|| '''''Jython Monthly''''' || {{http://www.jython.org/css/jython.png}} || ||'''July 2009 -- Issue #32''' || || The podcast is also available at the podcast site (Available on 8/4/2009): http://www.jythonpodcast.com I hope that you enjoy this month's issue, and please feel free to send me suggestions, questions, or feedback. Thanks My information is as follows: Josh Juneau * Podcast Website: http://www.jythonpodcast.com * jythonpodcast@gmail.com * Podcast Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/JythonPodcast == News == '''Jython 2.5.1 Under Development''' The Jython Developer team is hard at work for developing the 2.5.1 release. This release will be geared towards some performance boosts as well as bug fixes. To find out more information on this release, look through the blog postings below that highlight some of the upcoming features. '''Django 1.1 Released''' The [[http://www.djangoproject.com/|Django Project]] has released version 1.1 of the Django framework. Please see the [[http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/1.1/|Release Notes]] for information regarding this latest release. '''Open Source Jython Book Available Online''' The [[http://jythonpodcast.hostjava.net/jythonbook/index.html|Jython Book]] is now available online. This is an early first draft of the book and the book authors appreciate all feedback and suggestions. To see the source, please visit the [[http://kenai.com/projects/jythonbook||Kenai project]]. For information about feedback and commenting, please see the [[http://kenai.com/projects/jythonbook/pages/Home|wiki]]. '''New Jython.org Website Released''' The [[http://www.jython.org|jython.org]] website has been refurbished and includes a new look and features such as the front-page Twitter update. More features will be coming soon including up-to-date Jython 2.5.0 documentation. Stay tuned for more... '''Interview with Frank Wierzbicki Available''' This month, the Jython Podcast interviewed Frank Wierzbicki on the 2.5.0 release and also about the future of Jython. To listen to this great interview, visit the [[http://www.jythonpodcast.com|Jython Podcast]] site or use the feed link above. == Videos == '''Jython''' ''Jim Baker and Tobias Ivarsson'' In this presentation we will show you what you can do with Jython. In particular we will show what the soon-to-be-released version 2.5 enables. This includes web frameworks such as Django, scientific applications such as SymPy and everything down to installation and dependency management systems for Python packages. We will show demonstrations of Django running in Jython, WAR-file deployment of Django applications, applications integrating Python libraries and Java libraries as well as the power of exploring a Java package from the interactive object shell of Jython. [[http://www.java-tv.com/2009/07/24/jython/|Watch Video]] == Blogs == Blogs noted in '''bold''' are only presented in newsletter, not on podcast. [[http://fiber-space.de/wordpress/?p=858|Into The Labyrinth - using the JavaCompiler API from Jython]] - Kay Schluhr [[http://waf-devel.blogspot.com/2009/06/waf-on-jython-25.html|WAF on Jython 2.5]] [[http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2009/07/taking-guzdial-seriously.html|Taking Guzdial Seriously]] - Bill Kerr [[http://heshans.blogspot.com/2009/07/gsoc-how-to-integrate-with-existing.html|GSOC - How to integrate with existing code base]] - Heshan Suriyaarcachichi [[http://zyasoft.com/pythoneering/2009/07/trac-on-jython-genshi-support.html|Trac on Jython - Genshi Support]] - Jim Baker [[http://www.cryptodira.com/2009/07/slithering-into-javas-heart.html|Slithering Into Java's Heart]] - Charlie Groves [[http://journal.thobe.org/2009/07/improving-performance-in-jython.html|Improving Performance in Jython]] - Tobias Ivarsson [[http://donc.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/jythonconsole-0-0-7-released/|Jythonconsole-0.0.7 released]] - Donc [[http://blog.hillbrecht.de/2009/07/11/jython-memory-leakout-of-memory-problem/|Jython Memory Leak/Out of Memory Problem]] - Letzte Weisheiten [[http://ekschi.com/technology/2009/07/20/construct-additional-pylons/|Construct Additional Pylons]] - Teknoloji [[http://fiber-space.de/wordpress/?p=1031|A Simple Spring Challenge]] - Kay Schluhr [[http://unethicalblogger.com/posts/2009/07/jython_jgit_and_co_hudson|Jython, jgit and co in Hudson]] - R. Tyler Ballance [[http://fiber-space.de/wordpress/?p=1047|Four Things I'd Change in Python, and a Little More]] - Kay Schluhr [[http://seanmcgrath.blogspot.com/2009/07/faster-jython.html|Faster Jython?]] - Sean McGrath [[http://tech-nickel.blogspot.com/2009/07/running-pylons-with-jython-for.html|Running Pylons with Jython for Beginners]] - robottaway [[http://fiber-space.de/wordpress/?p=1059|Jynx 0.2 Released]] - Kay Schluhr '''[[http://kumarnvm.blogspot.com/2009/07/jython-scripting-language.html|Jython Scripting Language]] - Kumar's Blog''' '''[[http://rapd.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/python-vs-ruby-slightly-more-in-depth/|Python vs Ruby Slightly More In-Depth]] - Rudimentary Art of Programming and Development''' '''[[http://eikke.com/re-python-recursion-performance-test/|Re: Python Recursion Performance Test]] - Ikke's Blog''' '''[[http://aaronz-sakai.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-first-week-with-groovy-and-grails.html| My First Week with Groovy and Grails (Comparison to Jython)]] - Aaron Zeckoski''' '''[[http://berlinbrowndev.blogspot.com/2009/07/jvm-notebook-basic-clojure-java-and-jvm.html|JVM Notebook: Basic Clojure Java and JVM Language Performance]] - Berlin Brown''' '''[[http://ullaslinux.blogspot.com/2009/07/swing-using-jython_25.html|Swing Using Jython 2.5]] - Ullas T''' '''[[http://ullaslinux.blogspot.com/2009/07/swing-frame-using-jython.html|Swing Frame Using Jython]] - Ullas T''' '''[[http://antoniocangiano.com/2009/07/28/on-jrubys-importance-for-the-future-of-ruby/|On JRuby's Importance for the Future of Ruby]] - Antonio Cangiano''' '''[[http://compbiodude.blogspot.com/2009/07/biojava-and-jython.html|Biojava and Jython]] - Compbio Dude''' '''[[http://compbiodude.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-jython-and-biojava.html|More Jython and Biojava]] - Compbio Dude''' == Frameworks == [[http://code.google.com/p/django-jython/|Django-Jython Project]] [[http://wiki.pylonshq.com/display/pylonscookbook/Pylons+on+Jython|Pylons on Jython]] == IDE == [[http://openendedgroup.com/field|Field Project]] [[http://pydev.sourceforge.net/|PyDev]] [[http://www.netbeans.org|Netbeans 6.7.1]] [[http://jwork.org/jhepwork | jHepWork ]] || '''Links ''' || || || || [[http://www.jython.org|Jython Home]] || || [[http://www.python.org|Python Home]] || || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jython|Jython WikiPedia]] || || [[http://freshmeat.net/projects/jython/|Freshmeat.net]] || || [[http://www.pythonware.com/daily/|Python Daily News]] || || [[http://planet.jython.org/|Planet Jython]] ||