The Scala Experiment

I have a relatively good background in functional programming and being a Java programmer I really miss some of the features that can be found in functional programming languages, like SML and Scheme. Scala is a unique language for me, not only because it combines features from object oriented languages (classes, inheritance, mixins) and functional […]

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Scrum presentations

Below you can find three fantastic talks of Ken Schwaber (co-creator of Scrum) about Scrum and agile software development. The Roots of Scrum (InfoQ) Agile Quality: A Canary in a Coal Mine (InfoQ) Scrum et al (Google)

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SUN open sources Java

SUN licenses Java SE, Java ME and Java EE implementations under GPL v2. For more info: sun.com: SUN opens Java Tim Bray: Java Is Free Peter Ahé: The Compiler is Open Sourced InfoQ: Sun open sources Java SE, ME, and Glassfish under GPLv2 OpenJDK @ java.net

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