Java Magazine, Nov/Dec 2017
ORACLE COM JAVAMAGAZINE NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2017 42 java ee 8 The new annotation instances are a great addition and make requesting beans from the bean manager much easier You should be aware though that in Java EE 8 they are available only for CDI annotations from the CDI spec itself and not for CDI annotations originating from other specs such as JSF Java EE Security JTA and so on with the exception of JSR 330 annotations Existing interceptors both inside and outside Java EE that require access to an annotations attributes might need to be updated to take into account that interceptors can be added dynamically and that the interceptor binding annotations are not necessarily actually present on the class or its methods Up until now this hasnt really been done much for example the reference implementation of the Java EE Security API supports this in a limited way but the spec makes no mention of it All in all CDI 20 is another great step forward and offers a lot of useful new features article Arjan Tijms works for Payara Services on the next generation Payara 5 server and he is a JSF JSR 372 and Security API JSR 375 Expert Group member He is a cocreator of the popular OmniFaces library for JSF that won a 2015 Dukes Choice Award and he is the main creator of a set of tests for the Java Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers JASPIC which has been used by various Java EE vendors Tijms holds an MSc in computer science from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands user groups THE NLJUG The Netherlands Java User Group better known as the NLJUG has a national reach throughout the Netherlands One of the largest JUGs in Europe it currently has more than 4300 members and 58 business partners The NLJUG is best known for its J Fall conference the leading event of its kind for the Dutch speaking Java community In addition to J Fall the NLJUG organizes J Spring the IoT Tech Day and the Masters of Java a Java funprogging contest It also publishes its own Java magazine for members six times a year featuring articles from both the Dutch Java community and international authors The JUG participates in the Java Community Process JCP through the Adopt a JSR program It was nominated as Outstanding Adopt a JSR Participant in the JCP Awards in 2016 and won a Dukes Choice Award in 2013 The JUG regularly cooperates with other JUGs such as the Virtual JUG and supports two smaller local JUGs the Amsterdam JUG and the Utrecht JUG It is also a part of the Devoxx4Kids initiative multiple events organized by its business partners every year that enable kids to learn to code and experiment with technology NLJUG members frequently speak at events across Europe and the United States The NLJUG is always looking for new members to join and help continue the mission of making the Netherlands a great place to be a Java developer For more information visit nljug org
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