Special November 2006 Coverage, Day Four

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Thoughts about dual licenses.

Java ME and the GPL: Houston, do we have a problem?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Yesterday my friend Erik Thauvin and I were discussing the issue of Java ME under GPL. There are some interesting issues that may not be 100% clear in Sun's Java GPL FAQ.

Yawet, a user friendly web test application, released as freeware

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Yawet is a graphical web test tool, which allows you to create, run and debug functional and regression tests for web applications. It is extensible, allows testing of multiple browser windows and frames, has integrated html tree parsing, and is listed specifically as freeware (without any further licensing.).

SVNKit (ex-JavaSVN) 1.1.0 released.

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

TMate Software team is glad to announce SVNKit (which used to be JavaSVN) 1.1.0 release. SVNKit is a pure Java Subversion library used in many popular applications that provides means to access and manipulate Subversion repositories and working copies.

AutoPilot extends perf. monitoring to JBoss, Tracks Business Transactions

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nastel has announced the release of the AutoPilot plugin for JBoss, as well as new editions of jKool. jKool provides transaction monitoring for J2EE applications, while AutoPilot represents transaction monitoring data in a graphical form.

froglogic Squish/Web Testing Tool Supports Firefox 2.0

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Squish/Web is a professional functional GUI testing tool to create and run automated GUI tests on Web/HTML/Ajax applications. Squish offers a versatile testing framework for web applications with a choice of popular test scripting languages (Python, JavaScript and Tcl), and support for testing web applications running in the new Firefox 2.0 has been added for version 3.0.3.

Spring + Hibernate EJB3, POJO + JDBC?

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

In the beginning there was nothing: no Java and no data. Then someone said, let there be data and relational databases with SQL were born.

Sun exec explains open source Java

From: OSDir.com - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Jython: Alive and Well (and looking for love)

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Ruby isn't the only major scripting language with support on the JVM and the JRuby lead developer has put out a call for new developers to help the Jython team continue development.

Windows PowerShell - Giving Developers Hope on Windows

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Microsoft has finally launched one of its coolest new tools in a long time. How can this make the lives of Java developers easier.

Agitar Introduces AgitarOne, the First Comprehensive, Integrated Unit Testing Solution for Java

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Agitar Software has announced a new flagship product -- AgitarOne -- that brings unprecedented power and simplicity to Java unit testing. Unit testing is the practice in which software developers create tests for their code as they write it, helping to ensure that the code works correctly and making it easier to change the code with confidence..

Defining the Cursor Position in a Text Field

From: DevX: Latest Java Articles - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Learn how to place the cursor at any character place you desire.

Getting all IP addresses of local machine

From: Xyling Java Blog - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

This is one code that saved hours for me. Thanks to jguru for sharing the code that gives me all the IP addresses associated with my system.Simply calling InetAddress.getLocalHost().getHostAddress() cannot solve the problem as it may return only one IP address.The code (point to the title of this post) gives you the IP address of all your network connections including your public IP that is created when you connect to internet.[Resource-Type: Source Code; Category: J2EE, J2SE; XRating: 5].

Google Code Search - Only for geeks?

From: Xyling Java Blog - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Google launched code search (refer title of this post) for the software developer community. From this CNET news post, 'Google expects that the search engine will be used primarily as a learning tool to help students and serious programmers, rather than a way to find and copy another person's code.'I had a first look at it and feel its a bit geeky.

Free cell phones from Google?

From: Xyling Java Blog - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Google Inc.'s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, sees a future where mobile phones are free to consumers who accept watching targeted forms of advertising.Schmidt acknowledged that mobile phones may never become totally free to the consumer. Newspapers are still not completely free a hundred years after they started relying on advertising, but they certainly are inexpensive, he noted.Refer title of this post for full story @ CNN money.[Resource-Type: News; Category: General; XRating: 3.5].

Announcing the 2006 Dev2Dev Reader Survey

From: dev2dev Articles - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

The 2006 Dev2Dev Reader Survey is underway. This is your opportunity to steer the site by helping us understand what you use, what you're interested in, and what can be improved.

BEA AquaLogic Service Bus and WebSphere MQ in Service-Oriented Architectures

From: dev2dev Articles - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

This white paper discusses the setup and configuration of clustered BEA AquaLogic Service Bus 2.1 and WebSphere MQ (version 5.3 and higher) with Extended Transactional Client.

Reshaping IT Project Delivery Through Extreme Prototyping

From: O'Reilly Network ONJava.com - 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Why should the benefits of short iterations and a tight feedback loop be limited to the agile methodologies like Extreme Programming. In this article, Satya Komatineni explores the idea of Extreme Prototyping--the staged, ongoing development of a web app prototype that emerges into a final product.

Application Designer for Medium Business

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Developing with Apache Derby – Hitting the Trifecta

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Why people became IT architects

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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UNIX tips and tricks for a new user, Part 2: The vi text editor

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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EZMorph 0.9 Released

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Podcast: Heinz Kabutz on Productive Coding

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Modern IDEs have revolutionized the way in which we are able to churn out code. In this podcast, taken from a session at TSSJS-Europe, Dr.

TOB - An ORM Replacement uses Object Models for access

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Ableverse has released The Object Base (TOB), which uses an object/relation/kin model as opposed to the more normal ORM model. TOB relies on a code generation step to manage relationships between and persistence of objects; this storage can be in an RDMS, although the access semantics are primarily through the object model, although SQL semantics can be used.

Magnolia 3.0 Enterprise released, with Sitedesigner online editor

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Magnolia International has released Magnolia Enterprise Edition 3.0, with an online tool that creates the desired result directly in the browser, which is meant to cut out the most time-consuming elements of a CMS implementation. Magnolia also focuses on an easy upgrade path for future revisions of the product.

Special November 2006 Coverage, Day Three

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Time to dig in and see what we can do.

Open Source Java: "Neutral for Vendors, Good for Developers, and Great for Sun"

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

The industry has been talking about 'open source Java' for many years and it finally happened. To be honest, I have not been enthusiastic about open sourcing Java.

Open Source Java: "Neutral for Vendors, Good for Developers, and Great for Sun"

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

The industry has been talking about 'open source Java' for many years and it finally happened. To be honest, I have not been enthusiastic about open sourcing Java.

Architectural manifesto: Wireless messaging with Java ME

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Learn about Java Micro Edition (Java ME) Wireless Messaging API. This column starts with a few simple coding examples, then discusses the opportunities it opens up for enterprising developers..

JDocs with open source Java ?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Hey Rick and Matt, I guess Sun cannot prevent you from integrating the Java SE JavaDocs in JDocs.com now that Java is GPL. Will you.

RCFaces: New Open Source Ajax JSF Library Released

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

RC Faces or Rich Client Faces is a JavaServerFaces library that provides a component set for building next generation Web applications. RC Faces use AJAX technologies and an object-oriented JavaScript API to build highly dynamic pages.

ICEsoft has open-sourced ICEfaces

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

ICEsoft has announced that they have released ICEfaces 1.5, their JSF implementation, under the Mozilla Public License. ICEfaces provides the ability to leverage a server process pushing data to a JSF component tree with very little code on the part of th....

Experiences With DynaFaces

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

AJAX is all the rage. When it first appeared on the scene, AJAX sent alarm bells ringing all over my office.

Rich Client Faces

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

RC Faces or Rich Client Faces is a JavaServerFaces library that provides a component set for building next generation Web applications. RC Faces use AJAX technologies and an object-oriented JavaScript API to build highly dynamic pages.

Sun Unveils Latest Java SE 6 Version at GITEX 2006

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

To be launched globally this month, GITEX delegates will be the first in the Middle East to see Sun's latest addition to the Java SE family. Java SE 6 allows users to develop and deploy Java applications on their desktops servers, and on today's demanding embedded and real-time environments..

Is it harder today to make an impact in the programming world today?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 5 days ago

I was wondering about this recently will the computer world keep inventing new languages, new ideas and is it harder to do it today than years gone by .

TIBCO Offers Full-Featured, Eclipse-Based BPM Modeling and Simulation Product for Free

From: WebServices.Org News - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

TIBCO Software Inc. announced that the latest generation of TIBCO Business Studio™, version 1.1, is now available for free.

Web Interface for Indoor Spatial Content Creation on Linux

From: Java-Channel - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

IBM PLACESadmin helps developers to create, modify, and manage indoor, location-based Web applications through a simple-to-use, Internet-based Web interface. The term PLACES stands for Point-of-interest, Locations, and Assest Catalog for Enterprise Services..

Download OTN's "Greatest Hits" CD

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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TeamCity 1.1: new features and improvements

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

In the latest version of TeamCity we added several features: Support of TestNG tests, Stacktrace navigation, and VCS improvements. Now TeamCity works under Internet Explorer 7.0 and Firefox 2.0.

Special November 2006 Coverage, Day Two

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

And the fans go wild....

14 November 2006 - Apache Axis2 1.1 Released

From: Apache News Online - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Just over 6 months since the original 1.0 release, we, the Apache Axis2 development team members, are very proud to announce the release of Apache Axis2 version 1.1. Downloads are available at: http://ws.apache.org/axis2/download.cgiApache Axis2 is a complete re-design and re-write of the widely used Apache Axis engine and is a more efficient, more scalable, more modular and more XML-oriented Web services framework.

Automation for the people: Continuous feedback

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Feedback is vital for the practice of Continuous Integration (CI) -- in fact, it's the life blood of a CI system. Rapid feedback enables speedy responses to build events that require attention.

Three, two, one...Geronimo!, Part 4: The schema of things

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Web browser marks the end of a line that begins with the database schema. So how do you create a good database schema.

Apache Axis2 1.1 Released

From: WebServices.Org News - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

The new release adds several features, including a new attachments API for sending & receiving MTOM and SwA attachments.

ICEfaces AJAX JSF under MPL

From: IT-archiv - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

ICEsoft, developer of ICEfaces AJAX JSF suite, has announced that version 1.5.

World's coolest Ajax JSF extension framework goes open source

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

ICEfaces, undoubtedly the world's coolest Ajax JSF extension framework, has just been released as open source under the Mozilla Public Licence.

Ajax and REST, Part 2

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ajax has begun to explode in popularity. Old Web frameworks are retrofitting themselves to support Ajax, new pure-Ajax frameworks are under development, and many organizations are considering Ajax adoption or are already building Ajax applications.

IBM seems less than thrilled with GPL for Java

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

According to CNET, IBM is less than thrilled with Sun's release of Java under the GPL. IBM would prefer an Apache-friendly licence.

14 November 2006 - Apache AXIOM (WebServices Commons) 1.2 Released

From: Apache News Online - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

We, the Apache AXIOM development team (Under the Apache WebServices Commons Subproject) members, are proud to announce the release of Version 1.2 of Apache AXIOM. (Download : http://ws.apache.org/commons/axiom/download.cgi )Apache AXIOM is a StAX-based, XML Infoset compliant object model which supports on-demand building of the object tree.

