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This is the first edition of a new column I'll be writing each weekend titled "Java.net: the Week in Review." In the column, I'll present all of the previous week's Java Today news items, a selection of java.net blog posts, polls, and spotlights...
J2SE

Three new platforms were announced last week. Each will move tens of millions of units. And in all likelihood, none of them will support Java.

If there is a future for Java Media, it probably involves MPEG-4 and probably doesn't involve JMF.

Apple has put a lot of effort in producing a top-flight J2SE, with a widely-applauded Swing look-and-feel. But who's the audience? And do they even want it?

Farewell, San Francisco... hello, Dearborn.

Should Java applications look like native apps or should they advertise themselves as Java?

Mac OS X Java 1.4.2 goes final with substantial improvements, including LiveConnect support for the Safari web browser.

A collection of thoughts on thick clients from java.net bloggers and others, a consideration of iTunes as a model thick client, and a question about Java vs. Longhorn.

My last blog kicked off a discussion about how GUI builderrs should work. Now I'm wondering, "why bother?"

Discussion after my session at the Mac OS X conference sounds like a wish list for J2SE GUI development

Usability comes from understanding a problem domain and the user's needs - no API can give that to you.

Anecodotal evidence and a licensing announcement appear to indicate a sea change in 3D graphics as it applies to Java.

When organizers asked me what language my hack was in, they were surprised when I said "Java". But that's changing...



