Jython Monthly

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September 2008 -- Issue #22

Django...that is one of the hottest discussions around the Jython community at this time. Jython is popular in many different areas, but it seems as though there is an ever increasing interest in using Jython with the Django framework. Thanks to Leo Soto, Jim Baker, and other developers who have made it possible, Django is working very well with Jython. This is great news for Java and Python developers alike. As an avid Java developer, I think it is great that we now have another nice choice for RAD development of web applications on the Java platform.

Lots of noise on the blogsphere this month as well. Jython is definitely making the headlines and people are getting more actively involved.

I did not have time to write any articles this month as work and home have kept me fairly busy. I have been working a lot with Django lately and I plan to write an article on my experiences for next month's distro.

I'd like to thank Jim Baker for his time this month in answering questions for the interview. I will post the interview results once everything has been finalized. The Jython Monthly interviews have been great so far and I've received lots of good feedback. I hope to present more interviews in the upcoming issues.

Please take a moment to vote for the poll of the newsletter [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Xe80lQmnvq_2bLYxNCwI6CDQ_3d_3d Jython Monthly Podcast]. I'd like to get some feedback as to whether the distribution should change format into podcast rather than email. I think that the community is now creating enough content to put together 15-20 minutes worth of content each month. A podcast would also add another means for interviewing and tutorials. Take some time to fill out the brief survey to let me know how many people are interested.

Thanks again for reading, I hope this month's content will do you well.

My information is as follows:

Josh Juneau - http://www.gathereventplanning.com juneau001@gmail.com

News

Interview with Jim Baker - Jython Monthly Extra

The interview with Jim Baker has come to a close. I will be posting a special distribution once all of the questions have been answered. Thanks again to everyone who participated. Also, a special thanks to Jim Baker for taking the time to answer all of the questions. The Jython community definitely appreciates it!

Articles

[http://java.sys-con.com/node/618618 Rating JRuby, Jython, and Groovy on the Java Platform]

Videos

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgIk_bx_5h4&feature=user Django on Jython] : DjangoCon 2008 - Jim Baker and Leo Soto

Blogs

[http://www.fishandcross.com/blog/?p=469 Django, Webservices, and Jython] - Ed Taekema

[http://www.fishandcross.com/blog/?p=337 Jython Bean Scripting Framework] - Ed Taekema

[http://fwierzbicki.blogspot.com/2008/09/jython-25-alpha3-released.html Jython 2.5 Alpa 3 Released] - Frank Wierzbicki

[http://eternusuk.blogspot.com/2008/09/java-triple-des-example.html Jython Triple DES] - James Abley

[http://fwierzbicki.blogspot.com/2008/09/djangocon-day-1.html DjangoCon Day 1] - Frank Wierzbicki

[http://fwierzbicki.blogspot.com/2008/09/djangocon-day-2.html DjangoCon Day 2] - Frank Wierzbicki

[http://rapd.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/jython-vs-groovy/ Jython vs Groovy]

[http://www.security.org.my/index.php?/archives/Jython-Installation-on-OS-X.html Jython Installation on OS X] - Mel Mudin

[http://www.keith-chapman.org/2008/09/web-services-framework-for-jython.html Web Services Framework for Jython] - Keith Chapman

[http://alvinabad.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/unit-testing-wsadmin-jython-scripts/ Unit Testing wsadmin Jython Scripts] - Alvin Abad

[http://gioorgi.com/2008/brasil4win-jython-25a3-testing/#more-476 Brasil4Win Testing Jython 2.5a3] - gioorgi.com

Poll

Should Jython Monthly become a podcast? I love to listen to tech talk on my way into the office each day, and I'd personally rather hear the news as I often do not find the time to read it. How about you? Please take a moment to fill out the one question survey and let me know.

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IDE

[http://pydev.sourceforge.net/ PyDev 1.3.20]

[https://nbpython.dev.java.net/ nbPython - Milestone 6]

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]