JRuby Byte Code Compiler Outperforming Ruby C

From: Javalobby Front Page - 5 hours, 18 minutes ago

Although the JRuby JIT compiler is not yet ready for prime time, initial testing is impressive, with benchmarks showing JRuby byte code to be up to twice as fast as Ruby C.

Java Web Development with Stripes

From: O'Reilly Network ONJava.com - 6 hours, 40 minutes ago

Convention-over-configuration is the battle cry of popular web frameworks like Ruby on Rails, and Stripes brings the same kind of thinking to Java. In this article, Mark Eagle shows how to put together a basic Stripes framework and discusses the framework's integration with Ajax and Spring.

Carry On Wayward Son

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 7 hours, 56 minutes ago

Hani's case against pointer JSR's... also:Java Today: JSR 291 and its dissenters, OpenCDS project debuts, and production planning for roboticsWeblogs: Rémi on properties, Java2D in JOGL, and how to replace the selection model in NetBeansForum postings: Generics and WSDL, JSR 296 Actions in NetBeans, and someone needs help with the Java3D classpath.

Introduction to Ajax for Page Authors

From: Java Technology Headlines - 11 hours, 26 minutes ago

As a page author, you can use Ajax components -- along with widgets, JavaScript technology, and other techniques -- to incorporate Ajax functionality into your web applications.

Improve Application Performance With SwingWorker in Java SE 6

From: Java Technology Headlines - 11 hours, 26 minutes ago

Using the Image Search demo application, learn how the SwingWorker class can help you create and manage worker threads that improve your user interface performance.

Guidelines for Writing JSR-168 Portlets

From: dev2dev Articles - 12 hours, 38 minutes ago

JSR-168 is a collection of Java APIs for portlet developers. In this tutorial, Drew Varner shares some best practices for developing JSR-168 portlets for portability.

Can Java Developers make Ubuntu - Linux their primary work OS? - Part 1

From: IndicThreads.com: Java Developer Station - 12 hours, 38 minutes ago

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JSR 291 Passes Public Review Ballot with 2 No Votes

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 12 hours, 39 minutes ago

The Java Community Process (JCP) Executive committee has voted on the final public review of Java Specification Request (JSR) 291; The Specification for Dynamic Component Support. What makes the JSR different, aside from the technical details, is the core of the proposal is contained in a document that is not controlled by the JCP.

Container-less SOA

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 12 hours, 39 minutes ago

In enterprise applications, the SOA/ESB paradigm is definitely now in full-speed-ahead mode. However, it has a dark side, mainly increased complexity.

Article: Using Terracotta DSO

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 20 hours, 55 minutes ago

Terracotta DSO is an open source technology created by Terracotta, meant to provide clustering to Java at the virtual machine level. It does so by weaving code around specific classes, which will communicate with a specific server process to retrieve and update data as needed.

Microsoft Unleashes ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Web-Wide

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 22 hours, 10 minutes ago

Microsoft today announced the official release to Web of ASP.NET AJAX 1.0. This tool provides Web developers with the essential tools to simplify building next-generation, AJAX-style Web applications through what it calls 'seamless integration with the .NET Framework and Microsoft platform.'.

23 January 2007 - Apache Shale 1.0.4 released

From: Apache News Online - 1 day ago

The Apache Shale team is pleased to announce the release of Shale Framework version 1.0.4. The Apache Shale Framework is a modern web application framework offering a set of loosely coupled services, fundamentally based on JavaServer Faces, which may be combined as needed to meet particular application requirements.

JSR 291 Passes Public Review Ballet with 2 No Votes

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 day ago

NCache 3.1 provides distributed object caching for Java

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 day ago

Alachisoft has released NCache 3.1, a high performance distributed object cache for for mission critical .NET and Java applications with real-time data access needs. Reduce expensive database trips by caching data close to your application.

W3C XQuery 1.0 and XSLT 2.0 Become Standards

From: WebServices.Org News - 1 day, 3 hours ago

The newest open web standards, to query, transform, and access XML and relational data, are already widely supported in industry.

The Geronimo renegade: Security and Apache Geronimo's future

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 day, 4 hours ago

A full-service application server like Apache Geronimo needs to have a full-service security implementation, and that means more than just supporting SSL connections. It means securing the internal requests made within an application.

Apache Geronimo and the Spring Framework, Part 6: Spring MVC: Using Web view technologies