Kick-start your Java apps

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

To create, test, and deploy a Web-based application or Web service rapidly, you need a proven relational database, a standards-compliant Web application server, and a flexible IDE. Ideally, all these software packages are production-tested, simple to obtain, easy to use, and well integrated with one another.

ObjectWeb v2 - New Name Contest

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

ObjectWeb is running a contest for a new name..

MyEclipse 5.1 Released - Includes All-in-One Installer

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

MyEclipse 5.1 has been released. The new release includes several upgrades and new features, as well as the "All-in-One" Installer which bundles the Java 5 JRE, Eclipse 3.2.1, and MyEclipse 5.1 together into one simple download, allowing developers to quickly get up and running in all three technologies.

ICEsoft has open-sourced ICEfaces, their AJAX JSF implementation

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

ICEsoft has announced that they have released ICEfaces 1.5, their JSF implementation, under the Mozilla Public License. ICEfaces provides the ability to leverage a server process pushing data to a JSF component tree with very little code on the part of the programmer, among other capabilities.

It's official: Sun open sources Java

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

It's no surprise that Sun Microsystems is making its core Java platform freely available; what is somewhat unexpected is the vendor's choice of open source license..

The Java Is Open Contest - 4 questions, 2 Books and 1 Conference

From: IndicThreads.com: Java Developer Station - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Hit the ground running with AIDE, Part 6: Build an autonomic computing system

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

This tutorial -- the sixth in the series -- introduces two key elements of the IBM Autonomic Integrated Development Environment (AIDE): Apache Tomcat and Axis. Discover tooling-related gaps that the AIDE online help doesn't cover so that you can become more comfortable with the way the toolkit uses the standard open source components..

Duke has been open sourced

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

You may have missed this little gem in Suns big announcement yesterday but Duke, the Java cartoon mascot has been open sourced as java.net project.

Sun Open Sources Java Platform and Releases Source Code Under GPL License

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sun Microsystems announced it is releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public License version two (GPLv2). Available now are the first pieces of source code for Sun's implementation of Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) and a buildable implementation of Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME)..

SortedSet and SortedMap Made Easier with Two New Mustang Interfaces

From: JavaBoutique - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

The new java.util package contains two new interfaces of this package: java.util.NavigableSet and java.util.NavigableMap. Both have been introduced to ease your suffering when working with SortedSet and SortedMap..

13 November 2006 - Apache WS-Commons XMLSchema 1.2 Released

From: Apache News Online - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

This is the release of XMLSchema 1.2 of Apache WS-Commons (Apache WebServices Commons Project). This release includesnumerous bug fixes.

Should I be more excited about Java going GPL/open source?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 3 weeks, 6 days ago

What are the benefits of Java going open source. Will it result in a number of different version/forks of Java with compatibility problems.

August 2006 New Java Performance Tips

From: JavaPerformanceTuning.com News - 4 weeks ago

The latest Java performance tips from around the web, such as 'String.intern() often degrades performance, dramatically in some cases depending on usage and JVM.Interning strings eagerly and early fills the intern table with increasingly more collisions - the intern table is often a static size.'.

Sun Java implementation under GPL v2, OpenJDK announced

From: IT-archiv - 4 weeks ago

Sun has announced that their implementations of J2SE, ME (and later) EE, will be released under GPL v2 (.

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

From: Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog - 4 weeks ago

A rising tide lifts all boats. If there were ever a philosophy that guided our decision making at Sun, it's that - the notion that an internet connected by freely available standards is more valuable, to Sun and our customers, than one defined by dependencies on proprietary technologies.

Article: New Extensions Rev Up Stripes MVC

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 4 weeks ago

Stripernate, a light-weight Java library developed by Aaron Porter, is the answer to Rick Smith's Stripes persistence dreams. In this article, Smith describes all things Stripernate, from EJB3 tricks to security.

Java is Open! Sun open sources all Java platform implementations as GPL2

From: IndicThreads.com: Java Developer Station - 4 weeks ago

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Taking JPA for a Test Drive

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 4 weeks ago

Read this real-world Oracle TopLink case study to understand nuances involved in the use and deployment of Java Persistence Architecture (JPA)..

Richard Stallman praises Sun on GPL Java (video)

From: Javalobby Front Page - 4 weeks ago

Richard Stallman: 'I think Sun has, well with this contribution, have contributed more than any other company to the free software community, in the form of software...' .

OpenJDK Web Site, and GPL Source Downloads now Available

From: Javalobby Front Page - 4 weeks ago

Sun has launched a new Web site called OpenJDK, and the GPL source distributions are now available on it.

soapUI 1.6 Final Released

From: WebServices.Org News - 4 weeks ago

The latest release introduces a large number of fixes and many minor improvements since the beta2 release.

Relational DB Firebird 2.0 Final released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 4 weeks ago

Firebird 2.0, a relational DB based on code from Borland's InterBase from many years ago, has been released. Features of the release: performance improvements, many limits on index size and table size are removed, incremental backup capabilities, additional table features, and more.

soapUI 1.6 final, web service integration and testing tool, released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 4 weeks ago

soapUI 1.6, a tool to help with the development of clients and server processes for web services, has been released. soapUI can generate service interfaces (and requests!) given a WSDL.

Special November 2006 Coverage, Day One

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 4 weeks ago

It's real. It's GPL.

Java now Officially GPL'd

From: OSDir.com - 4 weeks ago

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Java's GNU Classpath Exception: What exactly does it mean?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 4 weeks ago

The Classpath Exception to the GNU GPL is a crucial part of open source Java. It is the key provision which permits you to link into Java without forcing GPL to govern your code.

Java 6 RC available for download

From: A Java Geek's Diary - 4 weeks ago

Java 6 RC available for downloadKey features includes changes/ enhancements/ new features at desktop programming and touching other parts/areas like security and performance. There is huge chance to make use of scripting language as part of Java 6 which I am more interested to see how can I use Groovy and make other stuff.

Sun Releases GPL Java Today

From: Javalobby Front Page - 4 weeks ago

After months of speculation and waiting, it is finally here. Sun will release Java under GPLv2 today.

Sun relicenses Java under GPL

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 4 weeks ago

The rumors have been confirmed by Sun: Java is going to be released in full under the GPL. The initial plan is to release Hotspot and the javac compiler under the GPL, with the rest of Java to follow in 2007.

Favouring composition over inheritance is a sign of a maturing programmer

From: Javalobby Front Page - 4 weeks ago

I think that as you get more experience coding you start to favour composition over inheritance because it is easier to maintain.

Comparing the syntax of Java 5 and ActionScript 3

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 4 weeks, 1 day ago

This is a short comparison table of major elements/concepts of these two languages for a quick reference..

The Five Cs of Agile Management: Courage, Context, Course, Cadence, and Cost

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Anyone who has ever been responsible for leading or managing a software development project knows that software isn't easy. Successfully coordinating and dealing with project sponsors, customers, unexpected risks, and changing scope challenges even the most experienced project leader..

Java SE 6.0 (JDK/JRE) Release Candidate

From: OSDir.com - 1 month ago

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Java SE 6 Release Candidate Available

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

Java SE 6 Release Candidate is now available. This release candidate includes many new features, including scripting language support and integrated Web services.

IBM Open Source Application Server Gains Support of More Than 600 Partners in Six Months

From: Latest Articles From WEBSPHERE JOURNAL - 1 month ago

IBM announced that more than 600 independent software vendors (ISVs) and systems integrators have joined IBM?s WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Community Edition partner initiative since it was launched just six months ago. WAS Community Edition, based on technology from Apache Geronimo, is IBM's open source application server..

Transec, a tag library for secure input from web apps, released under GPL

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Micromata has released their secure input tag library Transec under the GPL. Transec protects data from spyware interception by presenting a virtual keyboard to capture input.

Tim Bray: Java is less scalable than PHP

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Tim Bray, Director of Web Technologies at Sun Microsystems, while giving a keynote at International PHP Conference 2006 presented comparsion between Java, PHP and Ruby considering enterprise systems development. According to him, Java is less scalable than PHP and less maintainable than Ruby-on-Rails.

That Voice Again

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month ago

Lunch with 1/4 of the Java Posse... also:Java Today: Java Posse podcast #92, Sun Grid 'Cool Apps' winners, and JCP elections end MondayWeblogs: Contributor agreements, Shoal dynamic clustering, and Joshua's first NetBeans fixesForums: Ubuntu likes Looking Glass, more WS constructors wanted, and forcing Firefox in JDIC.

SQuirreL SQL Client 2.3.1 Stable

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The SQuirreL SQL Client project has announced the release of version 2.3.1 Stable. 'A bug where database aliases weren't saved was fixed.

Contelligent 9.1.1

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Contelligent J2EE content management system project has announced the release of version 9.1.1. 'This release focuses on fixing the bugs of the 9.1.0 release, including some major usability problems when running the client under Linux.

Jupe 0.1

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Jupe Eclipse UML plugin project has announced the release of version 0.1. 'This release brings major improvements in the class diagram editor, including automatic type resolution.

Clover Framework 2.0.1

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Clover framework project has announced the release of version 2.0.1. 'This release is mostly maintenance for the previous 2.0.0 version.

Ivy 1.4

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Ivy project has announced the release of version 1.4. 'The 1.4 version of Ivy is a major version with more than 90 new features, improvements and bug fixes since 1.3.1.

Unit test Struts applications with mock objects and AOP

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month ago

Using both StrutsTestCase and EasyMock allows Struts applications to be unit tested in true isolation. However, the traditional object-oriented approach cannot easily overcome the integration gap that exists between the two tools.

How do I find out how good I am?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

How do I find out how good I am compared to others. By that I mean how do I know that I am good at something.

Is the Final variable one of the most under used features in Java

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

I find it interesting why people don't use the final keyword with variables or classes or anything else very often. If it isn't going to change make it final so you know it won't.

Application Designer for Medium Business

From: Java-Channel - 1 month ago

A bundled package that enables developers with no Java skills to create database-driven Web applications on WebSphere Application Server (CE) and an Eclipse-based Lotus Component Designer..

Chapter Excerpt: Development kick-start

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

This chapter from <i>RSS and Atom in Action</i> walks through installing a blog server and developing a simple blog application (a console program that can post to a blog) using the MetaWebLog API, a widely supported XML-RPC based Web services protocol that allows retrieving, posting and updating blog entries.

Don't Give Up

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month ago

The struggle to do it with desktop Java... also:Weblogs: Blame Java, TCP port reservation, and static analysisJava Today: Gosling on open source, JSR-142 inventory API, and NetBeans/EE multimedia presentationForums: Introducing Restlets, unwanted logging in JAX-WS, and Java MIDI support broken.

Qt Jambi developer contest

From: IT-archiv - 1 month ago

Trolltech has announced the Qt Jambi Developer Contest,.

