Sun and several of its biggest Java licensees haggle over the terms of the JCP 2.0 draft; meanwhile, ECMA blasts Sun for wasting the standards body’s time March 3, 2000 — Sun Microsystems Inc. today continued delicate talks with some…
Plenty of quick tips on the horizon As a Java technology evangelist for Sun Microsystems, I travel around the world disseminating technical information regarding the Java 2 Platform to developers, members of the press, and analysts who don’t necessarily have…
Where to focus your efforts Java’s architecture comprises four distinct and interrelated technologies: language, classfile format, Java API libraries, and Java Virtual Machine (JVM). When executing a Java application, the source code is written in the Java language, which is…
Coordinate your Jini applications with JavaSpaces The first article in this JavaSpaces thread presented an overview of the JavaSpaces programming model and its simple API. You’ll recall that the model is based on spaces — shared, network-accessible object storage and…
Discover how pushlets, a servlet-based notification mechanism, enables server-side Java objects to call back JavaScript code within a client browser. These days, developers increasingly turn to servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs) as Web-based frontends that integrate backend databases, Enterprise JavaBeans,…
The RPN-calculator application demonstrates object-oriented UI principles This month we continue the process begun in the January Java Toolbox by completing the RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculator application. The RPN calculator is a small but nontrivial application that demonstrates some…
Java will dominate the market for small, smart devices I predict that by next year Java will be the major wireless development platform. Your Walkman, personal digital assistant (PDA), Internet, wallet, and favorite video game will reside in a box…
Despite the scanty turnout, the recent XTech 2000 show produced several important XML/Java-related announcements Although sparsely attended, the recent XTech 2000 conference, held February 28 to March 2 in San Jose, Calif., featured some notable XML/Java announcements: JAXP: The Java…
Use the Memento design pattern with JavaServer Pages and JavaBeans Typically, form processing involves multiple components operating in the background, with each component responsible for a discrete task such as state management, data validation, database access, and so on. While…
CodeVizor prints class hierarchy charts Raleigh Group International (RGI) is distributing CodeVizor, a class-hierarchy visualization tool for Java and C++. CodeVizor generates large class hierarchy charts of projects and specializes in printing these charts. The application allows developers to print…