Dodge the traps hiding in the URLConnection class
The URLConnection class’s generic design causes snags when posting to a URL A pitfall is Java code that compiles fine but leads to erroneous, and sometimes disastrous, results. Avoiding pitfalls can save you hours of frustration. In this article, I…
Tcl your Java apps
Enhance the customizability and flexibility of your enterprise Java apps Any viable company has to react quickly to gain or regain an edge over its competitors. For companies that rely on their Websites to generate revenue, this means frequent changes…
Design for performance, Part 3: Remote interfaces
Learn to avoid performance hazards when designing Java classes This series explores some of the ways in which early design decisions can significantly affect application performance. Part 1, examined how a class’s object-creational behavior can be embedded in its interface.…
Share drawings worldwide with eBeam
eBeam Moderator 2.0 hardware/software combo captures live whiteboard sessions The whiteboard is the centerpiece of training and brainstorming sessions in corporate offices everywhere. Solutions such as Microsoft NetMeeting allow multiple PC users to share virtual whiteboards via the Internet. But…
Performance books put to the test
Tune up your Java programs with the help of these Java books Many people complain about the performance of their Java programs. Expecting miracles, or just giving in to hype, they want unoptimized programs to perform faster than natively C/C++-compiled…
Java Product News (March 23, 2001)
Fortress 1.0 Flash Edition creates interactive, multiuser applications Fortress 1.0 Flash Edition is a server solution for building collaboration applications with Macromedia Flash that combines the capabilities of Fortress Collaboration Technology with the networking features of Flash 5. Fortress 1.0…
Make bad code good
Refactor broken Java code for fun and profit So, you’ve inherited some code. It’s 50,000 lines of the oldest code on the project. The authors have left the company and won’t return your calls. It’s undocumented, badly designed, and buggy;…
Java Tip 109: Display images using JEditorPane
Modify the JEditorPane component to display images You can use the current JEditorPane component to display HTML markup, but to perform more complicated tasks, JEditorPane needs some improvement. Recently, I had to build an XML form builder application. One necessary…
XML saves the UI
Build automated UIs with XML and XSLT Q: I am developing an application where the UI must be done through a Web browser. The pages are in XML format, and I would like to create a graphical interface based on…
Jato: The new kid on the open source block, Part 1
A new library for converting between Java and XML Kept separate, XML and Java are environmentally friendly, but sound scientific evidence indicates the effort developers exert to merge them may contribute to global warming. This article, the first of three,…
