Java SE 8 (and Java EE 7) Comes to WebLogic!
As many of you know one of the key features of GlassFish 4.1 was support for Java SE 8. You may be glad to hear that WebLogic 12.1.3 now is also officially...
View ArticleSpotlight on GlassFish 4.1: #5 NetBeans Support
'Spotlight on GlassFish 4.1' is a series of posts by David Delabassee that highlights specific enhancements of the upcoming GlassFish 4.1 release. It could...
View ArticleCalling All REST/JAX-RS Enthusiasts: Join JAX-RS 2.1!
As you might be aware, the initial wave of Java EE 8 JSRs are now launched, including the platform JSR itself, CDI 2, JSON-B, JMS 2.1, Servlet 4, JAX-RS 2.1,...
View ArticleWhy Another MVC Framework in Java EE 8?
Some of you may be aware that MVC 1.0 was launched as JSR 371. Targeted for Java EE 8 the goal of the JSR is to provide a standards based action-oriented...
View ArticleThemes/Resource Library Contracts in JSF 2.2/Java EE 7
Resource Library Contracts are one of the big ticket features in JSF 2.2. There's actually quite a bit to the feature - it allows for logical organization and...
View ArticleMyBatis-CDI: Persistence Alternative for Java EE
ORM is a by and large proven technique that has been around for a long time now (believe it or not TopLink was created in the early nineties for Smalltalk and...
View ArticleNFJS Greater Atlanta Software Symposium Trip Report
The NFJS Greater Atlanta Software Symposium was held September 12 - 14. I had four talks total over two days, more or less back-to-back. The first one was our...
View ArticleRESTful Java Patterns and Best Practices
[This article was written by David Delabassee.] RESTful Java Patterns and Best Practices” written by ’Bhakti Mehta' has been recently published. One...
View ArticleNFJS New England Software Symposium Boston Trip Report
The NFJS New England Software Symposium was held September 19 - 21 in Boston. This is one of the larger NFJS shows and attendance at the show and my sessions...
View ArticleTools for MVC in Java EE 8
[This article was written by David Delabassee.] Last week at Devoxx, Manfred Riem (MVC 1.0 Co-Specification Lead) did a session on MVC 1.0 (JSR 371) to a...
View ArticleJMS2 + JCP @ Chicago JUG
On September 4th, I spoke at the Chicago Java User Group on both JMS 2 as well as the basics of the JCP program. Spearheaded by the very capable likes of...
View ArticleBulk Update/Delete using the Criteria API in JPA 2.1/Java EE 7
It has long been possible to do bulk updates and deletes using JPQL in JPA. Since JPQL is closely modeled after SQL, it has the key advantages that SQL does -...
View ArticleJavaOne 2014: A Small Step in the Right Direction?
JavaOne 2014 San Francisco was held October 25 – 29. I am proud to say this is my eight JavaOne as an attendee, my sixth one as a speaker, my third one as an...
View ArticleAdopt-a-JSR for Java EE 8 Spinning Up
As some of you may be aware, Adopt-a-JSR was a very innovative JUG-led program that was initiated during the later parts of the Java EE 7 time-frame....
View ArticleNamed and Dynamic Binding in JAX-RS 2
Providers, interceptors and filters are excellent mechanisms to bring pluggability and cross-cutting concerns to JAX-RS. By default these artifacts are applied...
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