JIRA Client / IntelliJ integration
14 Nov 2007 5:32pm GMT I just installed the new (well, new-ish) version of JIRA Client, and discovered that they've done some work integrating with IntelliJ. For the most part, it looks like the integration just brings some high-level search and issue data into the IntelliJ windowing system. But they went a bit further as well: any issue that has a stack trace in the description or comments gets a little lightning-rod icon next to it. Right-clicking on such an issue presents a menu option to examine the stack...
WebLogic Server 10.3 Tech Preview is out!
7 Nov 2007 5:22pm GMT A technology preview of the next WebLogic Server version is available for download now. We've got a number of cool new features ready for evaluation and feedback, including some cool new class-reloading features for vastly improved iterative development. Take a look at it and let us know what you think via our Tech Preview forum.
SpringOne 2007: "Writing JPA Applications" video now available
10 Sep 2007 7:07pm GMT A video recording of my presentation from SpringOne 2007 is now available online. The presentation covers JPA usage in an application, including API usage, transactional semantics, useful JPQL constructs, and common performance concerns. I'd like to thank the guys at Parleys.com for making this content available.
Summer of Code success story
10 Sep 2007 6:39am GMT I just checked in the output from Ignacio Andreu's Summer of Code project. It's been a pleasure working with Ignacio over the last several months. From the onset, when he motivated us to get involved in the Summer of Code program, he showed a great deal of initiative. He kept up the good work throughout the initial phases and the work period of the program. I was impressed with how well he worked in a remote environment (all of our conversations to date have been over email or instant...
OpenJPA 1.0.0 is now available
30 Aug 2007 6:27pm GMT Earlier this week, the OpenJPA community released OpenJPA version 1.0. The release is available for download at http://openjpa.apache.org/downloads.html. Read the release notes for more details. I'd like to thank Marc Prud'hommeaux in particular for all his hard work getting the release built and automating a significant amount of the process.