Simple Xalan extension: Mixing Java with XSLT

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Elliot Rusty Harold has an article called "Simple Xalan extension functions," detailing how the Xalan XSLT processor can invoke almost any method in almost any Java class in the classpath. Doing so can improve performance, provide features like trigonometric functions that aren't available in XSLT.

Portecle 1.2

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Portecle project has announced the release of version 1.2. 'This release features support for exporting keys and chains as OpenSSL-style PEM bundles, support for examining certification requests, and support for loading GNU Classpath (>= 0.90) security providers if installed (if they are, GNU Keyring keystores are also suppored, as well as some additional certificate extensions).

JEvaluator 0.6

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The JEvaluator mathematical expressions parser and evaluator project has announced the release of version 0.6. 'Literal and string variables are now supported.

Restlet 1.0 beta 20

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Restlet project has announced the release of version 1.0 beta 20. 'New support for URI templates in Routers.

SQLiteJDBC 029

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The SQLiteJDBC project has announced the release of version 029. 'Compiler issues with the Mac PowerPC binary and a user defined function endian bug were resolved.'.

MagicDraw UML 12.0 EAP & SysML plugin 1.0 EAP beta

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

No Magic, Inc. has announced the release of MagicDraw UML 12.0 EAP Beta and SysML plugin 1.0 EAP beta.

JEC 1.0, Java-Exchange Connector, released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

JEC 1.0, the "Java Exchange Connector," has been released. JEC, as its name implies, provides pure-Java access to a MS Exchange installation.

Simplified Object library - to convert POJOs into any format

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

"SOJO" stands for "Simplify your Old Java Objects" or, in noun form, "Simplified Old Java Objects." The goal of the SOJO project is to provide a library to convert object graphs into a specific structure - which could be a CSV representation, JSON, XML, or any other available format - to ease communication with non-Java processes. SOJO manages cycle detection, as well, so complex object graphs can be represented and transmitted.

RCFaces : New Open Source Ajax JSF Library Released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

RC Faces or Rich Client Faces is a JavaServerFaces library that provides a component set for building next generation Web applications. RC Faces use AJAX technologies and an object-oriented JavaScript API to build highly dynamic pages.

Frankengui? Using SWT and Ruby for your GUIs

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

Peter Cooper over at RubyInside.com recently discovered SWT and thought it might be cool to give it a shot with JRuby. Sure doesn't look much simpler than the Java version...

Ubuntu to include Glassfish as application server

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

News.com reported yesterday that Ubuntu and Sun will be announcing that Glassfish will be included in the server edition of of the latest Ubuntu. Are you using Glassfish.

Programming Theorems

From: A Java Geek's Diary - 1 month ago

Here are few quotations from Des Traynor on Startups, Software Development Web 2.0. I like this very much, Every 5 minutes you spend writing code in a new language is more useful than 5 hours reading blog posts about how great the language is.So  I wasted sometime reading all these quotations instead of writing code in some XYZ language.

I Believe in Network Clients

From: Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog - 1 month ago

At an interview last week with John Markoff, I made a statement that seems to have generated some concern over my sanity. I said, 'I don't believe in thin clients.'Let me start by saying I started my technology career with a company that built client (ie, desktop) software.

No Self Control

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month ago

Getting your users so enthused they lose their taboos.. also:Weblogs: Gosling's doc.java.sun.com update, applet-JAX, and Desktop Matters conferenceJava Today: NetBeans jMaki Ajax tool, SpringRCP GUI, and NumberFormat parsing issuesForums: AWT or Swing file selectors, influence of open-source JVM projects, and 64-bit AMD slowdown report.

Article: JCR - A Practitioner's Perspective

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Most online JCR resources provide introductory material but lack further guidance for using the specification in anger. This article walks through performing reads, writes, queries and deletions with a transient repository, but then delves deeper with questions and answers that address common issues most new JCR users are met with.

Enhydra JaWE 2.1-1 released!

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 1 month ago

Enhydra JaWE 2.1-1 released!.

Sun is about to release Java SE and ME under GPL?

From: IT-archiv - 1 month ago

An unofficial leak suggests that Sun has selected GPL.

JavaLog Analyser 20061107

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The JavaLog Analyser project has announced the release of version 20061107. 'This release adds save and restore configuration via a file.

JSR 270 - Java SE 6 Passes Final Approval

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

JSR 270 - Java SE 6 Release Contents has passed its Final Approval Ballot with unanimous approval. This is the umbrella JSR for Java SE 6.

Clarity 1.4.0

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Clarity project management & collaboration project has announced the release of version 1.4.0. 'Now Clarity provides access to its functions through WebServices, includes integration with Subversion and other useful features.'.

Simple XML Framework 0.9.5

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Simple XML Framework project has announced the release of version 0.9.5. 'Changes were made to enable dynamic XML templating variables.

Allatori Java Obfuscator 1.3

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Allatori Java obfuscation project has announced the release of version 1.3. It includes new incremental obfuscation, better resolving of interclass dependencies, and more.

Advanced Java Content Repository API

From: O'Reilly Network ONJava.com - 1 month ago

First presented in 'What Is Java Content Repository,' JSR-170 offers a standard means for content management systems to present their persistent data stores to Java applications. In this article, Sunil Patil explores some of JCR's optional features--namely, the very useful concepts of versioning and observability.

Podcast: 2010 - A Developer's Odyssey

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

In this podcast, taken from a panel at TSSJS-Europe, speakers including Bruce Tate, Wayne Beaton, Erik Dornenburg and Ted Neward take part in a discussion about how developers, if they could start everything over, would design development and deployment environments.

Gentleware Launches Apollo for Eclipse, UML 2.1 modeling tool

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Gentleware AG has announced that it had joined the Eclipse Foundation and is releasing a new product line called "Apollo for Eclipse." Apollo for Eclipse is a commercial UML 2.1 modeling tool that is based on open source technology developed by the Eclipse Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF) project.

MagicDraw UML 12.0 EAP and SysML plugin 1.0 EAP beta is released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

No Magic, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of MagicDraw UML 12.0 EAP Beta and our new SysML plugin 1.0 EAP beta.

Ubuntu maker to distribute Sun's Java

From: OSDir.com - 1 month ago

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Tired of Politics Yet?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

Tired of Politics. To commemorate the latest US Elections I have posted a series of Java Asteroids games.

Sun: GPL License For Java

From: OSDir.com - 1 month ago

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News Quickie: Java 6 JSRs Approved

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

It looks like Java 6 is just about ready to go. With the passing of the JSRs under the Java 6 umbrella, it's only a matter of time before we see a release.

Sun to GPL Java

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

Java is to be released under the GPL, hopefully this might be the last thread on the subject, albeit a long one.

Meet Scott Violet, Architect for the Swing Toolkit Team at Sun Microsystems

From: Java Technology Headlines - 1 month ago

Scott Violet, chief architect for the Swing toolkit at Sun Microsystems, discusses Java technology on the desktop, new developments in Swing, and the NetBeans IDE GUI Builder..

Java Technologies in Desktop Applications

From: Java Technology Headlines - 1 month ago

Which Java technologies and which packages do you need to create a desktop application. This introduction teaches you some of the basics and points you to resources for more information..

Step up the Java Technology Ladder: A Conversation With Sun's Director of Product Marketing for the Java SE Platform, Jean Elliott

From: Java Technology Headlines - 1 month ago

Jean Elliott, Sun's director of product marketing for the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE), discusses how to make optimal use of the platform..

Introducing JAX-WS 2.0 With the Java SE 6 Platform, Part 2

From: Java Technology Headlines - 1 month ago

Learn how to create a Java technology-based client for the eBay production server. You'll use the Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) tools in the Java SE 6 platform, as well as Web Services Definition Language (WSDL)..

James Gosling on Open Sourcing Sun's Java Platform Implementations

From: Java Technology Headlines - 1 month ago

James Gosling, often called the father of Java technology, shares his thoughts on the coming move to open source the Java SE and Java ME platform implementations..

Understanding the Service Lifecycle within a SOA: Run Time

From: dev2dev Articles - 1 month ago

Knowing how to effectively manage the lifecycle of services is fundamental to achieving success within a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) initiative. Quinton Wall returns to tell us about the run-time phase of this service lifecycle.

Test Categorization Techniques with TestNG

From: dev2dev Articles - 1 month ago

There's no need to run unit, component, and system tests each time you make a change in your source code. Learn how TestNG facilitates categorizing tests and how this can improve your testing productivity.

Open source rule management

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month ago

For smaller projects, open source business rule management systems might make more sense then their expensive commercial counterparts. JBoss Rules and Jess represent two of the better open source offerings out on the market.

Java 6 JSRs Pass

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Java 6's component JSRs have passed, which solidifies the official release components and clears the way for Java 6 to be finalized and released. Important JSRs here include JDBC 4.0, the Compiler API, the scripting interface, and the common annotations.

Hibernate Performance

From: About Focus on Java - 1 month ago

Although this article of Hibernate performance tips has been around for a while, the author provides great tips and advice on how to use Hibernate effectively without your application ginding....

Visit oss.oracle.com: One-Stop Shop for Oracle+Open Source Info

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 1 month ago

Visit the new and improved oss.oracle.com, a 'one stop shop' for information about all of Oracle's FOSS (free and and open source software) offerings, including hosted Linux projects such as OCFS2..

Download Ellison, Wookey, and Tom Kyte Podcasts

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 1 month ago

Hear Larry Ellison and John Wookey keynote snapshots as well as a 1-on-1 chat with Tom Kyte about Oracle Database 11g Beta..

Integrating Oracle XML Publisher with Oracle JDeveloper 10g

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 1 month ago

Learn how to use the FO Processor Engine, XSL-FO Utility, and PDF Document Merger in Oracle XMP Publisher.

Meet the Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 1 month ago

Using Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database, learn to implement a rudimentary database system for displaying critical information to emergency-response dispatchers..

Are The Principles of OOD out of fashion?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

Are Design Patterns currently in fashion and has Object Orientated Development gone out of fashion. Has Is the whole area of OO falling into history like procedural programming.

Is certification less popular as developer retention is more important

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

Is the IT certification losing it's appeal. Are software developers having more say in the training courses they attend.

Javakonkurs 2006: Discover-Create-Win

From: IT-archiv - 1 month ago

Sun Microsystems invites you to participate in the Java software projects contest. Deadline is Dec 15th 2006.

Top 10 Reasons to Choose Java over C#?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

If you had to list the top 10 reasons to choose Java over C#, what would they be. This list provides one (semi-serious in some cases) answer.

What version of Java are you using?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

What version of Java are people using and are commercial companies slow to use newer releases. Also has anyone ever come across a new feature/syntax and thought, what the hell is that.

Crossing borders: Delayed binding

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month ago

Statically typed languages, such as the Java language and C, bind a method call to their implementation at compile time. This strategy lets these languages perform a wide variety of syntax and type checks, giving them more stability -- and often better performance -- than dynamically typed languages that have no such compile-time checks.

