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Java 7 Update 3 Released

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:59:55 +0000

Java 7 Update 3 has been released and is available to download from Oracle's download page. If you look at the release notes you'll see this is mainly a security fix release.

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Java 6 Update 31 Released

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:58:56 +0000

The JDK for Java 6 Update 31 is available to download from Oracle's Java download page. The release notes show this to be a security fix release.

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Using the CardLayout

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:37:39 +0000

I've had a couple of questions recently on the CardLayout layout manager so it seems a good time to have a look at how the CardLayout can be used.

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Murach's Java Programming (4th Edition) Book Review

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:25:20 +0000

If you're looking for a Java programming book that does a good job of getting you programming Java code quickly then you might be interested in the latest edition of Murach's Java Programming. It's aimed at complete beginners and programmers who are coming from another programming language who want to get up to speed with Java.

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Readers' Choice Awards 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:51:03 +0000

The 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards will showcase the best products, features and services in dozens of categories. Readers' Choice includes multiple channels ranging from technology to hobbies to parenting. In the computing channel there are several topics to choose from:

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NetBeans 7.1 Released

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:44:16 +0000

NetBeans 7.1 has been released and if you look at the release notes and release overview you'll see it supports the creation of JavaFX 2.0 applications.

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GUI Saturday: Using the FlowLayout

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:37:35 +0000

The FlowLayout layout manager is probably the simplest way to place components (e.g., buttons, text fields) into a container (e.g., JPanel, JFrame). All it does is put the components into a row and if that row reaches the edge of the container it starts another row.

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JavaFX 2.02 Released

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:42:51 +0000

If you're upgrading to Java 7 Update 2 then it's now easier to get the latest version of JavaFX as it comes with the Java 7 Update 2 release.

For those using Java 6 Update 26 to Java 7 Update 1 the standalone JavaFX 2.02 SDK or just the JavaFX Runtime is available to download separately.

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Java 7 Update 2 Released

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:41:07 +0000

Java 7 Update 2 has been released and is available to download from Oracle's download page.

If you look at the release notes you'll see the JDK includes the JavaFX SDK, with the JavaFX Runtime now installed with the JRE. There are also a number of improvements for web-deployed applications and a few bug fixes.

Java 6 Update 30 Released

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:37:11 +0000

The JDK for Java 6 Update 30 is available to download from Oracle's Java download page. The release notes show this release includes several bug fixes.

There is a special mention of a fix to a bug introduced in Java 6 Update 29 that caused problems with creating secure connections. Hopefully those of you who were experiencing problems with that release will find them resolved by upgrading to this release.