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Why use the OpenSolaris OS you ask? It's pretty simple, you'll find it full of unique features like the new Image Packaging System (IPS), ZFS as the default filesystem, DTrace enabled packages for extreme observability and performance tuning, and many many more. We think you'll be quite happy you came by to take a look!
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Get the Latest Solaris Express Developer's Edition 01/08
Solaris Express Developer Edition is a free, quarterly release of Sun's next generation Solaris Operating System built from the source code repository at OpenSolaris.org. The release includes the latest tools, technologies, and platforms to create applications for the Solaris OS, Java Application Platforms, and Web 2.0.
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Java FX: Imagine the Possibilities
Imagine the possibilities. With Java FX, your applications and services can reach more customers on more devices than ever before.
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Open Source Is About Participation
Sun Studio 12: Free for SDN Members
SDN members can download a free, full-license copy of Sun Studio 12. The latest Sun Studio software release is now available for Solaris OS on SPARC and x86/x64 platforms. Sun Studio compilers and tools are also available on the Linux x86/x64 platform.
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Getting Started with JRuby Programming Language
The Ruby programming language was released to the public in 1995 and gained widespread adoption in 2006. A multipurpose language that focuses on simplicity and productivity, it combines the best features of many compiled and interpreted languages, such as easy development of large programs, rapid prototyping, almost-real-time development, and compact code. Ruby is a reflective, dynamic, and interpreted object-oriented scripting language, and JRuby is a Java programming language implementation of the Ruby language syntax, core libraries, and standard libraries.