Build multiserving Java applications, Part 1

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month ago

In this tutorial series, you'll learn how to build Web applications that can serve wireless clients according to client capabilities. This concept is called multiserving, and it's useful in pervasive computing applications.

Java Gaming - More than meets the eye?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

Yesterday afternoon, Mike found a really interesting video over on YouTube. Posted earlier this year, it shows all the games that are built using Java.

Clarity version 1.4, team collaboration application, has been released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Clarity 1.4 is a commercial team collaboration system which integrates different services used by software developers and managers in one universal web-based solution. It helps to automate many everyday tasks in several areas of software development such as project management, issue/bug tracking, version controlling, documentation (based on wiki) and customer support.

We Do What We're Told

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month ago

Why for-each does, and doesn't, do what you'd expect... also:Feature Articles: Nuances of the Java 5.0 for-each LoopJava Today: Java SE 6 contents JSR approved, JUG Community seeks announcements, and building Java code with RubyWeblogs: Motorola's ME JVM, JSR-262 and WS-Management, and why to choose Java over C#Forums: Wrapping javaw on windows, Swing and rotated displays, and whither GNU Classpath?.

Smith 1.0, free ColdFusion engine written in Java released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Smith is a freeware, cross-platform ColdFusion engine, written entirely in Java. Running on the top of a Java Runtime Environment and Java Servlet Container, it can be deployed on virtually any operating system and work with any web server.

Geronimo 1.1.1 Performance Profile Available

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

There have been many requests about the performance of Apache Geronimo. In order to answer the question about where Geronimo stands and not enter into the quagmire of performance politics a quick report has been assembled to address this question.

Java Parallel Processing Framework 0.23.1

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Java Parallel Processing Framework project has announced the release of version 0.23.1. 'An issue was fixed in the adaptive scheduling algorithm, which caused the tasks to be executed by only one node at a time.

IBM IDE for Cell BE SDK on Linux

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

IBM alphaWorks has released IBM IDE for Cell Broadband Engine SDK. 'IBM Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Cell BE SDK, which is built upon the Eclipse and C Development Tools (CDT) platform, integrates the Cell BE GNU tool chain, compilers, IBM Full-System Simulator for the Cell BE, and other development components in order to provide a comprehensive, user-friendly development platform that simplifies Cell BE development.'.

JNBridgePro

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

JNBridge has announced the release of JNBridgePro, a Java and .NET interoperability tool. They write in, 'Developers can access Java objects and classes from .NET as if they were .NET objects and classes, or access .NET objects and classes from Java.

Open-jACOB

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

Tarragon Software has announced the release of Open-jACOB Framework. They write in, 'The primary goal of the Open-jACOB Framework is to handle web applications with CRUD (create, retrieve, update, delete) with little or no Java programming.

dbWrench 1.3.5

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The dbWrench project has announced the release of version 1.3.5. 'This release focused on improving current functionality.

Eclipse 3.3 M3

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Eclipse project has released version 3.3 M3. The New and Noteworthy report details numerous enhancements.

Is your code ready for the next wave in commodity computing? Part 2

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month ago

Part 1 of this two-part article outlined how the current generation of parallelized hardware will affect your code and architecture. In Part 2, learn how to benchmark your application on parallel hardware in a vendor-independent way to decide what is the best hardware and software platform for you..

Simple Xalan extension functions

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month ago

The Xalan XSLT processor can invoke almost any method in almost any Java(TM) class in the classpath. Doing so can improve performance, provide features like trigonometric functions that aren't available in XSLT, perform file I/O, talk to databases and network servers, or implement algorithms that are easy to write in the Java language but hard to write in XSLT.

New Version of Java Source Code Analysis Tool Improves Web Application Security

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month ago

S.P.I. Dynamics, Inc has announced full support for Java developers and J2EE Web applications in DevInspect 3.0, the new version of its unique developer application security solution.

Which open source CI tool is best suited for your application's environment?

From: Java-Channel - 1 month ago

A comparative review of four open source continuous integration tools : Cruise Control, Continuum, Luntbuild and Hudson..

SOA Presentation

From: A Java Geek's Diary - 1 month ago

A good presentation on  SOA.

IBM IDE for Cell BE SDK on Linux

From: Java-Channel - 1 month ago

A set of Eclipse plug-ins that integrate the Cell BE tool chain and enable rapid, more user-friendly building of Cell BE applications on Linux. Elements in the design of the cell chip are expected in IBM's future server chips, and could end up inside the PlayStation 3.

eXo JCR 1.1 released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

eXo Platform Inc. has released the new version of its optimized Java Content Repository Open Source implementation.

Orbeon PresentationServer is now Orbeon Forms

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 1 month ago

We are glad to announce that Orbeon PresentationServer has a new name: Orbeon Forms. Renaming a product is not something to be taken lightly.

Reified Generics - Generic Parameters Available at Runtime

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

It seems generics are on everyone's mind this monday, and Neal Gafter has an excellent writeup on what he calls 'reified generics'. Is this just an oversight in the original generics design.

Apache JAMES 2.3.0 final released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Apache JAMES 2.3.0 has been released. JAMES is a 100% pure Java SMTP and POP3 Mail server and NNTP News server that provides extension points through the use of Mailets, which allow classification of mail and specific routing of mail.

BostechÂ’s ChainBuilder ESB Released in Alpha

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month ago

Bostech Corporation has announced the release of the alpha version of ChainBuilder ESB, a new Java Business Integration (JBI) compliant solution for use in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environments. The final version is due in January 2007.

Come Talk To Me

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month ago

Conference wish-lists... also:Weblogs: JavaOne 2007 call-for-papers coming, translucent scroll bars, and more JSR-277 Q&ASpotlight: FaceletsJava Today: NetBeans Dream Team, Java on multi-core 64-bit hardware, and a new Agile prinicpleForums: JVM competition, Painters vs.

SOJO 0.2.0

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Sojo project has announced the first public release, version 0.2.0. They write in, 'The intention for this project is a Java framework, that convert JavaBeans in a simplified representation.

Sleep 2.1-b9

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

Version 2.1-b9 of the Sleep scripting project has been released. They write in, 'Significant changes: Scalars (including closures) are now serializable.

OpenReports 2.1-M1

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The OpenReports project has announced the release of version 2.1-M1. They write in, '2.1-M1 includes support for Eclipse BIRT, improved JFreeReport and JXLS support, advanced scheduling enhancements, and the introduction of the ReportService, a Service-oriented architecture (SOA) for report generation and scheduling exposed as a SOAP web service and to HTTP GET/PUT requests.'.

Aranea Web Framework 1.0.1

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Aranea Web Framework project has released version 1.0.1. They write in, 'In addition to fixes to several bugs that were found in the 1.0 release we have also implemented support for JSP 2.0 and Expression Language by providing a alternative tag library URI:http://araneaframework.org/tag-library/standard_rt.'.

Eclipse WTP 1.5.2

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

The Eclipse WTP (Web Tools Platform) project has released version 1.5.2. 'WTP 1.5.2 has been released to fix serious bugs and performance problems that were found too late to fix in the previous maintenance release.

DEMOS 0.9.1

From: java.net News - 1 month ago

Version 0.9.1 of the DEMOS project, an Eclipse plugin for declarative executable modeling of object-based systems, has been released. They write in, 'Changes in this release are the addition of a visual inspector for running EP systems, significant performance improvements, improved consistency between models and generated code, as well as minor feature enhancements and bugfixes.'.

JCite - Java Source Code Citation System

From: Java-Channel - 1 month ago

JCite makes it possible to cite snippets of Java source code in your HTML documents - API documentation, for instance. The snippets are copied out of real, live Java class source files, which should be part of the regular build.

Generics == bashing your head against a wall

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month ago

In part 1 of 'Generics Monday', Stephen Colebourne lashes out against an apparent disconnect between the varargs team and the generics team. Is it a bug or a feature.

XMLC 2.3_beta1 is out

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 1 month ago

XMLC 2.3_beta1 is out.

Eric Sink On The Business Of Software - Book Review

From: IndicThreads.com: Java Developer Station - 1 month ago

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IBM Bitten By the Thin Client Bug

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month ago

IBM talking about swapping out desktops for thin clients. There are already 4,000 of them deployed internally and Patricia Bolton, CTO of IBM's End User Services Business Unit, part of IBM Global Services, knows where there's another 50,000 desktops ripe to be moved next year..

IBM Bitten By the Thin Client Bug

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month ago

IBM talking about swapping out desktops for thin clients. There are already 4,000 of them deployed internally and Patricia Bolton, CTO of IBM's End User Services Business Unit, part of IBM Global Services, knows where there's another 50,000 desktops ripe to be moved next year..

JotSpot Founders Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer Sell To Google

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month ago

JotSpot says it will no longer bill customers for the privilege of using the wiki service it previously charged $5-$200 a month to host. Whether JotSpot users will have to use Google IDs like Writely is unclear..

The Perils of Abstraction

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month ago

Abstraction, as defined on dictionary.com, is 'considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.' It's a powerful concept that underpins software reuse. When you implement a problem, if, instead of starting from scratch, the scenario can be thought of as being an example of an already-understood question, its solution can benefit from existing implementations..

The Perils of Abstraction

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month ago

Abstraction, as defined on dictionary.com, is 'considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.' It's a powerful concept that underpins software reuse. When you implement a problem, if, instead of starting from scratch, the scenario can be thought of as being an example of an already-understood question, its solution can benefit from existing implementations..

Web Services Policy 1.5: Working Drafts

From: WebServices.Org News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Web Services Policy Working Group has released updated Working Drafts of Web Services Policy 1.5.

Google Goes Mobile; Launches Five Times Faster Access to Gmail on Devices

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

'Google's mobile products are designed to enable people to quickly and easily get the information they want on the go,' said Deep Nishar, Google's director of product management, as the search giant today announced the release of a freely downloadable Java application: Gmail for mobile devices..

Collecting Financial Market Data with Java 5

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

In this article I'll share my experience in using the new features in Java 5 for solving an old industry problem, the problem of collecting constantly published financial data in reliable way. The business case example I'm going to discuss relates to the acquisition of some sort of market data published by a financial data source system like Reuters..

Sunlight on a Cloudy Day...

From: Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog - 1 month, 1 week ago

I did an interview last evening with John Markoff, of pretexting fame, at the Churchill Club (a Silicon Valley community gathering). I'll point to the links as soon as they're up - I tried to hijack the interview to reverse roles, so I could interview John on what it was like to be snooped on (his response, 'it wasn't the first time').

Ex-CA CEO Sanjay Kumar Gets $8M Fine, 12 Years in Jail

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Former CA CEO Sanjay Kumar, the first of the pre-2004 CA management team who have pleaded guilty to criminal charges to be sentenced, was sentenced Thursday morning to 12 years in jail for his role in backdating contracts so the company could meet Wall Street's revenue expectations. The company's former sales chief Stephen Richards is now due to be sentenced on November 14..

