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About DonaldOJDK

This blog is for both personal and professional topics. Nothing here should be considered official for any past, present or future employer (or my wife and kids)!

The incredible Diversity of JavaOne

I’ve been trying to plan my week at JavaOne (coming up in 3 short weeks) and I’m having a real challenge.  As a relatively new Product Manager in the SE team, there’s absolutely no shortage of areas I could focus on. … Continue reading

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EclipseCon Europe Java 7 Track Talks and Schedule

With help from my colleague at SAP, the EclipseCon Europe Java 7 track is now completed and tentatively scheduled.  We have great content spanning all three days that will provide insight into what’s new with Java 7, OpenJDK and hints … Continue reading

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New Java 7 Summit To Be Held at EclipseCon Europe

Java 7 was formally launched on 7/7 and the full GA download should be available within the next couple of weeks. The timing created a great opportunity for us to host a “Java 7 Summit” at EclipseCon Europe this fall … Continue reading

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On Continuums of Opinion

First off, thank you to Ian Skerrett, who wrote a blog that covered 90% of what was on my mind this morning (and in a much clearer way than I ever could have, I’m sure).  Before you read any further … Continue reading

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Who do you work for?

Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve noticed lately an increase in people representing themselves as Individuals in communities where they are clearly acting on behalf of an Organization. In some cases, I understand the motivation – banks, in particular, are extremely cautious … Continue reading

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Understanding the various JDKs

My tweet yesterday about the fact that JRockit is now free, and the updated license to support that, raised a few questions from some of my Eclipse colleagues. Coincidentally, their questions were exactly the same ones I’ve had, so I … Continue reading

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I have landed!

My first week back to Oracle has whizzed by and I’ve finally been able to take a few moments to navigate my way through the Danish DNS registrars and WordPress.com settings to enable my new blog with vanity URL OpenJ.DK … Continue reading

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