For the week of September th:
The Java Enclosing Class as an Implementation of the Builder Pattern
Some language features are just plain ugly. The first time you see them, you say to yourself, “If I ever have to use that, there’s something wrong with my design.” And most of the time you’d be right. Languages tend to be designed to fit the greatest common factor, which widens their appeal. Only problem is there’s a lot of bad design in that GCF.
Sun, Canonical strengthen Ubuntu ties
Sun Microsystems Inc. and Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, announced Thursday a further deepening of their existing partnership. The companies are making a full Java technology stack and developer tools available immediately with the latest release of Ubuntu, version 7.04, also known as “Feisty Fawn,” which debuted Thursday.
Sun buys mobile phone software maker SavaJe
Sun Microsystems Inc. said it plans to acquire the intellectual property of SavaJe Technologies Inc., a provider of Mobile Java application development tools.
