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6th JUNE, LONDON – The London Java Community meet for a technical session by Ian Ashworth. Showing how development testing and static analysis will help developers find critical defects in code development and accelerate the time to market. See the SkillsCast (film, code, slides) at: skillsmatter.com/podcast/java-jee/java-development-testin...
Keraton Kasunanan is one of the Javanese palaces, the oldest palace that still exists till now. The tower is called Panngung Sangga Buwana which literally means erecting the earth. It is said that the King of Java would meet her highness Roro Kidul, a mystical figure, ruler of the South Java Sea, at the toppest floor of the tower.
Java-eiland is a small island to the east of the city center. It was, until a few years ago, a desolate place. But then I guess they connected it with a bridge and got some architects to go nuts there. The result is an elegantly designed hodge-podge of multi-unit dwellings running the span of the island. It supposedly has the highest population density in the city.
The main designer chopped the island into four smaller sections, with tiny canals cutting through. There are three bridges that cross over each mini-canal, two of which are foot/bike bridges. Each foot/bike bridge has been designed by someone different and are supposed to be functional sculptures.
Each 22-meter section of buildings is designed by a different architect, as well, though they must have been given parameters in which to design, as certain patterns, like the smaller building standing in front of the larger ones, were repeated throughout the complex.
The view here is from the interior courtyard area that ran through the buildings.
It seems this series was very popular as it was re-issued at least three times with more (different) photographs included in each release. Many of these images seem exotic to me now, so it must have been very special to have a set in the 1930s. There are three carts in this scene, with their yoked bullocks patiently awaiting the call to action. Note the vertical pole, apparently acting as a parking brake.
APRIL 25th, LONDON – Simon Maple, Robert Rees and The London Java Community meet for a session taking a tour of the Java class loading mechanism, both from JVM and developer point of view. Looking at typical problems that you get with class loading and how to solve them. See the SkillsCast (Video, code, slides) at: skillsmatter.com/podcast/java-jee/do-you-really-get-class...
Batik Trusmi - Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
CIREBON is a city and regency in the northern coast of Java, about 135 kilometers to the north east of Bandung. As a coastal trading city, Cirebon has received various influences from its visitors throughout its long history (the city was officially established in 1369). These influences have created an interesting cultural melting pot, which, among others, are reflected in the designs of its batik. Its bright colors, for example, are said to have come from the Chinese influence.
Batik Cirebon is mostly produced by home industries in Trusmi, a village some 7 kilometers from its city center. That is why sometimes batik Cirebon is also called batik TRUSMI.
In addition to Trusmi, there are actually two other villages that also become the centers of batik production in Cirebon. They are Karang Tengah and Kunduran. The latter has a predominantly Chinese population and, therefore, produces mostly Chinese-Indonesian style batik.