Onno Kluyt

Welcome to this first installment of the JCP column! Here you can read about the Java Community Process program: newly submitted JSRs, new draft specs, Java APIs that were finalized, and other news from the JCP program. Like any self-respecting IT industry effort, the JCP program proudly features its own collection of acronyms. To help you out, and because this is the first installment, there's a little cheat sheet at the end of this column. J2ME Platform Swings On Vodafone has submitted JSR 209 titled "Advanced Graphics and User Interface Optional Package for the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) Platform" - AGUI for short. This JSR plans to bring a number of Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) APIs to devices, such as Swing, Java 2D graphics and imaging, image I/O, and the input method framework. Not only does this allow for very rich applications to be written for this enviro... (more)

From Within the Java Community Process Program

Welcome to the January edition of the JCP column. In the time-honored New Year's tradition of offering a perspective of the past year, I have written a different column on the JCP than in other months. Driven partly by the fifth anniversary milestone and partly by some interesting trends happening around us, I'm taking this opportunity to chat with you about this past year and about what may lie ahead for the Java community in 2004. A Look Back To start with the technology side of things: 2003 saw the J2EE 1.4 JSRs go final. The Executive Committee voted unanimously in favor, thus... (more)

From Within the Java Community Process Program

Welcome to the April edition of the JCP column! Each month you can read about the Java Community Process: newly submitted JSRs, new draft specs, Java APIs that were finalized, and other news from the JCP. In this month's column I'm focusing mostly on one new JSR. Java Is a Platform The above is an often-heard description when talking about this technology. While many Java developers may first think of the Java programming language, what makes this technology successful is not only the niceties of the programming language but the richness of the class libraries and the presence o... (more)

2005 Java Community Process Executive Committee Elections

Last month I introduced the 2005 ratified ballot nominees for the JCP ECs. Meanwhile ratified voting concluded on October 17 and results confirmed all nominees: BEA Systems, SAP AG, and SAS Institute for the Standard/Enterprise Edition Executive Committee; and Nokia Corporation, IBM, and Philips Electronics UK for the Micro Edition Executive Committee. Congratulations to all and a warm welcome to new EC member SAS. You'll find more details about this round of elections at www.jcpelection2005.org/jcp/ratification_results. What's next? Open nominations are now under way and run unti... (more)

The JCP Program: Beyond the 300 Mark

JavaOne has a catalyzing effect on Java developers: their enthusiasm and energies spike around the show; they ready their latest and greatest Java technology-based projects and solutions for the annual encounter with software programmers from around the world. Take for instance the JSR Spec Leads - they too intensify their efforts around the show to submit new JSRs to the program, advance work under development to the next stages, or finalize standards. JavaOne is a favorite event with JSR Spec Leads who don't miss on the opportunity to leverage the Conference as an ideal forum f... (more)