Collecting Financial Market Data with Java 5

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

In this article I'll share my experience in using the new features in Java 5 for solving an old industry problem, the problem of collecting constantly published financial data in reliable way. The business case example I'm going to discuss relates to the acquisition of some sort of market data published by a financial data source system like Reuters..

Raven 1.1: Build Java with Ruby

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Raven is a build system that leverages Ruby tools (namely Rake and Gem) to let you build Java projects easily. It provides a way to handle dependencies, specific Rake tasks for Java, all based on Ruby.

I Will Be There

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 1 week ago

Who's up for some geek retail. Also:java.net Poll: Which style of Java conference do you prefer.

Simple persistence for Java 1.4.0

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Simple persistence for Java project has announced the release of version 1.4.0. 'Basic index handling was added.

Jitterbit 1.2 BETA

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Jitterbit integration tool project has announced the release of version 1.2 BETA. 'This beta release includes a number of significant feature additions including email support, plug-in support, global variables, and an improved Formula Builder.

GenericRCP 0.3.1

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The GenericRCP project has announced the release of version 0.3.1. They write in, 'It contains several bugfixes in the DAO-Layer and you can add further jars which your domain jar depends on.'.

VRaptor 2.2.3

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The VRaptor project has announced the release of version 2.2.3. They write in, 'With VRaptor 2.2.3 comes ajax support.

Eberom 1.0 Initial Release

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Eberom project has announced the release of version 1.0, their initial public release. 'Eberom is a CRM and Project Management Tool.

EXO JCR 1.1

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 1 month, 1 week ago

EXO JCR 1.1 released.

REST for remoting?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

REST is considered as alternative to SOAP, but REST is more than protocol for remoting. REST is architectonical style of middle tier.

How much designing should be done before coding?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

It's an age old question: how long should you design your architecture before diving into the code. Read on for some interesting tips and insight into ways to make your designing more productive.

Owen Taylor on 'Space Based Architecture'

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Owen Taylor has written 'Space Based Architecture' - an implementation of 'TPC,' where 'TPC' stands for transparent partitioning and co-location of events, work, and data. It's a rationale for the use of a JavaSpaces architecture.

Service Orientation, The Enterprise Architecture Way

From: Latest Articles From WEBLOGIC JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is gaining momentum as a new IT implementation paradigm. Organizations are eager to capitalize on its benefits.

The Firefox Kid

From: A Java Geek's Diary - 1 month, 1 week ago

Blake Ross helped make Firefox one of the biggestopen-source success stories ever. Just wait until you seewhat he‘s up to now.

Service Orientation, The Enterprise Architecture Way

From: Latest Articles From WEBLOGIC JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is gaining momentum as a new IT implementation paradigm. Organizations are eager to capitalize on its benefits.

The IT Apprentice Returns; Java Developer Position With a Salary of $80k - $100k to be Won

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Association of Information Technology Professionals - Dallas Chapter (AITP Dallas) announced that Valtech Technologies, a company based in Addison, TX, has partnered with them again for this year's educational program, 'The IT Apprentice'. AITP Dallas will present its second IT version of the TV hit, The Apprentice with Donald Trump, on November 29, 2006 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Addison, TX, where a real job will be given to the winning candidate..

Google Launches New Java-Based Mobile Application for Speedier Access to Gmail

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Google Inc. has announced the release of an innovative new mobile client, Gmail for mobile devices.

Neologism

From: Martin Fowler's Bliki - 1 month, 1 week ago

Neologismwriting2 November 2006Neologism:1: a new word, usage, or expression.2: a meaningless word coined by a psychotic. --Merriam-WebsterIf you read much of my writing you'll quickly notice that I am a compulsive neologiser.

FeatureDevotion

From: Martin Fowler's Bliki - 1 month, 1 week ago

FeatureDevotionagile2 November 2006A common, perhaps dominant, practice of agile methods is to develop a list of features (often called stories) for the software that's being built. These features are tracked with index cards, work queues, burndown charts, backlogs, or whatever your tool of choice is.On the whole I like this kind of approach.

OpenWFE process engine 1.7.2 released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

OpenWFE, an open source (BSD) workflow engine made its 1.7.2 release available. From now on, OpenWFE is entirely Maven2-built.

TestNG version 5.3 has been released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

TestNG 5.3 has been released. TestNG is a unit test framework which can be used in combination with Java 1.5 annotations or javadoc annotations if you are still using Java 1.4.

QuipuKit 1.0 library for JSF

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

QuipuKit release 1.0 has been announced by TeamDev. This commercial JSF library includes a set of DHTML-powered components and client-side validation framework that are focused on improving both developer and end-user experience.

On proprietary Java frameworks

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

One of my business clients (a Fortune 500 firm) is using a proprietary home-grown Java Web framework. I'm not questioning the talent of their Java developers, but is this a right thing to do.

Swept Away

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 1 week ago

Sweep through XML at build-time... also:Feature Article: XML Manipulation using XMLTaskJava Today: JavaTools Community newsletter #100, JCP 2006 election balloting begins, and ComputeServer 0.7Weblogs: Obscure tricks and tips, NetBeans audio visualizer plugin, and intro to HttpClientForum postings: Visibility of open-source Java process and the difference between Painters and look-and-feels.

JBoss Federated SSO Framework 1.0.0 Beta

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

JBoss has announced the release of JBoss Federated SSO Framework 1.0.0 Beta. 'Some of the highlights for this release are: End-to-End cross domain single sign on/single sign out using the SAML standard, a pluggable Identity Management Framework, out-of-the-box it includes an LDAP Identity Manager that connects to LDAP stores, tested on OpenLDAP and RedHat Directory Server, full integration with the JBossSX framework and Tomcat.'.

JGroups 2.4

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

JBoss has announced the release of JGroups 2.4. 'Over 80 JIRA issues were resolved in 2.4, mostly bug fixes and new functionality.

Jess 7.0 Stable

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Jess rule engine and scripting environment project has announced the release of version 7.0 Stable. 'This release adds powerful new features including XML support, rule language additions, simplified APIs, performance enhancements, and a comprehensive development environment based on Eclipse.'.

ASM 3.0

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The ASM Java bytecode manipulation framework project has announced the release of version 3.0. It includes an improved Analyzer API supporting abstract and native methods, improved Method class behavior, and more.

GeoServer 1.4.0-RC2

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Codehaus GeoServer development team have announced the release of version 1.4.0-RC2. They write in, 'Moving ever closer to release, the focus of RC2 is cleaning up little bugs found by users.

"Learning Language X will make you better with Language Y." Oh, really?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

I keep hearing this mantra repeated, but no one ever explains how or why learning one language will automatically make me a better programmer with some other language.

What about open source Java ME?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

We've all heard about Sun open sourcing Java SE, but what about Java ME. Now it appears Motorola is ready to open source their version of MIDP 3.0.

SpagoBI manages now Business Objects documents!

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 1 month, 1 week ago

SpagoBI releases the integration component (driver and engine) for Business Objects 6.5.

Sun updates Java IDE with more productivity tools

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month, 1 week ago

Sun Microsystems has released NetBeans 5.5, the latest version of the company's open source Java IDE, aiming to beef up the software's productivity tools and improve its look and feel.

Which open source CI tool is best suited for your application's environment?

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month, 1 week ago

Automating the build process is a difficult task, and fairly quickly a continuous integration tool becomes a must. But which one.

UML Tool - JUDE/Professional3.1, JUDE/Community 3.1 released!

From: Java-Channel - 1 month, 1 week ago

Hello Folks. #UML Tool - JUDE/Professional3.1, JUDE/Community 3.1 have been released!#In [[http://jude.change-vision.com/jude-web/product/professional.html][JUDE/Professional3.1]], we started supporting [Import Java] function for a #part of Java 5.0 based on our user's requests.

Determine which Proxy Pattern You Need

From: DevX: Latest Java Articles - 1 month, 1 week ago

The proxy pattern can be used in situations where multiple copies of a complex object must exist..

JESS 7.0 Rule Engine Available for Licensing; Software Provides Powerful Business Intelligence

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Jess 7.0, a popular rule engine created by Sandia National Laboratories that enables software developers to embed intelligence in the form of business rules directly into their Java applications, is now available for licensing..

JSF 2.0 Ideas

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 1 week ago

We've reached the age of annotations, you are seeing tons of APIs revised and nouns/assets being refactored into compact metadata. The first API to really take this leap with EJB3, followed by an extension from JBoss, called Seam.

Spring Web Flow 1.0 is out

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 1 week ago

Spring Web Flow 1.0 has been released. Spring Web Flow is a next generation web application controller framework that runs on Java SE 1.3 or greater, and Java EE 1.3 (Servlet 2.3, Portlet 1.0) or greater.

QuipuKit 1.0 library for JSF

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 1 week ago

QuipuKit release 1.0 is announced by TeamDev. This commercial JSF library includes a set of easily customized components and client-side validation framework that are focused on improving both developer and end-user experience.

Interview with WebGalileo Faces Architect Michael Lyubchenko

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 1 week ago

Michael Lyubchenko, Java architect and project manager at SoftAspects, talks about the WebGalileo Faces component suite, JSF/AJAX integration libraries, JSF 2.0, and the biggest problem with developing JSF components.....

31 October 2006 - Apache JAMES Server 2.3.0 FINAL Released

From: Apache News Online - 1 month, 1 week ago

Apache James PMC is proud to announce the availability of the long awaited final release of JAMES Server 2.3.0. More informations on what's new can be found in the changelog.

Fault Tolerance with Open Source and JVM Clustering

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Many in the Open Source community (including the camps following Tomcat, Geronimo, Struts, Spring, and Hibernate) have chosen to focus on solving problems of developer efficiency and software elegance, and are sometimes forced to leave production operating characteristics such as HA (high availability)/fault tolerance and central management control for future releases. Or, in some cases, the elegance of the framework stems from its lightweight nature and thus the user community as a whole can't be made to suffer the complexities of clustering and HA for the needs of the few..

Scaling Enterprise Java on 64-bit Multi-Core X86-Based Servers

From: O'Reilly Network ONJava.com - 1 month, 1 week ago

Today's enterprise server--indeed, the environment--isn't what it was when Java was born. Slow networked machines have been replaced by fast, 64-bit multi-core servers that can house all your tiers in one box or even virtualize servers within the server.

InterSystems has released Cache 2007, a post-relational database

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

InterSystems has released Cache 2007, which they term a "post-relational database." Cache is unique in that it allows the use of SQL to query an object database. There are two primary aspects to the release: Zen, designed specifically for browser-based application development, and Jalapeno, which focuses on Java database applications.

Object To XML Persistence Frameworks

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

TheServerSide.com interviews Ilya Sterin on the need for an XML persistence framework. Sterin is working on a new open-source library for software developers named XQOM to map from Java objects into XML documents that are then stored in a native XML database.

