Java Posse #429 - Newscast for Late August 2013

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General Discussion Topics

• Soft / weak / phantom references

• http://www.rallydev.com/community/engineering/java-references-strong-soft-weak-phantom

• Guava Cache Builder
• http://docs.guava-libraries.googlecode.com/git/javadoc/com/google/common/cache/CacheBuilder.html
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13636475/lightweight-caching-solution-in-scala

• Coherence

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/coherence/overview/index.html

• Go

• http://golang.org/

• Kotlin

• http://kotlin.jetbrains.org/

• Sun Ray

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Ray

• Pixel

• http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/chrome/devices/chromebook-pixel/

• Conferences

• JCrete

• http://www.jcrete.org/

• Java Specialists

• http://www.javaspecialists.eu/

• Chet’s Process Talk

• http://parleys.com/#st=5&id=3539&sl=0

• Devoxx  November 11-15, 2013

• http://www.devoxx.com/

• AnDevCon  November 12-15, 2013

• http://www.andevcon.com/AndevCon_sanfrancisco/index.html

• re:Invent  November 12-15, 2013

• https://reinvent.awsevents.com/

• JavaOne  September 22–26, 2013

• http://www.oracle.com/javaone/index.html

• Scala Summit  August 19 - 21, 2013

• http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/ScalaSummit/

• JavaZone  12th September 2013

• http://jz13.java.no/

• Hyperloop

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth

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• 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)

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