Newsflash: Double-checked locking is still broken
Tony responds to a reader’s suggestion about synchronization April 12, 2002 Q: In ” Singletons with Needles and Thread ,” you declare the getInstance() method in the Singleton class as synchronized. The drawback to this approach: the getInstance() call is…
The open road ahead
Is Java open enough for the rest of the open source world? It all began with a simple question. Jason Hunter, Apache developer and Java guru, wanted to create an open source reference implementation and Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for…
Java Product News (updated April 12, 2002)
Manning teaches instant messaging protocol; Insignia introduces Java-based solution for devices; and more Manning teaches instant messaging protocol April 12 — Iain Shigeoka shows developers how to incorporate instant messaging (IM) into their Java applications in Instant Messaging in Java:…
Interview: Intel CTO outlines future of distributed computing
Pat Gelsinger explains the ever-expanding principle of Moore’s Law GIVEN ITS MARKET dominance and financial stability, Intel can afford to have a very long-term view of computing. The person charged with shaping that view is company CTO Pat Gelsinger, who…
The future is here
O’Reilly & Associates CEO discusses his roles as publisher, futurist, and activist CEO TIM O’REILLY and the publishing company he founded, O’Reilly & Associates, are in the business of identifying emerging technologies, exploring their implications, and charting new directions for…
Should the Postal Service expand into e-business?
Plan aims to stem mounting losses A controversy — some are saying a battle for survival — has been set off by the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to expand its electronic bill paying, funds transfer, and other services in cyberspace.…
Looking for Web app weak spots
KaVaDo’s ScanDo vulnerability scanner pinpoints potential security shortcomings by probing Web applications Web applications are popping up everywhere these days, and the growth of Web services will only expand that trend. When data must be accessed and easily shared, the…
They call it puppy love
WE FINALLY MADE IT out on the Harley for a long weekend. I took two days off, packed up some gear, Amber, and some more gear, then we rode up to Redwood National Park. Amber felt a slight separation anxiety,…
J2ME’s future shines
Sun has won the battle for wireless development standard supremacy, but will the company profit? I JUST GOT back from Sun Microsystems’ big developer event, JavaOne, in San Francisco. What I’ve taken away from that event is perhaps not news,…
We can work it out
The architecture of unintended consequences is pointing the way to the future of the Internet, and you can see it now EVERY NOW AND THEN, Tim O’Reilly sits down and compiles his thoughts on where we’re going and where we…
