This article on java.net gives a good overview of using the Java 5 annotations provided by JUnit 4 for setting up your tests – this gives a more concise approach to writing your JUnit tests.
Java SE 6 launched – summary of new features
Java SE 6 has official been launched after a long beta. A list of new features and related articles can be found here on the java.sun.com site.
PS3 European launch in March 2007 to come with ‘major firmware update’
The PS3 is due to launch in Europe and the rest of the world in March 2007, and according to the Sony Europe VP of Technology, Paul Holman, there will be a major firmware update released at the same time.
According to Holman there will be new major features and gaming capabilities added in the new firmware. Could it be that the ‘media center’ type functionality is coming? Remember the screen shots from Japan last year showing the PS3 displaying multiple HD outputs across the screen at the same time? Is the PS3 about to get Tivo like functionality?
Glassfish ‘user friendly’ command line interface
Can’t rememeber the syntax for the command line interface for administering your Glassfish EE 5.0 server? Apparently Glassfish has a neat feature where it uses regex to match patterns to find ‘likely’ matches for mistyped or commands you are unsure of. Very cool.