The Habits of Highly Effective Web 2.0 Sites

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Dion Hinchcliffe has posted "The Habits of Highly Effective Web 2.0 Sites," detailing seven essentials of leveraging Web 2.0: ease of use, opening up your data, aggressively adding feedback loops to everything, continuous release cycles, involving the users, turning apps into platforms, and don't create unnecessary social communities.

Eclipse' 5th Birthday

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

It's been 5 years since Eclipse was released as an open source project, so it is time to celebrate this special occasion. You can celebrate this occasion along with other people at 29 different locations around the world or just by signing the electronic birthday card.

Getting Started with Message-Level Encryption on WebLogic Server 9.2

From: dev2dev Articles - 1 month, 1 week ago

This tutorial shows how to set up SOAP message-level encryption in WebLogic Server 9. Along the way, it demonstrates performance characteristics and interoperability with a .NET client.

TESTNG 5.3

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Cedric Beust has announced the release of TESTNG 5.3. 'The main feature in this new release is the introduction of Annotation Transformers...' There is an extensive change log.

Apache AntUnit 1.0 Beta2

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Apache Ant development team has announced the release of Apache AntUnit 1.0 Beta2. 'This release fixes a few bugs found in the first beta and adds a new assertion that matches strings against regular expressions (requires Apache Ant 1.7.0 Beta 3 or later).'.

Motorola to Build Apache 2.0 Java ME Stack

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Motorola has announced its intention to build a JavaME software stack under the Apache 2.0 license. 'Motorola will work to align its future Java ME-based developments with Apache's model of licensing and open governance in order to help promote a unified mobile Java platform.

OpenWFE 1.7.2

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The OpenWFE java workflow engine project has announced the release of version 1.7.2. They write in, 'OpenWFE 1.7.2: is built with Maven 2, is available as a Maven dependency, contains lots of bugfixes, and has undergone thorough optimization.

Parabuild 3.0

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Viewtier Systems, Inc. has announced the release Parabuild 3.0.

EclipseCon 2007 Short Tutorial Proposal

From: About Focus on Java - 1 month, 1 week ago

EclipseCon 2007 is right around the corner. This year, my colleague Scott Delap and I are proposing a short tutorial (2 hrs) called Creating Enterprise Business Applications Using Eclipse RCP.

Ding Dong

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 1 week ago

The sound of nothing happening in the editor's project... also:Forum postings: Experiences with JMF, TimingFramework changes, and mixing JMX and EJBJava Today: JXTA Kitchen on Thursday, Ajax projects, and habits of highly-effective Web 2.0 applicationsWeblogs: Business process musings, Hudson 1.59, and XMLDecoder improvements.

Motorola Announces Intent to Develop Java ME Stack Under Apache License Version 2.0

From: OSDir.com - 1 month, 1 week ago

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Bringing JNI Into the Present

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

Weiqi Gao has some interesting ideas that could bring JNI programming to the rest of the Java masses. He suggests annotations and some automatic code generation.

Best-of-Both-Worlds Remote Services with Spring HTTP Invoker

From: DevX: Latest Java Articles - 1 month, 1 week ago

Implement remote services from plain Java classes using the Spring HTTP invoker, which combines the simplicity of HTTP communication with Java's built-in object serialization..

Eclipse is focused on closing in on Visual Studio - Switching campaigns are for market followers

From: IndicThreads.com: Java Developer Station - 1 month, 1 week ago

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Three, two, one...Geronimo!, Part 3: Issues of state

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 1 week ago

Though computers and the Web make daily tasks more convenient, they also give rise to new challenges. Today's Internet no longer functions simply by responding to requests for HTML-coded Web pages.

Domain Classes or Interfaces?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

Debasish Ghosh has written a very interesting article about whether to use abstract classes or interfaces to implement extendable functionality in your application. The choice is never very clear.

NetBeans: The Complete Overview

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

In this tech talk, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, NetBeans Architect Pavel Buzek explains how Java EE 5 simplifies development and how Netbeans adds more ease of use with code completion for database mapping, wizards for building complete applications from existing data, and editing annotations.

PairProgrammingMisconceptions

From: Martin Fowler's Bliki - 1 month, 1 week ago

PairProgrammingMisconceptionsagile31 October 2006You have to do pair programming if you're doing an agile process. This is utterly false.

Q1, and Do Operating Systems Matter?

From: Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog - 1 month, 1 week ago

We just reported our earnings for Q1. The way this works (for those that don't already know), we issue a press release to the news agencies after the markets close, then Mike Lehman (our Chief Financial Officer) and I host a conference call to provide color and context.

IBM Announces "Dot2Dot" Technology

From: Latest Articles From WEBSPHERE JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

At IBM's first-ever Information on Demand conference, the company demonstrated a host of emerging technologies from its research and development (R&D) laboratories, including one that brings business and IT people closer together by helping them 'speak' the same language..

The ultimate mashup -- Web services and the semantic Web, Part 6: Give the user control

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 1 week ago

This is the final tutorial in a series that shows you how to create a mashup application. At this point you have a working application and the framework in place so that the system can use semantic reasoning to understand the services at its disposal.

Develop HTML widgets with Dojo

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 1 week ago

Learn the basics of developing HTML widgets using Dojo; including how to refer an image, how to add an event handler to an HTML page, and how to handle composite widgets. Also, discover some important differences between plain old JavaScript-style coding versus Dojo, and get tips for handling complex issues inherent in Web application development..

StelsXML - JDBC driver for XML files

From: Java-Channel - 1 month, 1 week ago

*StelsXML* is a JDBC type 4 driver that allows to perform SQL queries and other JDBC operations on XML files. With StelsXML JDBC driver, you can easily access data contained in XML documents using the standard SQL syntax and XPath expressions.

Clonie

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 1 week ago

Copy and convert your web content into PDF, SVG, and more... also:Feature Article: Combine JSF Facelets and the Flying Saucer XHTML RendererWeblogs: Is Java sexy, 500 Java Desktop Community projects, and LiFT testing frameworkAlso in Java Today: Distributing synchronization, thoughts on Sun Grid, and breaking the major release habitForum postings: Handling configuration params outside the EAR and converting encodings with javax.sound.

Super 10

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Acelet has announced the release of Super 10. The write in, '[Super 10] includes new modules SuperDebugger and SuperLimpid.

Pulse Continuous Integration Server 1.2 M1

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Zutubi has announced version 1.2 M1 of the Pulse Continuous Integration Server. They write in, 'This is the first milestone build in the 1.2 release series.

Substance LAF 3.1 RC

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The release candidate for version 3.1 of Substance look-and-feel (code-named Honolulu) is available. They write in, 'The list of new features includes support for toned-down skins, color-blind mode, multi-mixed themes, improved micro-design of text components, additional animation effects including full animation of lists, trees and tables and more.

Red5 Open Source Flash Server Preview

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Red5 development team has announced the first public preview of the upcoming release 0.6. They write in, 'Major changes since the last release: support for scripting languages (currently JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Groovy, and bsh are supported), Jetty (default) or Tomcat can be used as J2EE container, and 2 FLV cache implementations.'.

nbtapestrysupport Initial Release

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The nbtapestrysupport project has announced its first release. 'It provides: hyperlink support in Tapestry configuration files for class names, files and libraries...

Meaning of PURE in "pure OOP"

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

In talking about OOP, we can hear a term saying "Pure OOP". But what does this word "PURE" really mean.

Mean of PURE in "pure OOP"

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

In talking about OOP, we can hear a term saying 'Pure OOP'. But what does this word 'PURE' really mean.

Is Java Sexy?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

At a recent conference, someone mentioned why Ajax is taking off and Java is being left in the back room - Java is boring. Simon Morris offers that perhaps its the Java brand that's boring.

Java EE 5 SDK Update 1 and Java Application Platform SDK have been released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Sun has released the Java EE 5 SDK Update 1, as well as a new Java EE-related download bundle, the Java Application Platform SDK. The Java EE SDK Update focuses on bugs and documentation, while the Java Application Platform SDK adds support for composite application development with JBI runtime and BPEL, identity management and web services security through Access Manager functionality to the traditional Java EE SDK.

Carbonado: Relational Persistence Abstraction

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Carbonado is a new relational persistence abstraction layer, capable of binding to different storage technologies. On the surface, it may appear that Carbonado is just another ORM, thus competing with Hibernate, JDO and EJB.

Yet another Java (Annotation) Processor?

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Even if most of you have heard of Suns APT and the subsequent JSR 269 for Pluggable Annotation Processing, it is likely that you have not come across Spoon, a generic framework to process Java programs. Spoon is a tool to validate and transform your (annotated) Java programs at a source code level, as opposed to transforming bytecode.

Glyph Jini Annotations and Utilities 0.2 released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Glyph project is proud to announce its 0.2 release. Glyph is a set of utilities and annotations to speed up development for Jini-enabled applications.

In pursuit of code quality: Use test categorization for agile builds

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 1 week ago

Learn how to categorize developer tests for greater test efficiency and greatly reduced build times..

SavePoint Pattern

From: TheServerSide.com: Patterns - 1 month, 1 week ago

Sometimes user need to store objects in memory in different stages so that it can be used later. A close example is transaction management with JDBC.<br><br>SavePoint Pattern uses a container of required type and cloneable interface to do the needful.

Spark IM Client

From: Java-Channel - 1 month, 1 week ago

Spark is an Open Source, cross-platform IM client optimized for businesses and organizations of all sizes. It includes enterprise-class features such as built-in support for group chat, telephony integration, and strong security.

Wildfire Server

From: Java-Channel - 1 month, 1 week ago

Wildfire is an enterprise instant messaging (EIM) server dual-licensed under the Open Source GPL and commercially. It uses the leading open protocol for instant messaging, XMPP (also called Jabber).

Jive Software: Smack API

From: Java-Channel - 1 month, 1 week ago

Smack is an Open Source XMPP (Jabber) client library for instant messaging and presence. A pure Java library, it can be embedded into your applications to create anything from a full XMPP client to simple XMPP integrations such as sending notification messages..

Arrays Vs Lists Vs Maps

From: A Java Geek's Diary - 1 month, 1 week ago

Generally when we tend to use either Arryalist/ Vector based on the basic requirement if that has to be synchronized or not. Other than that we minimally consider the responsiveness of the algorithmic implementation for each at the requirements.

Java Performance News August 2006

From: JavaPerformanceTuning.com News - 1 month, 1 week ago

We list all the latest Java performance related news and articles. 'our quote of the month: Benchmarks almost always produce surprising results and it is very difficult to create a proper schedule around surprises.'.

30 October 2006 - Apache AntUnit 1.0 Beta 2

From: Apache News Online - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Apache Ant Team has releases the second beta of Apache AntUnit. AntUnit is an Ant Library created to simplify testing of Ant tasks and types.

NetBeans 5.5 released

From: IT-archiv - 1 month, 1 week ago

The final release of NetBeans Java IDE 5.5 is out..

