artima developer newsletter saartimacom artima newsletter april 2 2008 artima developer newsletter april 2 2008 thank subscribing artima developer newsletter subscribers regret unsubscribe algorithm explained end message advertisement download programming scala expand horizons comprehensive stepbystep guide scala coauthored martin odersky scalas designer lex spoon bill venners available 2250 preprint ebook week artima adding closures java language among hotly debated topics recent months closures useful essential element many languages goes theory make java programmers lives easier developers read someone elses code often write new code bruce eckel wonders loud effects java closures readability code heres question closures allow slightly verby slightly less nouny yegges frame thought allow programmers create programs easier read 10 years ingrained culture overwhelm attempts solve problem say java programs continue look pretty much regardless additional language features closures make java less verbose httpwwwartimacomweblogsviewpostjspthread227728 bruce eckel came across steve yegges execution kingdom nouns might provide much explanation java programs always seem end excessively verbose artima blogs ideas refactoring addicts dynamic languages httpwwwartimacomweblogsviewpostjspthread227806 david vydra developers relied heavily refactoring support available static languages suspicious productivity gains promised dynamic languages typesafe dsls java httpwwwartimacomforumsflatjspforum270thread227550 typedasm new opensource project google code aims make possible write typesafe domainspecific languages java jevgeni kabanov explains projects goals initial codebase pair blog entries pattern matching tom httpwwwartimacomforumsflatjspforum276thread227587 pattern matching feature languages haskell ml scala offers convenient way define sophisticated control flow java provide pattern matching capabilities opensource tom library adds pattern matching java luis diego fallas provides brief patternmatching overview java tom notable projects releases adobe releases early versions air flex linux httpwwwartimacomforumsflatjspforum276thread227946 adobe released today early versions air richclient runtime opensource flex sdk flexbuilder ide linux enabling crossplatform flex development deployment company also joined linux foundation aim cause rich ui experiences linux desktops amazon adds elastic ip addresses availability zones ec2 httpwwwartimacomforumsflatjspforum276thread227698 amazons elastic compute cloud ec2 added two new features aimed applications need highly tolerant application data center failure amazon cto werner vogels introduces elastic ip addresses availability zones recent blog post azul releases realtime performance monitor java httpwwwartimacomforumsflatjspforum276thread227644 azul systems released new tool allows continuous performance profiling java application even production environment addition company announced program lets developers observe applications azuls 96core hardwarebased jvm receiving email subscribed artima newsletter likely created user account artimacom subscribers regret may unsubscribe editing settings artimacom user account deselecting artima newsletter checkbox step 1 sign httpwwwartimacomsign_in step 2 edit settings httpwwwartimacomaccount dont remember artimacom user nickname password obtain reminder httpwwwartimacommailpwdjsp artima software inc po box 390122 mountain view ca 94039 usa httpwwwartimacom thu 07 aug 2008 091853 0000 closures make java less verbose