Two JavaFX Community Rock Stars Join Oracle
- by Tori Wieldt
from Sharat Chander, Director - Java Technology Outreach:
These past 24+ months have proved
momentous for Oracle's stewardship of Java. A little over 2 years
ago when Oracle completed its acquisition of Sun, a lot of
community speculation arose regarding Oracle's Java commitment.
Whether the fears and concerns were legitimate or not, the only
way to emphatically demonstrate Oracle's seriousness with moving
Java forward was through positive action.
In 2010, Oracle committed to putting Java back on
schedule whereby large gaps between release trains would be a
thing of the past. And in 2011, that promise came true. With the
2011 summer release of JDK 7, the Java ecosystem now had a version
brought up to date. And then in the fall of 2011, JavaFX 2.0
righted the JavaFX ship making rich internet applications a
reality.
Similar progress between Oracle and the Java
community continues to blossom. New-found relationship
investments between Oracle and Java User Groups are taking root.
Greater participation and content execution by the Java community
in JavaOne is steadily increasing. The road ahead is lit with
bright lights and opportunities.
And now there's more good news to share. As of
April 2nd, two recognized JavaFX technology luminaries and "rock
stars" speakers from the Java community are joining Oracle on a
new journey. We're proud to have both Jim Weaver and Stephen Chin
joining Oracle's Java Evangelist Team. You'll start to see them
involved in many community facing activities where their JavaFX
expertise and passion will shine. Stay tuned!
Welcome @JavaFXpert and @SteveonJava !
