English | December 14, 2018 | ASIN: B07LD654DY | 231 pages | AZW3 | 3.75 MB

Innovation is the lifeblood of our industry” so said Java Community Process Executive Committee member Ben Evans in our interview. And often where there is innovation, there is Java. In this issue, we celebrate the innovative use of Java by profiling the winners of the 2012 Dukes Choice Awards. For this 10th year of the awards, the judging criteria themselves got a little innovative: while the majority of winners were recognized for their technological innovations using Java, two Java user groups (JUGs) were recognized for their innovative approach to bettering the Java community. By acknowledging these JUGs, the awards demonstrate that Java remains a user-driven, not vendor-driven, phenomenon. Meet all of our winners.