http://www.artima.com/weblogs/index.jsp?blogger=seanl Artima Weblogs is a community of bloggers posting on a wide range of topics of interest to software developers. http://www.artima.com/images/artima88x33.gif http://www.artima.com/ http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=335802 My JavaOne day three was just sessions. And the concert! But the sessions were good ones. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=335781 Day Two at JavaOne brought a few more interesting announcements. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=335733 The day one keynote convinced everyone that Java is moving forward. There are good things happening, good things on the horizon, and a few surprise changes-in-direction from Oracle. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=246513 Contrarians reject the majority opinion and often have personal reasons to degrade Agile. These writings often disqualify themselves through bias, thus failing to benefit the community. But non-contrarians - practitioners who tend to support the majority view - may be in the best position to drag the skeletons out of the closet. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=165855 With the demise of my former employer, I found myself on the streets holding a sign that said: "Will do Jini for food." I finally landed a job with a company that does Jini, although I am not doing Jini. This entry is a reflective on what I learned about Java EE in that three month period. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=59975 Does service oriented architecture mean Web Services? Is Web Services even appropriate as an SOA technology? These and other issues are explored in this post. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=58217 I really pooped out last night. I'm getting old, and the battle with strep when I got here caught up with me. But the General Session was great for Jini folk. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=57994 Really 2.5-3.5. What happened (at least what I saw), etc. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=57705 Most of the action is yet to come this evening. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=57366 Huge adoption numbers, Tiger improvements, and the next Sun targets highlight the first day. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=56533 JavaOne is my favorite conference for many reasons: Seeing friends, learning, discussing technology, and being in SF, among others. This entry highlights some of the things I think will be worth checking out. http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=42267 This article discusses some of the challenges facing corporate research groups. This is a splinter discussion motivated from comments by Frank Sommers in entry entitled "On Avoiding Being Pigeonholed." What are your experiences with research? http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=41453 Is your career in a rut? Are you unhappy? Maybe you've been pigeonholed. In this article I share some personal experiences and the lessons they taught me. Hopefully you can learn from it too.