TIBCO to Resell Systinet Registry

From: WebServices.Org News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Systinet Registry will be a component of TIBCO's comprehensive service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance solutions.

Change the World

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 1 week ago

Deeper into the JSR-277 debate... also:Weblogs: Motivations of JSR-277 design, persistence context propagation, and a Dialog diatribeJava Today: NetBeans 5.5 release, Spring Web Flow 1.0, and visualizations with PrefuseForum postings: Changing WSIT URL's, heavyweight/lightweight in JDIC and why you never use setPreferredSize().

Sleep 2.1-b8

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Sleep scripting project has announced the release of version 2.1-b8. They write in, 'Added functionality to allow sharing of 'this' scope variables amongst closures.

Sigma Jdbc Profiler 0.1

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Sigma project has made available their initial release of Jdbc Profiler. They write in, 'Jdbc Profiler is an application of AOP to database profiling.

NetBeans 5.5

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The NetBeans project has released version 5.5. 'NetBeans IDE 5.5 builds on the success of NetBeans 5.0 and adds support for Java EE 5 and Sun Java System Application Server PE 9.

JOnAS 4.8.3 RC

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The ObjectWeb Consortium has announced JOnAS 4.8.3 Release Candidate. 'It mainly fixes some bugs existing on 4.8.2...

Glyph 0.2

From: java.net News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Glyph project has announced their 0.2 release. They write in, 'This release factors in a number of changes including: no need to specify administrable on the @Service implementation class, and moved packages from net.java.dev.glyph to org.jini.glyph.

JRE Best Practice

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

I am looking for a best practices recommendation for multiple JRE versions on Windows XP SP2. We have several application that require various version be the default.

What I've learned from failure

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 1 week ago

Reg Braithwaite has written up an excellent analysis of the things he has learned from 20 years of failures and successes in the software business. An interesting read.

Is Microsoft Still Relevant? How?

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Back four years ago (2002), a good friend who works at Microsoft told me confidentially that Microsoft is working on something called 'XAML'. 'Very similar to Nexaweb - watch out', he said.

XMLC 2.2.12 is out

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 1 month, 1 week ago

XMLC 2.2.12 is out.

Alfresco Release 1.4 Available with Business Process Management

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Alfresco has enhanced its 100% open source enterprise content management system with new high-end business process management capabilities in conjunction with the JBoss jBPM engine.

Time-Deterministic Java Presentation Justifies Javalution

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Usability of your application can be affected by unexpected delays introduced by the standard library implementation. A presentation explains why Java developers serious about responsiveness should consider basing their application on a time-deterministic/ RTSJ-Safe library.

Strecks (Struts extensions for Java 5) version 1.0 released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

Strecks 1.0, a set of Java 5-specific extensions to the original Struts framework, has been released. Making heavy use of Java 5 annotations, Strecks adds a number of powerful features to Struts-based applications, such as POJO actions, dependency injection, declarative validation and data binding, interceptors, pluggable views, as well as Spring integration.

Java EE isolation levels with the Spring framework

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

The Spring framework allows you to design Web and enterprise applications that use custom isolation levels in global transactions. This article by Ricardo Olivieri shows you a way you can use Spring to specify custom isolation levels in global transactions.

NetBeans 5.5 has been released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 1 week ago

NetBeans 5.5, Sun's rich client platform and IDE, has been released. With the various add-on packs, NetBeans 5.5 includes the Swing GUI builder (formerly Matisse), much-improved JSF support, full Java EE support, C/C++ development, an application profiler, a debugger, and development capabilities targeted at mobile devices.

The FLEXifier Is Live

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Amidst the hustle and bustle leading up to MAX, I managed to steal some time to work on a skunkworks project. The idea was to let people experience the fun and instant gratification of Flex, without needing to download and install anything at all.

Why Can't Java EE Be More AJAX-Like?

From: Latest Articles From WEBLOGIC JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

'SOA is bigger than Java,' says Brandon Werner, which is why BEA, IBM and the rest 'aren't even submitting their SOA ideas to the JCP at all,' he contends. 'In a world where we are moving to a SOA style of implementing business processes and modeling business needs into the architecture, we must stop thinking in terms of concrete technology (faster bubble sort, smoother scrolling) and start thinking in terms of patterns and methodologies that best address the problem we are solving.'.

Why Can't Java EE Be More AJAX-Like?

From: Latest Articles From WEBLOGIC JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

'SOA is bigger than Java,' says Brandon Werner, which is why BEA, IBM and the rest 'aren't even submitting their SOA ideas to the JCP at all,' he contends. 'In a world where we are moving to a SOA style of implementing business processes and modeling business needs into the architecture, we must stop thinking in terms of concrete technology (faster bubble sort, smoother scrolling) and start thinking in terms of patterns and methodologies that best address the problem we are solving.'.

AJAX Integrates With WebSphere

From: Latest Articles From WEBLOGIC JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

Altien announced the availability of Altien Document Manager (ADM) on the IBM WebSphere Information Integrator Content Edition (IICE) platform. Altien and IBM will jointly market the new solution worldwide.Altien has applied the latest web development technologies to the perennial problem of enterprise document management -- enabling users to participate without disrupting the way they do their work..

IBM Announces "Dot2Dot" Technology

From: Latest Articles From WEBSPHERE JOURNAL - 1 month, 1 week ago

At IBM's first-ever Information on Demand conference, the company demonstrated a host of emerging technologies from its research and development (R&D) laboratories, including one that brings business and IT people closer together by helping them 'speak' the same language..

AIX commands you should not leave home without

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 1 month, 1 week ago

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AIX 5L Version 5.3: What’s in it for you?

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 1 month, 1 week ago

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IBM gets the YouTube itch and scratches it

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 1 month, 1 week ago

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Steema releases TeeChart v.1 for Java

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 1 month, 1 week ago

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Manipulating WPC Data through DAS with Eclipse

From: JSurfer - riding the Java wave - 1 month, 1 week ago

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JetBrains seeks developer feedback on novel IDEA

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

JetBrains is pushing into new territory with an upcoming EAP of IntelliJ IDEA, and they'd appreciate your feedback on a novel feature they are building to facilitate HTML editing.

Release of JBoss AS 4.0.5.GA

From: WebServices.Org News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The new point release includes more than 90 bug fixes and an updated WebServices stack.

Sun Brightens Up a Little

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sun lost $56 million, or two cents a share, on revenues up 17% % year-over-year to $3.189 billion, which Sun attributed to its acquisitions, the increasing acceptance of the Solaris and growth in its services business..

Why Oracle Linux is a Good Thing

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

pr3d4t0r has written "Why Oracle Linux is a Good Thing" to TSS, explaining why vendors keep on offering things that are already available for free: Indemnification. As an architect of a large company, he's in good position to know.

The Laws Have Changed

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Setting the clock for open-source Java... also:Java Today: Core Java open-sourcing in 30-60 days, JSR 277 process criticism, and why REST failedWeblogs: Poetic CVS commits, Top 10 Java over C/C++ reasons, and Joshua makes big changesjava.net Poll: What form does most of your Java development take.

SDE for Eclipse 3.3 SP3

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The SDE for Eclipse project has announced the release of version 3.3 SP3. 'Reports can be generated in MS Word format.

Simple XML Framework 0.8.1

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Simple XML Framework project has announced the release of version 0.8.1. 'The Ant build system for the XML framework download package has been improved.

Spring Web Flow 1.0

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Spring Web Flow project has announced the release of version 1.0. 'This stable, production-grade release comes after 20 months of active development.

Open Source Java: 30-60 Days

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sun Microsystems' Jonathan Schwartz has announced an earlier open sourcing of Java's core than expected. 'Sun Microsystems is set to announce the open-sourcing of the core Java platform within 30 to 60 days, Sun President and CEO Jonathan Schwartz said at the Oracle OpenWorld conference on Wednesday morning.'.

JdonFramework 1.5

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Jdon Framework development team have announced the release of version 1.5. 'JdonFramework and its all applications all passed in Jdk1.4/jdk1.5(jdk5.0) + jboss3.2.8 + mysql.

Looking for impressive showcase java applications

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

We're trying to compile a java showcase DVD for dispelling common misconceptions about the platform. Do you know any java applications that are worthy enough.

Managing AJAX projects with NetBeans 5.5

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is the right way to handle AJAX projects with NetBeans. How to manage javascript libraries when you need to share them with many final ajax applications.

NetBeans java Ant Task

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

NetBeans requires an Ant task to run an app. However, it overrides the <java> task and forces use of the NB VM instance.

IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology 2006 - Brewing Fresh Java Ideas

From: IndicThreads.com: Java Developer Station - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Hibernate Recipe - Implementing equals() and hashCode()

From: About Focus on Java - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

ProblemWhen using Hibernate to lazily load persistent objects, hibernate (obviously) proxy objects stand-in for any uninitialized persistent objects. These proxy objects are not your class: They are a bytecode-generated class....

Jtest treks to code-testing supremacy

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jtest was already a great Java testing tool; now it’s even better. It takes on everything from unit tests to functional tests, and it does not limit your testing of any particular Java component.

Book excerpt: Converting XML to spreadsheet, and vice versa

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

In this article, an excerpt from 'Pro XML Development with Java Technology' (Apress, September 2006), you'll employ the Jakarta POI project's HSSF API to translate XML into an Excel spreadsheet and then covert the spreadsheet format to an XML document..

NetBeans IDE upgrade readied for SOA

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Focusing on open source efforts, Sun Microsystems officials provided informational updates on the NetBeans IDE and GlassFish application server, noting that NetBeans will have an SOA (service-oriented architecture) bent and be extended for other languages besides Java.

Sun: Open source Java due in late '06, '07

From: Latest headlines from JavaWorld - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rich Green, executive vice president for Sun software, discusses the open-sourcing of Java and Solaris, as well as a number of other topics pertaining to the company, including the recent changing of the guard at the CEO level at Sun..

Open Source Java: 30-60 days Away

From: OSDir.com - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Jonathan Schwartz: Java Goes Open Source By The End Of This Year

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I do not know why people make such a big deal out of the open sourcing Java. I do not know who started this 'Freedom to Java' movement, but Sun decided to respond.

NetBeans

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Recently I was able to talk to Tim Cramer, executive director of tools at Sun, about NetBeans. Tim started in engineering doing supercomputer compiler work, moved to more generalized hardware compiler work, and naturally moved to JIT/dynamic compilers in Java during its first few years.

RubyAnnotations

From: Martin Fowler's Bliki - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

RubyAnnotationsdsl26 October 2006One of Ruby's most popular features is its support for metaprogramming, that is features that act like they change the language itself - introducing things like new keywords.Although the mainstream curly-brace languages have less support for metaprogramming in general, one useful feature they do have is Annotations. Annotations are an important capability for the language enhancement InternalDslStyle.

Download Ellison, Wookey, and Tom Kyte Podcasts

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hear Larry Ellison and John Wookey keynote snapshots as well as a 1-on-1 chat with Tom Kyte about Oracle Database 11g Beta..

