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Time for some quiz fun!!!  Thought this was good for a Tuesday that feels like a Monday.  Correct answers for the NetBeans IDE quiz are: 1.c, 2.a, 3.d, 4.b and 5.b.

Now lets see what you know about JavaFX -

1. What is the scripting language used for developing JavaFX applications?
2. What type of code are JavaFX applications compiled to?
3. How are the JavaFX APIs available on desktop, mobile and TV referred to?
4. What are the three graphics formats the JavaFX Production Suite can convert to the  JavaFX (FXZ) format?
5. What is the visual editor tool for form-like UI using components in JavaFX?

Make sure to register for JavaOne and Oracle Develop so that you can learn more about these technologies.

See you in two weeks!!!

Still Haven't Registered for Oracle Develop? Do it by September 10 and You Might Be a Winner

Register for Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne and Oracle Develop, a Discover Pass or a Discover Plus Pass between September 3 and September 10, and you could win one of 10 super cool prizes:

Flight of a Lifetime

A 45-minute aerobatic plane flight with Sean D. Tucker or a certified member of the Team Oracle biplane crew. Two prizes available.

VIP Backstage Passes at the Appreciation Event
Hang out behind the scenes and schmooze with the amazing lineup of performers (Grammy Award winners Black Eyed Peas, Don Henley, Steve Miller Band, Montgomery Gentry, Berlin, and The English Beat) at the Appreciation Event on September 22 at Treasure Island. Two prizes available.

Backstage Pass to Meet The English Beat
Meet members of The English Beat backstage at the Appreciation Event on September 22 at Treasure Island. Five prizes available.

Backstage Pass to Meet Don Henley
Meet Eagle cofounder Don Henley backstage at the Appreciation Event on September 22 at Treasure Island. One prize available.

Two Ways to Enter

You'll be automatically entered in the Sweepstakes after purchasing a 2010 Conference Pass for Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne and Oracle Develop, a Discover Pass or Discover Plus during the registration eligibility period, September 3 - 10, 2010.

You can also enter by hand-printing your name, address, city, state, zip code, email address, and day and evening phone numbers on a 3" x 5" card and mailing it in an envelope to:

Oracle OpenWorld & JavaOne and Oracle Develop 2010 Sweepstakes
Attn: Sandra Gutierrez
999 Skyway Road, Suite 300
San Carlos, CA 94070

Mail-in entries must be postmarked on or before September 10, 2010 and received by Oracle on or before 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, September 15, 2010 to be eligible for the drawing for the Sweepstakes prize. OpenWorld 2010 conference details and Conference Pass availability and pricing information are available at www.oracle.com/openworld. Entries are limited to one (1) entry per eligible person. Prize drawings will take place after 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2010.

Register today!

Disclosure: No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited.  Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older. Limit one entry per person. Entrants are responsible for complying with their employer's promotional items policies.  Entries accepted from 09/03/2010 to 09/10/2010.  Mail-in Entries must be postmarked by 9/10/2010 and received by 9/15/2010.  Ten winners will receive one of the following prizes: 45-minute aerobatic plane flights with Sean D. Tucker or a certified member of the Team Oracle biplane crew (US $200) or various VIP / Backstage Passes to the Oracle Appreciation Event scheduled to take place 9/22/2010, 7:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. at Treasure Island, San Francisco, California: Estimated Value: $100 USD for each pass.  Winner responsible for all travel or other costs required to use the prizes.  Click here for complete Official Rules. Sponsored by Oracle.
 

Still Haven't Registered for JavaOne? Do it by September 10 and You Might Be a Winner

Register for Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne and Oracle Develop, a Discover Pass or a Discover Plus Pass between September 3 and September 10, and you could win one of 10 super cool prizes:

Flight of a Lifetime

A 45-minute aerobatic plane flight with Sean D. Tucker or a certified member of the Team Oracle biplane crew. Two prizes available.

VIP Backstage Passes at the Appreciation Event
Hang out behind the scenes and schmooze with the amazing lineup of performers (Grammy Award winners Black Eyed Peas, Don Henley, Steve Miller Band, Montgomery Gentry, Berlin, and The English Beat) at the Appreciation Event on September 22 at Treasure Island. Two prizes available.

Backstage Pass to Meet The English Beat
Meet members of The English Beat backstage at the Appreciation Event on September 22 at Treasure Island. Five prizes available.

Backstage Pass to Meet Don Henley
Meet Eagle cofounder Don Henley backstage at the Appreciation Event on September 22 at Treasure Island. One prize available.

Two Ways to Enter

You'll be automatically entered in the Sweepstakes after purchasing a 2010 Conference Pass for Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne and Oracle Develop, Discover or Discover Plus during the registration eligibility period, September 3 - 10, 2010.

You can also enter by hand-printing your name, address, city, state, zip code, email address, and day and evening phone numbers on a 3" x 5" card and mailing it in an envelope to:

Oracle OpenWorld & JavaOne and Oracle Develop 2010 Sweepstakes
Attn: Sandra Gutierrez
999 Skyway Road, Suite 300
San Carlos, CA 94070

Mail-in entries must be postmarked on or before September 10, 2010 and received by Oracle on or before 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, September 15, 2010 to be eligible for the drawing for the Sweepstakes prize. OpenWorld 2010 conference details and Conference Pass availability and pricing information are available at www.oracle.com/openworld. Entries are limited to one (1) entry per eligible person. Prize drawings will take place after 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2010.

