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The Java Posse interview with Brian Goetz and Bill Pugh cleared up how Scala supports tail recursion in spite of the JVM's lack of support. Brian Goetz did a great job of explaining that currently compiler writers have to build in the support (which Scala does) because the language doesn't support...

Last weekend, an unexpected turn of events (that involve our dog and a box of Bisquick) left me at home, while my family headed off for a planned weekend away with our friends. The time alone gave me a lot of time to catch up on things, including shopping (which I usually detest), home improvement projects...

I'm a month late in posting this, but better late than never. The Java Posse Roundup was an Open Spaces conference in Crested Butte, CO. It was held March 4-8, and this was the second (hopefully annual) conference. The non-technical sessions , about which I already posted, were great, and the technical...

I was just loading up my iPod for my Friday night workout and I was hoping for a new Java Posse podcast. I'm in the habit of listening to podcasts rather than music while working out. The time goes quickly and I learn something. The only downside is that it's not good at ALL for taking notes...

I'm happy to report that Dick Wall will be speaking on Android as well as Guice at CodeMash . These should be highly technical talks. Dick is co-host of the popular Java Posse ( http://javaposse.com ) podcast and a developer advocate on the Google Developer Programs team. Dick has already submitted...

It's not just Art Fair this week Yes, it's Art Fair week. Townies know to avoid driving into Ann Arbor unless they're actually GOING to Art Fair. I have a meeting on Wednesday, so I'm riding my bike from the outskirts of town. Usually, our friends Melissa Dominiak and Micheal Cole come...

NSF and Oakland University's REU program Yesterday, I had the pleasure to speak at the Oakland University REU program, for Computer Science students. The program is funded by the NSF to encourage students to pursue graduate programs and careers in computer science. Students participate from around...

I recently learned about Stanford's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders podcast (on the Java Posse podcast: thanks Tor Joe!), and downloaded a few episodes to my iPod. I swear, dog walking has NOT been the same since I got the iPod. Sometimes I extend my walk because I'm enjoying the talk so much...

Review/notes from May 1 meeting On Tuesday, May 1, Carlus Henry from the Grand Rapids Java User Group , presented "Eclipse for SWT Development" at the Ann Arbor Java User Group . He declared himself an Eclipse Enthusiast. He drew a distinction between an evangelist and an enthusiast and declared...

Discussions of IDEs, and the special challenges of having choice The Java Posse has released yet another session from the Java Posse Roundup . I attended the Roundup in March, and we had a lot of great sessions, all of which were recorded and will be released over the next few months. They’re releasing...