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Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:30pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Gerrit Grunwald, aka @hansolo_ on twitter, has just ported his Swing based gauges and meters framework known as SteelSeries to JavaFX as part of the JFXtras-lab project. I can't tell you how many times since Java AWT first came out, that I have had to use meters…
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One of the cool new features of the JavaFX 2.2 developer preview release is a new Canvas node that allows you to do free drawing within an area on the JavaFX scene similar to the HTML 5 Canvas. You can download this release for Windows, Mac, and Linux from JavaFX Developer Preview.
Being adventurous, I decided to take the JavaFX Canvas for a spin around the block. In doing…
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Dean Iverson and I have been working on an open source project called GroovyFX that provides a Groovy binding that sits on the new JavaFX 2.0 platform. Dean has written a good blog on how to get started with GroovyFX here. It is already a little dated, but if you ignore the JavaFX build numbers and just download the…
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More projects from the CNCF incubated level are preparing to graduate for an ever-widening cloud native ecosystem. The Backstage community has worked on a more robust architecture, and Crossplane aimed to improve its developer DX. KubeFlow and Volcano, both tools promising to improve AI adoption within the Kubernetes ecosystem, are working on easier installation and more features, respectively.
By Olimpiu PopAccording to Marijn Huizenveld, discipline is key to preventing accumulating technical debt. In order to be disciplined you should make it difficult to ignore the debt. Heuristics like fixing small issues immediately, agreeing on a timebox for improvement, and making messy things look messy, can help tame technical debt.
By Ben LindersElon Musk announced that xAI would make its AI chatbot Grok open source, and now the release is accessible on GitHub and Hugging Face. This move enables researchers and developers to expand upon the model, influencing how xAI evolves Grok in the face of competition from tech giants like OpenAI, Meta, Google, Microsoft, and others.
By Daniel DominguezWilliam Chen discusses the importance of trimming your computational graph, storing data in multiple formats, leveraging open source, and considering multiple dimensions of modularization.
By William ChenRedis has recently announced a change in their license by transitioning from the open-source BSD to the more restrictive Server Side Public License (SSPLv1). The move has promptly led to a fork initiated by former maintainers and reignited discussions surrounding the sustainability of open-source initiatives.
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JIm,
Thanks for the great presentation last night. We all enjoyed it!
All the best,
Mike
Happy birthday, Jim!