ModeShape

This is the first in a series of posts about specific features in the JCR API. We start with node types because they’re such an important and empowering feature of JCR, and critical to so many other features. We are inundated with data stores: ... [More] relational databases, file systems, repositories, document stores, or proprietary systems. Newer stores, [...] [Less]

It’s true: ModeShape is a JCR implementation that is pretty new.  Why on earth would we create another JCR implementation when other implementations have been around for so long? For many years, the assumption in the persistent storage world is that ... [More] each store should own all the information. Database vendors tried to sell their databases and claim [...] [Less]

Hot on the heels of rebranding our project, the ModeShape project is pleased to announce that the first beta release of ModeShape 1.0 is now available.  It’s in the JBoss Maven repository and in our project’s downloads area. Of course, our Getting ... [More] Started guide and Reference Guide are great places to see. And we always have JavaDocs and release notes. [...] [Less]

I’m very pleased to announce that JBoss DNA has a new name: “ModeShape”.  Yes, it’s the same project, with the same software (albeit rebranded), and certainly the same fantastic community.  Just a new name and a new home. Why are we rebranding? After all, isn’t “JBoss DNA” a good name? We thought so. But while having [...]

We’ve just released JBoss DNA 0.7. It’s in the JBoss Maven repository and in our project’s downloads area. Of course, our Getting Started guide and Reference Guide are great places to see. And we always have JavaDocs. With this release, JBoss DNA introduces support for JCR query and search with a several languages, including the JCR [...]

Hot on the heals of an upgrade and overhaul of our project site, the JBoss.org site has completed a migration of its forums.  Not only are the forums much better, but it boasts a ton of new features and capabilities, including integration with the wiki. Check out the new forum for JBoss DNA, and don’t forget [...]

The JBoss DNA project website just got a makeover.  It’s now much easier on the eyes, easier to navigate, and has even more useful information.  Here are some of the changes: The links to the Getting Started, Reference Guide and JavaDoc now always ... [More] point to the latest version The documentation for each release is easier to find There’s a new page describing how to [...] [Less]

Stay tuned for something really cool!

Testing software against multiple database management systems can be tricky. It’s usually a headache to configure and maintain these tests, and then they usually take a long time to run. Of course there are multiple ways of doing this, and each ... [More] approach probably has some advantage for your system, the build environment, and whether your developers [...] [Less]

We’ve just released version 0.6 of JBoss DNA. It’s in the JBoss Maven repository and in our project’s downloads area. Of course, our Getting Started guide and Reference Guide are great places to see. And we always have JavaDocs. This release brings a lot of fixes and a number of really great new features. [...]