.org/
  
• Multiple languages on the JVM
• http://openjdk.java.net/projects/mlvm/ 
• http://www.robert-tolksdorf.de/vmlanguages.html
  
• Closures:
• FCM -
  http://www.jroller.com/scolebourne/category/Java
  
• BGGA -
  http://javac.info/
  
• CICE -
  http://docs.google.com/View?
  docid=k73_1ggr36h
  
• Drop backwards compatibility?
• http://www.oreillynet.com/onjava/blog/2008/
  01/drop_backward_compatibility_or.html
  
• Java 7
• https://jdk7.dev.java.net/
  
• Java FX / FX Script
• http://java.sun.com/javafx/ 
• http://java.sun.com/javafx/script/
  
• Reified generics
• http://gafter.blogspot.com/2006/11/
  reified-generics-for-java.html
  
• Thinking in Java book
• http://mindview.net/Books/TIJ4
  
• JVM
• http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jvms/
  
• Java class libraries
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/
  api/overview-summary.html
  
• Google Collections Library
• http://code.google.com/p/google-collections/
  
• Static typing in Groovy 2
  
• http://dmy999.com/article/26/
  scala-vs-groovy-static-typing-is-key-to-performance
  
• C# backwards compatibility?
• http://edge-loop.spaces.live.com/Blog/
  cns!8F028CC27525BEA1!1438.entry
  
• OpenJDK
• http://openjdk.java.net/
  
• Java Community Links?
• http://java.sun.com/community/
  
• C/C++
• http://www.cprogramming.com/
  
• Jackpot
• http://jackpot.netbeans.org
  
• Retroweaver
• http://retroweaver.sourceforge.net/
  
• Iced Tea
• http://www.javalobby.org/java/
  forums/t97093.html
  

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