JavaCocoa-Java Phase Outfiled under Java OSNews reports that recent technical documentation from Apple states future Cocoa development should be in Objective-C not Java. Specifically, features added to Cocoa after Mac OS X 10.4 will not be included in the Cocoa-Java APIs. Cocoa-Java Phase Out [MacSlash]Java in Blu-Ray Players, and Open-Source J2EEfiled under Java
For those interested in enterprise development (and I know it pays the bills, but is anyone really interested in enterprise development), Sun is releasing its J2EE implementation (bizarrely codenamed Glass Fish) under its Open Source vanity license, the CDDL. Java predictions for the next 10 years:
J2SE 6.0 Feature Setfiled under Java At JavaOne next week in San Francisco, Sun will be announcing details of the next version of J2SE. Version 6, codenamed Mustang (the current J2SE 5.0 is, confusingly for Mac users, codenamed Tiger). Mustang will apparently contain no Java language changes, and hopefully no classfile / virtual machine level changes. You can probably expect J2SE 6.0 on the Mac shortly after WinXP Service Pack 3, errm... I mean Longhorn, ships. Details on which JSRs (Java Specification Requests) are scheduled to be included in J2SE 6.0 after the jump. J2SE 6.0 Feature Set [eWeek] Critical Fixes to Javafiled under Java Sun is rolling out fixes to the JRE aimed at critical bugs allowing untrusted applets to elevate their privileges. "For example, an applet may grant itself permissions to read and write local files or execute local applications that are accessible to the user running the untrusted applet." This advisory is targetted at Solaris, Windows, and Linux versions of the JRE. No word if these problems affect Apple's Java implementation, or when fixes will be available on the Mac. Critical Fixes to Java [eWeek] | BooksMake Magazine vol.2
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In news from JavaOne, it appears that the Blu-Ray high-definition disk standard will include a Java VM as standard in all players, used for network connectivity and interactive features like downloaded games. Since Java, under its original names Green and Oak, was designed for use in set-top boxes over a decade ago, this is a return to Java's roots as a secure, strongly-typed language for use in embedded devices.
Targeted at those familiar with other versions of Unix, applies your knowledge to Mac OS X Tiger. Covers Spotlight and HFS+ Metadata, CUPS, X11, compiling and linking code, package management and creation, and Mac OS X Server.
