Client-side Java's evolutionary leap
Need perspective on the rapid evolution of client-side Java? Get it here, as Jeff Friesen invites leading lights in the Java
community to share thoughts, and some scoops, on recent developments and what's next for client-side Java development. Topics
include JavaFX, Swing, NetBeans 6.5, OpenJDK, and the Da Vinci Machine.
Jeff Friesen,
January 2009
Open source Java projects: Terracotta
Get a primer on clustering, including its typical failure points in serialization and redundancy. Then find out how Terracotta
overcomes these challenges in JavaWorld's hands-on introduction to enterprise clustering with Terracotta.
Steven Haines,
January 2009
Introduction to the Dojo toolkit, Part 1
If you're looking for a JavaScript framework that does more than simplify DOM access, the Dojo toolkit could be your answer.
Find out how you could enhance your Web 2.0 mojo with Dojo's object-oriented JavaScript programming model and handy Ajax-style
widgets.
Sunil Patil,
January 2009
Year in Review: Java development in 2009
Defying expectations of popular decline, the Java ecosystem keeps evolving in new and exciting directions. In this conclusion
to JavaWorld's year-end series, Andrew Glover looks ahead to what we can expect from Java technology and the Java industry
in 2009.
Andrew Glover,
January 2009
Java EE and Flex: A compelling combination, Part 1
Adobe Flex is catching on as a front-end technology for enterprise Java applications, and here's your chance to find out why.
Flex and Java EE developer Dustin Marx gets you started building a rich-client UI with Flex, then tying it to your Java EE
application's business logic.
Dustin Marx,
January 2009
Distributed transactions in Spring, with and without XA
Before you settle on a transaction-processing pattern for your Spring application, make sure you understand the variety of
options and how each one will impact the performance, safety, reliability, and data integrity of distributed applications.
SpringSource engineer David Syer walks through seven patterns for distributed transaction processing in Spring.
Dr. David Syer,
January 2009
An emerging innovation in unit testing is the idea of Continuous Unit Testing, or having your unit...
Architecture as tidying up
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Invoking windows file search function in Java
Generating XSD from XML
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Sun fights for Java, but not alone
01/28/2009 - Sun Microsystems has recently indicated that it will leverage its stake in Java technology, and that it sees a future in software.
Some question the company's relevance to Java, however, and resent its hold on the Java Community Process. Jon Brodkin reports
for JavaWorld on Sun's struggle to redefine its place in an evolving Java ecosystem.
Jon Brodkin
,
JavaWorld.com
Google announces Gmail offline
01/27/2009 - Google has announced the rollout this week of browser-based offline Gmail access. The functionality, awaited since 2007, is
based on Gears, a browser plug-in designed to provide offline access to Web-hosted applications like Gmail.
Juan Carlos Perez,
IDG News Service
Lucid Imagination backs Lucene, Solr
01/26/2009 - Start-up Lucid Imagination is betting that enterprise shops will pay for turn-key access to Lucene and Solr, two open source
projects that are widely used in search-based applications.
Chris Kanaracus,
IDG News Service
A developer's view of mobile platforms
01/26/2009 - Smartphone programming is booming and flexible developers are spoiled for choice. InfoWorld's Peter Wayner shuffles the options
for you, with pros and cons for choosing Android over iPhone, or Nokia over Palm.
Peter Wayner,
InfoWorld
Evaluating Agile
01/23/2009 - Delivering high-quality software efficiently is critical to businesses in every industry -- and that means the 18-month product
cycle is on its way out. IBM's Sue McKinney takes a hard-nosed look at Agile's faster approach to software development.
Sue McKinney,
CIO
Sun gets mixed reviews on open source effort
01/21/2009 - It was two years in November 2008 since Sun Microsystems announced it would open source Java. Today, many say the community
still has a long way to go in making Java a truly open source technology.
Paul Krill,
InfoWorld
IT learns to do less with less
01/20/2009 - CIOs are unlikely to spread resources in 2009, according to a recent Gartner report. Instead, teams will be pushed to ever
higher levels of productivity, on an ever-dwindling number of projects.
Tom Kaneshige,
InfoWorld
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