Java7 is here! (and free t-shirt give away)

After a long wait Java7 is finally here. Congratulations to all the team involved. I'm downloading it as I write. Thanks to Olaf and Oracle I have some lovely Java7 t-shirts to give away. If you fancy one just send me a message, first come first served of course.

Just been asked to spread the word that the JDK7 Developer Preview is available. The details are below:

Java SE 7 Developer Preview Release - Download Now! - The JDK7 Developer Preview Release is now available for rigorous community testing. But time is running out! The latest build is feature complete, stable and ready to roll - so download, test and report bugs now.

Let us know what you think. If you report a bug in the JDK 7 developer preview before April 4th, the Java product team will sing your praises on the Java SE 7 Honor Role. PLUS... we will send you some Java swag. We’ll read, evaluate, and act on all feedback received via the usual bug-reporting channel. Bugs reported later on might not get fixed in time for the initial release, so if you want to be a contributor to Java SE 7 do it before the April deadline.

Free ADF Training

There are two upcoming ADF training events in the pipeline, one for Oracle Partners and another for UKOUG members. Both are being given by Grant Ronald of Oracle.

Details for the partner one are here and details for the UKOUG event are here.

ADF 10gR3 on WebLogic 11gR1ps3!!

The list of certified application servers supported by JDeveloper has just been updated on OTN, you can get it here with a related footnote (H) here. Not normally ground shaking news but the implication of the combination of JDev 10gR3 being certified with WebLogic 11gR1ps3 (10.3.4) is that ADF applications written for OracleAS 10g can now be run on WebLogic. This is a great plus for customers wanting to standardise on Oracle's strategic application server without migrating in production ADF applications. Nice one ADF team!

Free Oracle Virtual Developer Days and WebLogic training

Hi, if you're interested in the latest JEE6 and WebLogic technology then the upcoming Virtual Developer Day on 10th Feb and the following WebLogic weekly webcasts are a great chance to get up to speed. They're also free! The registration page is here.

PS3 is here!

Sorry to disappoint gaming fans but I'm referring to Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.4 (AKA patch-set 3) is now available. Download it from here.

People's Choice - Database Development

The JDeveloper team need your vote for their JDev + Database tooling, exercise your democratic right here by voting for "Making the Most of Logical and Physical Modeling in JDeveloper" at People's Choice - Database Development