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One of the major challenges for any java developer is try to keep in pace of development of the language and new tools. Java is evolving all the time and it happens often that I hear from a friend or colleague about some useful tool I had never heard of before.

I'd love to hear about how people find out when new java specs come out or an interesting, new tool is released? For example, what java blogs do you follow?

Listen to the Java Posse podcast. It is fun, it is relevant and gives a great feel of the Java (and wider JVM) community. It also has sections on Scala, Groovy, Android and (from time to time) Clojure.

Look for it on iTunes or your other podcatcher of choice.

Keep reading questions and answers on Stackoverflow. You'll learn something new almost daily.

Another blog I can recommend: http://infoq.com/

In general blogs and twitter are very good, if you come across a good coder or project, start following his/it's blog or twitter. To get you started, here's whom I follow on twitter for computer related stuff

I tend to browse directories like http://java-source.net/ and http://www.manageability.org/blog/java regularly.

Finally, I follow RSS feeds of http://freshmeat.net/tags/java-libraries and http://freshmeat.net/tags/java

HTH

http://www.theserverside.com/ has daily updates on new java/j2ee tools, resources and useful features/tutorials once in a while. That and SO are my daily visits.

and on a lighter note - http://thedailywtf.com/ :)

Attend your local JUG meetings.
Find your group here: http://java.net/jugs-list

I follow articles on Dzone.

I find IBM developerWorks specifically the Java zone a good place to keep up with Java and the broader developerWorks site useful in keeping up with IBM related technologies.

my favorites :

Dzone Refcardz
java specialists

i hope these can help you , i got a lot from them

javablogs.com is quite helpful. It's some kind of blogs aggregator, 'blog community' for blogs which discuss Java technology regularly

Yes, you should follow blogs. Search for Java blog feeds with for example Google Reader, and add them. Then you'll get the latest news in one place.

I follow In Relation To actively. It contains the blogs from JBOSS employees. Following Oracle blogs makes also sense.

To keep updated your self with new technologies or tools, you can subscribe to RSS feed. Can subscribe to any tool new letters, google news. Follow some bolgs. Use google reader. you can participate in any mail group. This will keep you updated.

JavaOne is a great conference if your employer will spring for it (it's rather expensive, esp. if you're not already located on the west coast). It has a good mix of practical and higher-level, five-years-in-the-future stuff. It helps me to have a solid block of time away from the details of work, so I can focus just on exploring new technologies and ideas.

They're also planning some worldwide JavaOnes in places like India this year.

Coolest single bit of technology I found out about there: http://www.lambdacs.com/debugger/

A bit ancient, not network based:
spend time (have lunch) with fellow workers, speak about your duties, his problems, any hidden features of the used programming language you/he came across (from SO maybe), about the best IDE, ..., new games (ups, not working the whole time :-) )