Java Magazine - March/April 2012

Adopt-a-JSR in Full Swing

Java user groups
(JUGs) around the
world are signing up
for the Adopt-a-JSR
initiative, engaging
their local developer
communities to
grow Java through
active participation in the Java Specification
Requests (JSRs) of the Java Community
Process (JCP). Most recently, the Houston
Java Users Group adopted JSR 321 (Trusted
Computing API for Java), and Java User
Group Chennai adopted JSR 331 (Constraint
Programming API).

Ben Evans and Martijn Verburg of the London Java Community have been on the road at conferences and local JUG meetings introducing the Adopt-a-JSR initiative. The objective of the program is to encourage JUG members to get involved in a JSR and to evangelize that JSR to their JUG and the wider Java community in order to increase grassroots participation.

To get started, visit the Adopt-a-JSR program on Java.net. See the matrix of JSRs and the JUGs that are participating in those JSRs to get an idea of which JSRs might benefit most from adoption by your JUG.

Ben Evans Martijn Verburg

JAVA 7 RECIPES

By Josh Juneau, Mark Beaty, Carl Dea, Freddy Guime, and John O’Conner Apress (January 2012)

Java 7 Recipes offers solutions to common programming problems encountered every day while developing Java-based applications. Fully updated with the newest features and techniques available, Java 7 Recipes provides code examples involving Servlets, JavaFX 2.0, XML, Java Swing, and much more. Content is presented in the popular problem/solution format. Look up the programming problem that you want to solve, read the solution, and apply the solution directly in your own code. Problem solved!

PRO JAVAFX 2 PLATFORM By James Weaver, Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, Dean Iverson, and Johan Vos Apress (March 2012)

In Pro JavaFX 2 Platform: A Definitive Guide to Script, Desktop and Mobile RIA with Java Technology, the authors show how you can use the JavaFX platform to create rich client Java applications. Covering the JavaFX API, development tools, and best practices, this book provides code examples that explore the exciting new features provided with JavaFX 2.0. It contains engaging tutorials that cover virtually every facet of JavaFX development, and reference materials on JavaFX that augment the JavaFX API documentation. Pro JavaFX 2 Platform is an essential guide to JavaFX 2.0.

MURACH’S HTML5
AND CSS3

By Zak Ruvalcaba and Anne Boehm Mike Murach & Associates (December 2011)

HTML5 and CSS3 offer dramatic improvements for providing the Web experience that users want today— improvements that no Web developer should miss. If you’re a beginner creating your first Website, this book will teach you the basics of how to accomplish it in just the first six chapters. If you’re an experienced Web designer, JavaScript programmer, or server-side programmer, you won’t find a better way to upgrade your skills and your sites than with this book. Read a sample chapter.

JAVA EE6 COOKBOOK FOR
SECURING, TUNING, AND
EXTENDING ENTERPRISE
APPLICATIONS

By Mick Knutson Packt (February 2012)

This book provides recipes for securing, tuning, and extending enterprise applications using a Java EE 6 implementation. The author begins with the essential changes in Java EE 6, dives into the implementation of some of the new features of the Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.0 specification, and covers how to implement auditing for relational data stores. Several additional sections describe some of the subtle issues encountered, tips, and extension points for stating your own JPA application or extending an existing application.