Three tips to keep you from falling into a Java trap Though the Java language and platform strive to make programmers’ lives easier, unfortunately, as in all systems, overly complex and poorly designed areas crop up. Every other month, I…
Discover what’s behind Microsoft’s C# initiative, and learn how it may affect Java’s future Choosing a language for enterprise Windows development isn’t as easy as it used to be. C++ has always been the best choice for commercial development, but…
INDEXHEAD: Free downloads available for devicetop.com developers Espial is releasing free developer versions of its Java-based software and tools to Java developers who participate in devicetop.com, a portal that provides education and a community for device developers. The free downloads…
Java community to elect representatives for JCP Executive Committees The first Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee election quickly approaches, as does the September 27 eligibility deadline for the first round of voting. Starting in October, eligible members of the…
Find out what’s behind Microsoft’s so-called Java killer By now you’ve read and heard plenty about .Net, Microsoft’s new enterprise application strategy. A nuts-and-bolts rundown of .Net’s features may leave you asking, “Does this have anything to do with me?”…
Examine the code and techniques used in an alternative deployment tool In the first two parts of this series, I described the shortcomings of most popular methods of deploying Java applications, and proposed a solution that tackles many of those…
Is it necessary to declare a private method final? Q: Given that: private methods cannot be overridden by subclasses final methods cannot be overridden by subclasses final methods allow for faster code when compiled with optimizations on (javac -O) My…
INDEXHEAD: Build Java apps faster with JBuilder 4 Inprise/Borland has announced the release of JBuilder 4, the latest version of its Java cross-platform development environment. JBuilder rapidly creates business, database, and distributed applications based on the Java 2 platform. Version…
Use JSP templates to encapsulate Webpage layout and encourage modular design Although Web development tools are rapidly progressing, they still lag behind most graphical user interface (GUI) toolkits such as Swing or VisualWorks Smalltalk. For example, traditional GUI toolkits provide…
New plan hopes to end public squabbling over fees September 13, 2000 — Earlier this week, Sun Microsystems introduced a new licensing and royalty plan for its Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3 specification aimed at eliminating some of…