Musings on the world of software from the sharp end of the long tail
Posted in Uncategorized, java on Dec 22nd, 2008
JBoss is responsible for producing the Reference Implementation of JSR-299 (aka Web Beans) and Pete Muir(the RI lead) has just announced that the first Alpha release is available. Reference Implementations are useful in that they demonstrate that the specification is practical and can actually be implemented; it also allows people to evaluate the technology (ie. [...]
Posted in java, open source on Dec 8th, 2008
The only constant is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
— Isaac Asimov
And that, so I’ve been told, was a guiding principal behind [...]
Posted in java on Nov 14th, 2008
JBoss (a division of Red Hat) is hiring. One of our Technical Development Managers (the most excellent Bruno Georges has moved to a new role in APAC sales) so we’re looking for a replacement to manage the Portal Platform and common framework teams.
We’re also looking for curriculum developers and trainers for JBoss Middleware.
You can list [...]
Posted in java on Oct 27th, 2008
I just saw this nice screencast of the new AS console (aka embedded Jopr) - so even if you don’t have time to download and play yourself, you can get a feel for what’s coming.
Posted in java, open source on Oct 23rd, 2008
The really big news last week was that JBoss ON (Operation Network) has finally been open sourced as the Jopr project (I’m trying to like the name - honest). JBoss ON is a sophisticated management platform for the JBoss Middleware stack and it’s based on Project RHQ (A collaboration between Red Hat and Hyperic).
There’s a [...]
I just heard that JBoss AS 5 CR2 is out (download, release notes). This is an important milestone as it passes the Java EE 5 TCK - we’ve been bouncing around the 99% mark for some time so it’s good to finally get over the line. While most of the key features of Java EE [...]
Posted in Enterprise, Red Hat, java on Sep 9th, 2008
JBoss EAP 4.3 CP02 FP01 (aka the Seam Feature Pack) is now available from Red Hat Network and the JBoss Customer Support Portal. Release notes here. Congratulations to the team for getting it out on time.
The Feature Pack allows you to upgrade the version of Seam in JBoss EAP 4.3 (Seam 1.2.1) to the latest [...]
JBoss bagged a couple more accolades thanks to InfoWorld’s annual BOSSIE (Best of Open Source) awards. Specifically JBoss ESB (in the Platform and Middleware category) and Drools (in the Dev Tools category). W00t.
I was in Italy last week with the core Hibernate and Seam developers - working on he roadmaps / strategy for both. It was a great opportunity to meet some of JBoss’ best and brightest and put some email addresses to faces.
Instead of the usual over-priced hotel accommodation - the venue was a house in [...]
Posted in java on Jun 30th, 2008
Just saw an internal email announcing the availabliity of JBoss AS 5.0.0 CR1, the bits are available on SourceForge, and the release notes are here. Have fun and if you have feedback - head over to the JBoss forums.