This is simply my list of top 5 2007 Java technology winners in open source, which I’m sure will upset some and surprise others; so, enjoy…

Here is a link to the new Apress Editorial Calendar. It’s a rolling calendar from years past looking into 2008. Enjoy.

From TheServerSide.com: In Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects, JRuby core developer Ola Bini shows how to leverage JRuby and Rails in a Java environment – including how to use JRuby from within an EJB (and how to use EJBs from JRuby), integration with message-oriented systems, using web services from JRuby, and managing deployments. These two chapters provide an introduction to JRuby and Rails…

Ola Bini is one of the core team of developers working on JRuby and the author of Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects, announced separately here on Ruby Inside. In conjunction with the launch of the book, I wanted to ask Ola some questions about his involvement with JRuby, how he used his knowledge to write the book, and where JRuby’s future is heading from here….

Bringing the power of what seems to be the world’s most popular Web application framework, Rails (Ruby on Rails), to Java is now simpler than ever thanks to the JRuby project.

To help learn, understand and use the JRuby project, the highly anticipated Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects by JRuby core developer, Ola Bini, has published and is already available on Amazon.com and other retailers.

This book will empower you to develop Rails applications, even if you’ve never used Ruby. And you later perhaps integrate into your already existing Java/Spring stack. The power of Rails is now in your hands, using this book. Enjoy.

Ruby on Rails to Java: this may be a possible alternative to JRuby on Rails, according to Brian Leonard on Java.net. What do you think?

From PCWorld.com: “Don’t expect much to be added to Ruby on Rails this year. …he’s (David Heinemeier Hansson) as likely to talk about what’s coming out as what’s going in…”

Here’s the latest Apress 2007 Java (Books) Editorial Calendar…

From InfoQ.com, Stuart Halloway of Relevance recently wrote a series of blog posts on “Ruby vs. Java Myths”...

This year’s JavaOne will have more open source coverage than ever. Additionally, I think it recognizes the hybridization of Java trend that is ever more clear…

The new Practical Ruby Gems is ideal for Java Web developers who now use Rails and wish to extend the functionality of their projects…

For those Java developers considering Ruby and/or Ruby on Rails, you may want to read this first available excerpt on Installing Ruby from this recently published Apress book, Beginning Ruby, by Peter Cooper.

InfoQ.com interviews the esteemed Ola Bini, one of the JRuby leads.

If you’re in the London area and are interested in learning more about Grails, consider attending a one-day workshop put on by Grails founder and Apress author Graeme Rocher.

From TheServerSide.com: The Groovy Series is an audio lecture on Groovy and is part of the Grails Podcast. The episodes are produced by Dierk König and Sven Haiges. The first episode…

Are today’s Java developers looking for Web-tier alteratives to Struts, JSF, and even Ruby on Rails. What about PHP or even better – PHP on Rails?

In this JavaWorld.com article, Joshua Fox shows how JRuby can bring the power of Ruby on Rails to your Java application, in whole or as Web tier solution in broader enterprise Java application.

The Grails project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 0.4 release of the Grails web application framework.

The Definitive Guide to Grails written by Grails founder and lead Graeme Rocher and reviewed by Groovy lead Guillaume LaForge and Dierk Koenig, has published…

Springy lets you use a simple DSL based on JRuby to wire up your Spring context. See Wiring up Spring with JRuby for an introduction.

For more JRuby as well as overall blogging on Java, Ruby, Lisp, etc. – check out Ola Bini’s blog. Ola was recently added to the JRuby project as the third project lead.

Indeed, there is lot of work going on right now that’s focusing in on the various mechanisms for deploying JRuby-based applications; and this article will summarize some of the work happening currently: Advanced Rails Deployment with JRuby.

InfoQ.com posts this on Raven: Building Java with Ruby. Its “a new alternative in the building tools space is Raven. Raven allows you to use Ruby tools such as Rake and Gem to build Java projects. Build scripts are Ruby scripts, rather than being XML files, and it imports your local Maven repository and handles dependencies…”

The XRuby project is a Ruby to Java bytecode compiler, which compiles Ruby source code (.rb) to Java bytecode (.class). The project is still under developement, and but project founders/leads expect to release the first stable version by the end of this year. Thanks goes to Ruby expert Pat Eyler for pointing this out.