Register today!

Disclosure: No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited.  Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 21 years of age or older. Limit one entry per person. Entrants are responsible for complying with their employer's promotional items policies.  Entries accepted from 09/03/2010 to 09/10/2010.  Mail-in Entries must be postmarked by 9/10/2010 and received by 9/15/2010.  Ten winners will receive one of the following prizes: 45-minute aerobatic plane flights with Sean D. Tucker or a certified member of the Team Oracle biplane crew (US $200) or various VIP / Backstage Passes to the Oracle Appreciation Event scheduled to take place 9/22/2010, 7:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. at Treasure Island, San Francisco, California: Estimated Value: $100 USD for each pass.  Winner responsible for all travel or other costs required to use the prizes.  Click here for complete Official Rules. Sponsored by Oracle.
 

You've read the blogs, you've consumed the tweets and Facebook updates. Now how about hearing from some live humans?

Next Tuesday morning (Sept. 7, 10am PT), Oracle Technology Network offers you a JavaOne preview via a live video chat with Sharat Chandar and Tori Wieldt, two people intimately familiar with the content and community aspects of the conference. You'll get insights into the content contribution process, hear about particularly interesting technical sessions and BOFs, and get a sneak peek of the contents of the Mason St. tent, where Oracle Technology Network will host the community in all its glory.

Join this very special edition of TechCast Live on Tuesday at 10am, and bring your questions! Sharat, Tori, and Justin will answer your questions as best they can.  To ask questions either use #techcastlive in twitter or chat using your twitter, FaceBook, AOL or MySapce once you get to the TechCast Live main page - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/techcastlive/index.html.  

We'll also be doing TechCast Live interviews onsite at JavaOne so either stop by the Mason Street Tent to be in the audience or check it out online.

See you in a few weeks!!!

Students: Want to see the future of Java? Want to network with the geekiest of the geeks? JavaOne and Oracle Develop are offering Discover Passes FREE to ' qualifying students. You must be enrolled in an accredited nonprofit institutions of learning during the Fall semester/quarter of 2010, taking a minimum of six (6) units, and you must be at least 18 years old.  

What Students Get: Admission to any session in the Java Frontier track for students (schedule below), JavaOne, Oracle Develop and OpenWorld keynotes, three Exhibition Halls and the Mason street tent (more info below). Space permitting, you can also attend any JavaOne and Oracle Develop technical sessions, Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BOFs), and Hands-on-Lab (HOL) sessions.

On top of the benefits that the free Discover Pass to qualifying students offers we have organized a special Java Frontier track for students.  These sessions are designed for those with some or no programming experience. Students with no programming experience will discover tools and projects related to programming. Students with programming experience will learn tricks and tips for programming complex logic and deepen their knowledge of projects like Open Source.

We invited outstanding and diverse speakers; professors from renowned universities like Carnegie Mellon and Kent, a student sharing first hand experience about an internship, and the president of Systronix Inc., an embedded Java robotic company.  Session titles and speakers are listed below, check the Content Catalog for locations and times.

Session ID	Session Title	Speaker, Company
S319358 and S319359	Introductory 3-D Animation Programming	Donald Slater, Carnegie Mellon University, Assistant Teaching Professor
S319360	Teaching Java to Beginning Programmers--BlueJ/Greenfoot	John Rosenberg, University of Kent, Professor of Computer Science
S319361	Getting the Most Out of Your Internship	Richard Lowe, AlphaLöwe GmbH, President
S319362	Teaching Java to Beginning Programmers--BlueJ/Greenfoot	Ian Utting, University of Kent, Professor of Computer Science
S319363	Smartstat--An Open Source, Embedded-Java, Web-Enabled Thermostat	Bruce Boyes, Systronix Inc., President and Senior Engineer

At the Mason street tent, the academic booth gives you a chance to interact with professors from Carnegie Mellon University and Kent University, and Oracle Academy. Carnegie Mellon University created the Alice project, which is a 3D Java programming environment that allows users to develop 3D games. Kent University developed the Greenfoot project, a programming environment for students to use drag and drop programming elements and code with Java. The Oracle Academy will present free Oracle learning resources to learn Java and get certified. View the Academic Booth schedule. It is not all about learning; it is also about fun: free t-shirts, networking, and evening events like the Java Posse on Tuesday. Register today!

                                                                   

                                                                   

                                                                   

Regina Ten Bruggencate and several other Duchesses are joining JavaOne this year as Java User Group leaders, unconference presenters and TechCast interviewees.

Regina is a 12 year Java developer veteran. She is a very versatile Java consultant and has worked for a range of industries such as financial institutions, retail, government and transportation and she is now working for a large international airport in the Netherlands.  She is also a board member of Duchess, a global network connecting women in Java technology and wants to grow the network with chapters in the U.S and around the world. With other Duchesses, she will be talking at the unconference about 'the roll of women in Java and IT" during JavaOne.

They will also be interviewed during the Oracle Technology Network TechCast Live interviews which will be produced live in the Mason Street Tent.  To know their whereabouts during the conference, follow Regina on twitter or look out for #jduchess for updates during the event.