Java Posse Roundup 09 - Project Coin

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Small language (and library) changes for Java 7 discussed.

• Project Coin
• http://openjdk.java.net/projects/coin/
• The mailing list
• http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/coin-dev
• Modularization - Project Jigsaw
  
• http://blogs.sun.com/theplanetarium/entry/project_jigsaw_modularizing_jdk_7
• JSR 292 - Support for dynamically typed languages
• http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=292
• http://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/dynamic_languages.html
• JSR 203 - New New I/O
• http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=203
• JSR 296 - Swing App Framework
• http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=296
• Merge in Java 6 U 10 changes
• http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javase/java6u10/
• Concurrency - JSR 166
• http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=166
• JSR 308 - Annotations on Types
• http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=308
• Pair/Triple
• http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse/browse_thread/thread/
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• Joda Time
• http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/
• JScience
• http://jscience.org/
• Elvis Operator - .?
• http://blogs.infosupport.com/peterhe/archive/2009/03/02/Java-7-and-the-Elvis-operator.aspx
• Java Lightweight Properties proposal
• http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-March/000106.html
• Remi Forax' work on Properties
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/forax/archive/2008/03/da_vinci_runtim.html
• Java Language Specification (JLS)
• http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/
• New for loop syntax with index proposal
  
• http://www.jroller.com/scolebourne/entry/java_7_for_each_loop
• ARM blocks
• http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-March/000341.html
• http://markmahieu.blogspot.com/2008/01/cicearm-prototype.html
• Strings in switch
• http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-February/000001.html
• Exception improvements
• http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-February/000003.html
• http://blue64.net/2008/06/java-78-cool-feature/
• Multi-line string proposal
• http://www.jroller.com/scolebourne/entry/java_7_multi_line_string
• Static methods for interfaces?
• http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=88225

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• 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.
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