News and New Product Briefs (August 18, 2000)
INDEXHEAD: IBM offers Java Virtual Machines for download Developers can now download five Java Virtual Machines (VMs) from IBM for various platforms, including Java VMs for Linux, AIX, and OS The newest version of OS/400 will contain a Java VM,…
Code generation using Javadoc
Extend Javadoc by creating custom doclets Automatic code generation is becoming increasingly common in software development, a result of the need to hide complexity from the software developer and the acceptance of various standard and de facto standard application programming…
Net Express helps quicken time to market for development teams
Merant International’s tool automatically converts COBOL-based business logic into EJBs What do you do if you need to renew COBOL code but your developers are using sophisticated component-based technologies and working in large teams? Merant International Net Express 3.1 might…
Sun tries to boost Java-on-Linux uptake
Java’s steward announces two distribution agreements to expand J2SE on Linux platforms San Jose, Calif. (August 15, 2000) — Sun Microsystems announced at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo two agreements designed to expand the distribution of J2SE (Java 2 Standard…
Exceptions in Java: Nothing exceptional about them
Exception handling in Java from top to bottom Java projects rarely feature a consistent and thorough exception-handling strategy. Often, developers add the mechanism as an afterthought or an as-you-go addition. Significant reengineering during the coding stage can make this oversight…
Help with the Java Communications API
Use this API to communicate with a serial port Q: I need to append a 1,000-byte StringBuffer to a file. These characters are read by my SerialConnection (main program) class from the serial port. I cannot seem to find a…
Java threads may not use all your CPUs
Simple testing reveals a major flaw in Java 1.1.7 on Solaris 2.6 Enterprise-level applications often need more CPU power than a single-CPU machine can provide, but getting applications to effectively use multiple CPUs can be tricky. If you’re lucky, you…
Encapsulate reusable functionality in JSP tags
Build your own custom JSP tag with Tomcat Like HTML, JavaServer Pages (JSP) use the concept of tags as their building blocks. A handful of tags are available to you as a JSP developer, allowing you to embed Java code,…
Serve clients’ specific protocol requirements with Brazil, Part 1
Learn how to build an application server that can deliver data to clients requiring different protocols Reusing code to concurrently support different interface options is not an easy task for a developer. The purpose of this series is to facilitate…
Sun investigates Java security flaw in Netscape browser
Java bug allows unsigned applets to read and dispense files from a user’s computer August 8, 2000 — Sun Microsystems is investigating a security flaw that has popped up involving the use of Java in Netscape’s Navigator browser. The bug,…
