[The Java Posse] Re: The 'X' Implementation

2009-03-29 Thread Alexander Snaps
Mark, JPA, like any other JSR, is a specification. It has a reference implementation, TopLink for JPA 1.0, as well as other implementations, e.g. Hibernate. For an implementation to be labeled as compliant, it will need to pass the according TCK. You should be able to find out more about all this a

[The Java Posse] Re: The 'X' Implementation

2009-03-29 Thread Robert Fischer
JPA and Toplink are the most popular JPA impls, to my knowledge. Here's more info on the nature of JPA and its implementations: http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2007/12/18/adopting-java-persistence-framework.html ~~ Robert. Kram wrote: > Hi everyone, > > In episode 236 (and others) I have he

[The Java Posse] Re: "using-suns-jigsaw-may-get-you-fired"

2009-03-29 Thread Joe Data
On Mar 28, 8:56 pm, mbien wrote: > OSGI is a high level classloader based module system, JSR 294 is a > classpath replacement with changes in the Java Language Specification > (module keyword) and JVM, JigSaw is a on JSR 294 based low level > module system for efficient jdk modularisation and JSR

[The Java Posse] The 'X' Implementation

2009-03-29 Thread Kram
Hi everyone, In episode 236 (and others) I have heard mention of people talking about different "implementations" of frameworks, like in episode 236 Steve Harris mentions the "JPA Implementation" the was open sourced. What exactly does that mean? Could someone please provide me with some reading

[The Java Posse] Re: A hidden message in episode 237.

2009-03-29 Thread Derek Munneke
Christian Catchpole wrote: > after the posse buys Sun, I fear it will all be over. > The rumour i heard was that the posse was going to buy IBM, after they become the Blue SUN... /derek --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[The Java Posse] Re: A hidden message in episode 237.

2009-03-29 Thread Christian Catchpole
after the posse buys Sun, I fear it will all be over. On Mar 29, 7:50 pm, Steven Herod wrote: > Dick hating the groovy was obviously just the beginning, now the theme > song goes missing and then comes back in mono form. > > I fear what the future holds... > > On Mar 29, 7:09 pm, Michael Neale

[The Java Posse] Re: A hidden message in episode 237.

2009-03-29 Thread Steven Herod
Dick hating the groovy was obviously just the beginning, now the theme song goes missing and then comes back in mono form. I fear what the future holds... On Mar 29, 7:09 pm, Michael Neale wrote: > Those who listen to the podcast with headphones may have noticed that > the theme song was not th

[The Java Posse] A hidden message in episode 237.

2009-03-29 Thread Michael Neale
Those who listen to the podcast with headphones may have noticed that the theme song was not the stereo version, but mono. Yes MONO ! I think there is a shift to .Net (hence the "mono" subliminal message) - a coincidence or something else, I think not. Its a conspiracy ! --~--~-~--~~--