Author Archives: Reza Rahman

The JSON-P 1.1 (Java API for JSON Processing) specification has just posted a public review (this is the last step before the proposed final specification). For those unaware, JSON-P is a lower level JSON processing API introduced as part of Java EE 7. JSON-P 1.1 is a relatively more minor but important update that willContinue reading “JSON-P 1.1 Public Review Starts Now!”

One of the most important things to do at this stage of the life-cycle of Java EE is highlight successful adoption stories at a regular cadence. The community has been doing just that for a long time including at JavaOne. A number of these stories are curated at Zeef. Sayo Oladeji recently agreed to shareContinue reading “Java EE 7 in Production at Eko Electricity”

The Philly JUG continues to march forward under new leadership and I was honored to deliver the September talk(s!?) myself. As ironic as it may seem, the Philly JUG had not had a dedicated talk on Java SE 8 and it was definitely time to close that gap. Fortunately I have just such as talkContinue reading “Java SE 8 and 9 at the Philly JUG”

The App Dev Trends conference was held December 4-9 in Orlando, Florida. Focused on practical enterprise development, it is a brand new part of the popular Live! 360 events. It is chaired by the well-respected veteran technical journalist John K. Waters, editor-in-chief of the Application Development Trends magazine. App Dev Trends helped bring a JavaContinue reading “Java EE @ App Dev Trends”

Oredev was held 7-11 November in Malmo, Sweden. Although modest in size Oredev takes pride in making an effort to bring together the best and brightest speakers around the world. It is one of the few conferences that rely heavily on targeting and inviting specific speakers as opposed to simply utilizing a call-for-papers. This yearContinue reading “Java EE @ Oredev”

Java Day Kiev took place 14-15 October. Led by the Ukrainian JUG, it is one of the most significant developer events in Ukraine. The event attracted a bevy of world-class speakers including Burr Sutter, Ivar Grimstad, Sebastian Daschner, Ruslan Sinitskiy and Edson Yanaga. Java EE had an excellent showing at the event including my ownContinue reading “Java EE @ Java Day Kiev”

The joint community survey on Java EE 8 by the Java EE Guardians and DZone ends September 7. If you haven’t done so already, I strongly suggest participating in the survey now. The ContextFor those unaware, the primary motivation for the survey is to make sure the right features make it into Java EE 8.Continue reading “Last Call and Some Results for DZone Joint Community Survey on Java EE 8”

One of the most important things to do at this stage of the life-cycle of Java EE is highlight successful adoption stories at a regular cadence. The community has been doing just that for a long time including at JavaOne. A number of these stories are curated at Zeef. Pavel Pscheidl recently agreed to shareContinue reading “Java EE Adoption Story from Pavel Pscheidl”

WebSphere V9 “traditional” has recently been fully Java EE 7 certified. In case you are wondering, this is indeed the much maligned “kitchen sink” monolithic version of WebSphere – as opposed to the far more nimble WebSphere Liberty. Given the very large and loyal customer base IBM has as well as the continued substantial usageContinue reading “WebSphere V9 "Traditional" Now Java EE 7 Certified”

A polished and professional logo is important to the identity of any non-trivial effort. Although Java user groups are community efforts, they are no exception. In fact the largest and most successful JUGs in the world almost invariably have a nice logo. As part of our ongoing revitalization effort, it made total sense to doContinue reading “The Philly JUG has a New Logo!”