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Re: Open Source: Not just hobbyists
In the past decades, we've been getting more and more powerful libraries (or components), but that doesn't mean that they'll soon string themselves together by magic [...] there is still plenty of need for paid programmers in the future, no matter how good the components get. —
Re: Open Source: Not just hobbyists
Anybody read the Asimov robot books? Assume that computers get smart, and that applications *do* string themselves together. Somebody is still going to need play the roll of psychologist. —
Re: Chapter 9: Taste for Makers
One of the cool features of Eclipse 3.0, as I found out just a few days ago, is to be able to define a coding style and then export it to an XML file. Others on the project can then import the file and with a ctrl-shift-F, format the code. —
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JSR-94, What Next?
JSR-94 specification lead Daniel Selman has posted his thoughts on what should be next for the Java Rule Engine API in JSR-94, What Next? A good starting place is his diagram. Selman argues that the pasic problem is that "the specification is very loose. Defining a bunch of interfaces and exceptions to invoke a black-box 'rule engine' is not particularly helpful. [..] JSR-94 barely defines what a rule engine is (this is a contentious topic!) and can of course therefore not enter into the details of how rules are constructed or manipulated, the effects of invoking rules, binding of rules to the Java language or many other interesting topics."
The Mobile Media API
Mark Balbes reports that "J2ME is maturing at the same rate as the rest of Java. The JCP, which defines the new features that will become part of the Java platform, now features 62 specifications relating to features for J2ME." In The Mobile Media API, Balbes writes that "MMAPI allows us to develop software for mobile phones, pagers, and PDAs that can play and record both audio and video. In addition, cameras are supported so that a photograph can be captured and used within a custom application."
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