It's summer. JavaOne is behind us, and much of Europe is on holiday :) At
this time of year life in the JCP slows down somewhat. Nevertheless JSRs
continue to move through the process, and this month I'll discuss several of
these, and demonstrate how their progress has been facilitated by some of the
housekeeping changes we've recently made in our processes.
Before I go into the details, however, please note that the old JCP interest
mailing list has been replaced by the jcp-announcements forum bulletin board
on the new jcp.org web site. Please check this out for the latest news about
active JSRs.
Inactive JSRs
Several months ago we started to label JSRs as "inactive" if they hadn't
produce a revision of their spec or otherwise made progress through the
system within 18... (more)
The year's biggest Java community event - JavaOne - finished recently. As it
is for others in the Java world, this is a busy time for the JCP. We host
various events for our members, we participate in discussions and BOFs, and
like all other attendees, we enjoy the opportunity to meet with members of
the Java developer community. In this column I'll review our JavaOne
activities, and als... (more)
The end of the year is an opportunity to review the past year's activity, and
to present this to our Executive Committee (EC) members, to our broader
membership, and to the general public. So this month I will summarize our
progress during the past year.
PMO Initiatives
First, in addition to the ongoing work of moving JSRs through the process
(more on this later), the JCP engaged in a cou... (more)
The Java Community Process requires the development of not only technical
specifications, but also Reference Implementations (which prove that specs
can be implemented) and conformance test suites (Technology Compatibility
Kits or TCKs), which are used to verify that implementations conform to the
specifications. The Expert Group (EG), which is typically composed of
representatives from ... (more)
The turn of the year provides an opportunity to review the events of the past
and to think about what lies ahead, so I'll address these themes in this
month's column. But first I'd like to wish you all a peaceful and successful
New Year.
Membership
It's been a year of steady progress for the JCP. Our membership grew by more
than 10% to a total of 1,427. More than 70% of the members are in... (more)