To Whet Your Appetite for CommunityOne and JavaOne Conferences

Not sure which CommunityOne and JavaOne conference sessions to attend this year? Here are some suggestions.

Posted at 05:26PM May 20, 2009 by GD in JavaOne  |  Comments[1]

Register Now for the 2009 Sun HPC Consortium (June 21-22, Hamburg, Germany)

Whether you're an application developer, CIO, or VP of research, if you're interested in high-performance computing, plan to attend the upcoming Sun High Performance Computing (HPC) Consortium in Hamburg, just before the ISC09 Conference this June. Early bird registration ends May 21, so register now.

Posted at 02:19PM May 19, 2009 by GD in Events  | 

Sun Software Library: Write a Review, Get a T-Shirt

Write a review for an application in the Sun Software Library -- an online catalog of commercial and open-source applications on Sun technologies from over 9,000 companies, organizations, or individual developers -- and you may win a free T-shirt. Learn more and get started.

Posted at 09:11AM May 18, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  |  Comments[2]

Meet Java Champions, JUG Leaders, and the NetBeans Dream Team

Where can you find more than 30 events that feature Java Champions, Java User Group (JUG) leaders, and NetBeans Dream Team members? The Java Champions home page provides details and a schedule for the JavaOne and CommunityOne conferences (June 1-5).

Posted at 08:58AM May 08, 2009 by GD in JavaOne  | 

New Article: JavaFX Mobile Applications -- Best Practices for Improving Performance

In the new article JavaFX Mobile Applications -- Best Practices for Improving Performance, Sun engineer Michael Heinrichs captures lessons learned while preparing the JavaFX release and provides some hints on how to improve the performance of JavaFX Mobile applications. Learn more.

Posted at 10:00AM May 06, 2009 by GD in JavaFX  | 

Updates for the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Sun continues to add innovation through the following new updates to the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System. Sun has

• Doubled the capacity of the Sun Storage 7110 Unified Storage System (4 terabytes [TB])
• More than tripled the capacity of the Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage System (142 TB)
• Added over 15 feature enhancements in this quarter's Sun Storage 7000 update (Software 2009.Q2)

Download and experience the virtual versions of the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems from the Tech Resources page.

Posted at 08:37AM May 05, 2009 by GD in Sun  | 

Developer Insight: Code Talk With Five Experts

In Part 2 of the Developer Insight Series, Code Talk, developers Joshua Bloch, Masood Mortazavi, Jaron Lanier, Victoria Livschitz, and Brian Harry discuss the keys to writing good code.

Posted at 10:33AM May 01, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Geertjan Interviews Bernd Ruehlicke

In Oil & Gas Exploration on the NetBeans Platform, Geertjan Wielenga interviews petrophysicist Bernd Ruehlicke about Vinland Software Suite, an application for geoscientists created at Eriksfiord.

Topics of discussion include geoscience, the NetBeans platform, Swing, and one way to limit spaghetti code. Read the interview.

Posted at 12:45PM Apr 30, 2009 by GD in NetBeans  | 

Fresh Look: Developer Content on My Sun Connection

We've updated the Developer tab for Sun Developer Network (SDN) members on the My Sun Connection portal. Log in, take a look, and let us know what you think.

Not yet an SDN member? Register for a Sun online account to join SDN, and you're in.

Posted at 11:01AM Apr 30, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Sun Forums: Interview With ejp (Esmond Pitt)

Get to know ejp, also known as Esmond Pitt of Australia, in the inaugural Sun Forums Contributors Spotlight interview.

Posted at 03:38PM Apr 27, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Audiocast: Paul Miller Interviews J.C. Soto of Sun on Cloud Computing

Listen to Paul Miller's latest interview: Juan Carlos Soto Reaffirms Sun Microsystems' Commitment to the Cloud.

Posted at 12:37PM Apr 27, 2009 by GD in Sun  | 

Happy Birthday, Blogs.sun.com!

From the first posting on April 27, 2004, blogs.sun.com has been a place for Sun Microsystems employees to discuss the projects they're working on, air some dirty laundry, philosophize, express their dreams, and tell readers about special people and events in their lives.

Blogs.sun.com shows the beating heart of Sun, from its CEO to its student interns. Thanks to Linda Skrocki and all members of the BSC team (past and present) for their excellent work.

Posted at 09:57AM Apr 27, 2009 by GD in Sun  | 

Test Your JVM

How do you test whether Java is working on your computer and what version it is? Visit the test VM page at java.com.

Posted at 08:48AM Apr 23, 2009 by GD in Core Java  | 

New Video: Deep Dive With Ed Ort -- Christine Dorffi of SDN

Ed Ort of Sun Microsystems interviews managing editor Christine Dorffi to see the latest on the Sun Developer Network product pages, including Java SE and JavaFX. Watch the video.

Posted at 11:19AM Apr 21, 2009 by GD in Sun  | 

EduConnection Update: April 2009 Issue Is Out

The latest issue of EduConnection Update contains articles and links of interest to students and faculty. Take a look.

Posted at 09:46AM Apr 17, 2009 by GD in Students  |