• Google Web Toolkit Blog: Google Web Toolkit 1.4 Release Candidate
  The latest release candidate of GWT 1.4 is available. This entry of the Google Web Toolkit Blog will show you the impressive list of changes!
  (tags: google gwt web programming opensource)
• Photos: Linux penguin to race in the Indy 500
  Pictures of the Linux-sponsored Chastain Motorsports IndyCar racecar that took part in this year Indy500.
  (tags: linux indycar fun)
• “Linux car” first to crash at Indianapolis 500
  The Linux-sponsored car driven by Roberto Moreno was incidentally the first to retire by crashing out of the race!
  (tags: linux Racing fun indycar)
• Python Moving
  A list of why new programmers would be wise to start with Python as a programming language.
  (tags: python blog)
• Creative Use of PNG Transparency in Web Design
  Still not convinced by using PNG? Then I highly suggest that you read this
  (tags: png webdesign css design web)
• Using OpenID
  A very good OpenID introduction.
  (tags: openid java authentication article tutorial security)

Vladimir Ralev from JBoss / RedHat has just check-in a new panel for the IzPack Java installer.

It acts like the classical packs panels but it can display the packs as trees. It will also report the required disk space sizes accordingly. I have included the following screenshots that Vladimir had sent to the developers mailing-list before getting the green flag for the merge:

You can test it now by checking out the latest version of IzPack from the trunk at http://svn.berlios.de/svnroot/repos/izpack/izpack-src/ or see http://izpack.org/developers if you need further instructions.

• XStream 1.2.2
  XStream 1.2.2 is released with JettisonMappedXmlDriver used for serialization and deserialization from JSON.
  (tags: java opensource xml programming)
• Using the Lucene Query Parser Without Lucene
  A tutorial on using the query parser from Apache Lucene to provide Google-style query input and hence avoid having to build complex search forms.
  (tags: lucene java opensource programming)
• A Cool AJAX Feeds and Maps Mashup
  A mashup that uses Google Maps, FlickR feeds and Google’s AJAX Feed API.
  (tags: ajax programming google)
• Official Google Webmaster Central Blog - Why we attend conferences
  The good reasons of a Google Search Quality team member to actually attend conferences all around the world.
  (tags: blog google)
• Microsoft Wants an “Open Source Rock Star”
  “Microsoft wants to expand the OSS landscape for .NET, so they’re recruiting people to lead open source projects built on .NET.”
  (tags: blog microsoft opensource)
• In defence of the RDBMS
  A very good article on relationnal database systems by the Hibernate team.
  (tags: Hibernate database ORM java ruby programming blog)

A very funny cartoon

(Thanks Nicolas for the link).

• Is PHP doomed?
  Jeremy Privett has a nice article regarding how the PHP tealm works from the inside.
  (tags: php programming humor ruby)
• Headius: The Final Bugs
  JRuby is heading to 1.0. You will find here the main issues to be solved before it can go out.
  (tags: programming ruby opensource)