Sessions at OSCON Java 2011 on Wednesday 27th July

Visage is the successor to the JavaFX Script Language, a domain-specific language for writing UIs. It excels at rapid application design and can be used on any platform that supports Java. In this lab you will have an opportunity to write Visage applications that deploy to and run on Android mobile devices. No prior experience with Android or Visage development is required.

You've written applications for the JVM, using various frameworks and maybe even various languages. You understand how to rig up the CLASSPATH, get .class files to load, compile source, and set up an IDE. But you've always wanted a better understanding of the plumbing underneath. How does JVM bytecode work? What happens to bytecode after you hand it off to the JVM?

Looking for an excuse to do some hands on experimenting with jQuery, the write less do more JavaScript library? Look no further than this workshop where we'll look at a variety of common jQuery uses!

Over the past couple of years, Clojure has made a significant impact in the JVM language world. For those of you who are afraid a dynamic language on the JVM won't be fast enough to solve your problems, this is your chance to see Clojure shine!

Learn how to build JSF Ajax applications with RichFaces - a rich framework for JSF. RichFaces comes with over 100 rich and Ajax components, Skins, client-side validation, and a component development kit (CDK). This session will include numerous live code examples.

Java EE 6 is an extreme makeover from previous versions and allows to author web applications using light-weight and easy-to-use APIs and tools. This demo-intensive workshop will introduce attendees to Java EE 6 technologies and how it can help them build a web application very easily using IDEs.