Urbancode announces AnthillPro 3.0, lifecycle automation server

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Urbancode is pleased to announce the release of AnthillPro3, our third generation Build Management Server. AnthillPro3 is built around an embedded workflow engine and a grid computing engine, making possible definition and automation of processes such as distributed builds, automated tests, promotions, deployments, and more.

NetBeans

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Recently I was able to talk to Tim Cramer, executive director of tools at Sun, about NetBeans. Tim started in engineering doing supercomputer compiler work, moved to more generalized hardware compiler work, and naturally moved to JIT/dynamic compilers in Java during its first few years.

Jonathan Schwartz: Java Goes Open Source By The End Of This Year

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I do not know why people make such a big deal out of the open sourcing Java. I do not know who started this 'Freedom to Java' movement, but Sun decided to respond.

Continuent announces Sequoia 2.10.2 and 3.0beta

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Continuent has announced 2 new releases of Sequoia, its open source database clustering middleware. The new stable 2.10.2 version is a maintenance release whereas the new 3.0beta features a major core redesign with custom semantic information support for views, triggers and stored procedures.

37signals' book "Getting Real" now available for free

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

If you're willing to read it in a hypertext, slightly disjointed fashion, 37signals' book "Getting Real" is available for free on the web. The book focuses on development style and process, and unapologetically advocates Ruby on Rails, but even if Ruby isn't your cup of tea it's an interesting and valuable read.

Spring Web Flow 1.0 is out

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Spring Web Flow 1.0 has been released, notes Craig Wall. Spring Web Flow is a component of the Spring Framework's web stack focused on the definition and execution of user interface flow within a web application.

Spring-Annotation v1.0 released

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Version 1.0 of the spring-annotation library is out. This library removes the need for some configuration in XML for Spring beans, and has modules for web frameworks and a simple module for Hibernate.

Complete list of -XX options for Java 6

From: IT-archiv - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eugene Kuleshov has assembled one of the most complete lists of -XX options to control JVM.

Twin Cinema

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

You're hiring for what. Also:Feature Article: Integrating Maps into Your Java Web Application with Google Maps and AjaxJava Today: Portlet Repository Protocol, interview with Hans Muller, and middleware for ME gamingWeblogs: LayoutManager showdown results, event dispatch thread handling, and Junit for educationForum postings: GlassFish and db-generated primary keys and GlassFish encodings.

Using DB2 XML and Java

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

DB2 9 enables you to use the power of pureXML and integrate it into yourapplication development environment. Take a look at how to integrate this powerful technology into your Java applications and make development easier with the new DB2 Developer Workbench..

Interface21 Announces Spring Framework 2.0 for Enterprise Java Development

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Interface21, the company behind the open source Spring Framework, announced at the JAOO Conference the release of Spring 2.0, the leading application framework for enterprise Java development. This release further builds on the two long-standing drivers behind the Spring Framework: simplicity and power..

Web 2.0 Takes a Hit and Nobody Noticed

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Boeing has announced the shutdown of their airborne Wi-fi service, Connexion. It represents a subtle blow to Web 2.0 and gives us all pause for thought..

JBoss at Work: Web Services, Part 2

From: O'Reilly Network ONJava.com - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

In a second excerpt from JBoss at Work, authors Tom Marrs and Scott Davis continue working on a web service of the book's example application, showing how to automate and test its deployment, and creating a client to test the service.

SipUnit 0.0.5b

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The SipUnit unit tests for SIP applications project has released version 0.0.5b. 'High level class methods were enhanced to allow complete control over outbound request/response content by incorporating additional method signatures that take body/header parameters.

Sequoia 2.10.2

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Sequoia database clustering project has released version 2.10.2. 'This maintenance release includes group communication library updates.

JBoss Portal 2.6DR1 (Ninja)

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

JBoss has announced the release of JBoss Portal 2.6DR1 (Ninja). 'We hope, with this early release, to have the community provide feedback on the direction we are taking, with respect to usability and overall design enhancements in JBoss Portal 2.6.'.

Spring-Annotation 1.0

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Spring-Annotation project has announced the release of version 1.0. They write in, 'Finally version 1.0 of the spring-annotation library is out.

AnthillPro 3.0

From: java.net News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Urbancode has announced the release of AnthillPro3, their build management server. They write in, 'AnthillPro3 is built around an embedded workflow engine and a GRID computing engine, making possible definition and automation of processes such as distributed builds, automated tests, promotions, deployments, and more.

Web 2.0 Takes a Hit and Nobody Noticed

From: Latest Articles From JAVA DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Boeing has announced the shutdown of their airborne Wi-fi service, Connexion. It represents a subtle blow to Web 2.0 and gives us all pause for thought..

Cut out the Middle-Man: Use Informix Dynamic Server with J/Foundation to host a Java application service

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Informix Dynamic Server user-defined routines can be written in C, Java, and Stored Procedure Language (SPL). A recently documented extension to Java UDR support - codename Solano - is the ability to host a Java application service directly from within the data server..

Facelets vs Tiles

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Facelets or JSF-Tiles...which one is the best and what are the advantages over the other. Can Facelets scale nice like Struts-Tiles did.

The most complete list of -XX options for Java 6 JVM

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Over at JRoller, Euxx has put together one of the most comprehensive listings of -XX options for the new JVM VM that I've ever seen. Will anyone really use all of these.

Groovy and Grails Tutorial

From: IndicThreads.com: Java Developer Station - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Prevent Stale DB Connections with the Latest OC4J

From: DevX: Latest Java Articles - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Applying the same database connection code for all session beans can lead to stale DB connections in large enterprise Java applications. Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) has a new mechanism to nip this problem in the bud..

3 ways to easy Ajax in Seam + JSF + Facelets (1)

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

First approach: reuse AJAX-enabled JSF UI components[plug]This is part of my blog series on Ajax with Seam+JSF+Facelets. Sample code and detailed explanations are also covered in my book on Seam.

3 ways to easy Ajax in Seam + JSF + Facelets (2)

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Second approach: use a generic AJAX component library for JSF. The library we talk about here is the open source Ajax4jsf library.

MyFaces: The emperor has no clothes

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

My last project is going into production in a couple of weeks, and it has been implemented using JSF. I started with JSF in good faith: it should be stable by now (it has been years out there), it is blessed by Sun and included as the de facto web framewo....

3 ways to easy Ajax in Seam + JSF + Facelets (3)

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Third approach: use the Seam Remoting JavaScript library to access backend Seam components directly when a page event happens. [plug]This is part of my blog series on Ajax with Seam+JSF+Facelets.

Is JSF really that bad?

From: JSF Central -- All Channels - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

IIgnacio Coloma posted a long article detailing his unpleasant experience with JSF, and the MyFaces implementation in particular. First off, I agree with him on many of the points he raised.

A Framework for Swing

From: Artima Articles - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Swing Application Framework (JSR 296) aims to do for client-side Java applications what Web frameworks have done for server-side code: Abstract out common application patterns with the goal of making development easier and less error-prone. In this interview with Artima, Swing project lead Hans Muller talks about this new JSR.

Building a Portfolio of Services - Part 1 of "Mastering SOA"

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

In this first installment of the 'Mastering SOA' series, learntechniques and trade-offs involved in building out a portfolio ofmodular services.

Oracle Announces Enterprise-Class Support for Linux

From: Oracle Technology Network Headlines - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Oracle Unbreakable Linux is a support program that provides enterprises with industry-leading global support for Linux. Oracle also offers Enterprise Linux software as a free download..

IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: Running a standalone Java application on WebSphere MQ V6.0

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Learn how to develop a J2SE application that sends and receives messages using IBM WebSphere MQ V6.0. The resulting application uses the standard JMS and JNDI APIs from J2EE, but does not require deployment in a J2EE application server..

Creating a servlet with a self-contained web server

From: Software Steeplechase - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

For those of us who haven’t become guru’s at developing user interfaces in Swing/SWT/.NET or other technologies used to develop GUI’s, (in other words web developers), there is an easy way to leverage your JEE skills to create stand alone programs. Just create a web application as you normally would, but instead of [...].

Book Excerpt: Building AJAX JSF Components

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

This chapter, taken from <i>JavaServer Faces: The Complete Reference</i>, covers the fundamentals of AJAX APIs and builds on creating custom JSF components by showing how to bring AJAX practices to component development. The chapter also reviews two AJAX JSF component examples, and offers some tips and tricks for developing an AJAXian Faces component.

What level are you at?

From: Javalobby Front Page - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Douglas Adams said the three stages of civilisation are: 1) How can we eat?, 2) Why do we eat?, and 3) Where shall we have lunch. - where do you fit in that as a programmer.

Apache Geronimo and the Spring Framework, Part 4: Throwing Spring AOP and Spring Web Flow into the mix

From: developerWorks : Java technology : Technical library - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

In this installment, Part 4 of the six-part tutorial series, get an introduction to the Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) support provided by the Spring AOP module, and learn how the Spring Framework simplifies the process of using AOP. Take a brief look at the Spring Web Flow (SWF) module, and learn how to declaratively define the Web flow of your application in an XML configuration file format.

Funambol Phone Sniper Program

From: ObjectWeb Consortium News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dear Funambol Community Member:The new Phone Sniper program rewards community members with recognition and $25 for each mobile device that is successfully tested with Funambol software. To learn more, please visit http://www.funambol.com/opensource/.

BRMS visual rules 3.5 includes new component 'Build Tools'

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Version 3.5 of visual rules, a business rules management system (BRMS), has been released. Visual rules is used to graphically model business rules and generate program code as well as documentation of these rules.

Oracle announces SOA Suite 10.1.3

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle SOA Suite 10 g Release 3, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. The release includes a one-click install, an enhanced Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), and expanded capabilities for SOA governance including an enhanced Web services registry and Web services manager.

Two Questions About the Term "JDK"

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two simple questions for TheServerSide community about their understanding of the term "JDK:" Do you use "JDK" is a common term to describe the JRE + 'standard' tools. Do you expect that you can get a JDK from any vendor, such as IBM, BEA, Sun, Apple.

Nuxeo Core 1.0 released - embeddable document management core

From: TheServerSide.com: News - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nuxeo has released Nuxeo Core 1.0, the first release of the "embeddable document management core" that is the foundation of its upcoming Nuxeo 5 open source Enterprice Content Management (ECM) platform. Nuxeo Core serves as an interface between the application and a content repository, abstracting the services away from the actual repository (much as JCR does, but with some differences with JCR.).

The Bleeding Heart Show

From: Editor's Daily Blog - 1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Surprising and vigorous' reactions to JSR-277... also:Weblogs: Another JSR-277 review, OOPSLA report, and SSL and self-signed certificatesForums: Security and unsigned applets and sharing classes between web services and clientsJava Today: NetBeans 6.0 Milestone 4, SunGrid first impressions, and Java Islamic Library project.