Even if I didn't intent to write another post, I came across a wonderful offering of my former mentor and inspiration Friedhelm Fischer . Back in the days he was the one responsible for growing my interest in programming and web technologies. Nowadays he …
Continue ReadingThe 10th part of my " Heroes of Java " series. This is the Christmas edition and I would like to thank all readers for their interest in my series! If you have ideas for interview partners: Let me know! Rod Johnson is the father of Spring, whic…
Continue ReadingThis post is among many other "year end" blog-posts and reviews. But it was intended not to be like this. I'm trying to summarize what I have learned about Oracle and Java in 2011 and I also try to explain what "Moving Java Forward" me…
Continue ReadingYou might have noticed, that I simply love JSF. Not only the specification and the reference implementation Mojarra but also the most creative component suites on the market. This is my all-time favorite PrimeFaces and of course RichFaces . This is the rea…
Continue ReadingODTUG Kscope12 is the place to be for the Oracle technical community in 2012. If you are a developer, architect, technical lead, or database administrator who works with Application Express, Business Intelligence, Oracle EPM; including Hyperion products, Ess…
Continue ReadingNormally I don't do this kind of posts happily. But this one is an exception. The German Java User Group Darmstadt was kind enough to invite me to speak about my favorite topic. With all the topics I have talked about in 2011 I thought it would be a good…
Continue ReadingOne of the main goals of Oracle's strategy for GlassFish server was to "integrate with Fusion Middleware and Products" (source: Community Roadmap May, 2010 ). Back in this year you heard a lot of fears and rumors about the two servers becoming o…
Continue ReadingThe ninth part in my Java interview series: " The Heroes of Java ". Agnes Crepet is a French Java Software Architect, involved in the community (JUGs Leader, Conference and podcast Curator). After 10 years working in France, I decided few month…
Continue ReadingJavaOne is on the road again and just a few days back the Brazilian show ended. According to the blog-posts around it was a big success! I was a bit jealous about not making it there. But I was on the road quite a bit this year and I also have a daily job to …
Continue ReadingYou might know, what the WebLogic Maven Plug-In is available since WLS 10.3.4.0 . This nice little plug-in has been revised and updated with the recent WebLogic 12c release. What changed? Since the Maven support has been there for some time, it's inter…
Continue ReadingWebLogic server 12c is out since a few days. It is for "naked" Java dev - the fancy Fusion Middleware stuff will move on to 12c down the line. So, this is basically my release to run. Today I am giving you a quick start with latest NetBeans 7.1 (RC …
Continue ReadingOracle released a new version of their former JRockit-only tooling Mission Control Suite (JRMC). The 4.1 version is a minor version upgrade which directly follow the 4.0.1 which was released way back middle 2010. But even if the version number indicates, it&…
Continue ReadingOracle announces Oracle WebLogic Server 12c the latest release of the #1 application server in this very minute. In exactly one hour from now you can attend the online launch, Developer Deep-Dive, December 1, 11:00 a.m. PT ( Register here ). Read the complet…
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