Sony to build Java support into PlayStation 2
Move opens the way for apps to connect to other devices Sony Computer Entertainment has announced plans to build support for Sun Microsystems’ Java programming language into its PlayStation 2 games console. The announcement was made Monday at Sun’s JavaOne…
Generics and Java
The story behind the controversy June 7, 2001— The lack of generic types in the Java programming language has been a source of controversy for years. All of that is starting to change as JSR-014, “Add Generic Types to the…
Editorial: All is well with Jini
When it comes to Jini, you can’t believe everything you read in the papers June 6, 2001— Lee Gomes, writing in Monday’s Wall Street Journal,claims that “Jini flopped” because Jini-enabled consumer devices are not currently “found just about everywhere.” While…
J2EE design patterns
Improve performance and manage complexity with enterprise design patterns from Sun June 7, 2001— Experienced Java developers are expected to have a collection of design patterns in their toolbox. Sun’s certification exam for Java architects already explicitly tests for knowledge…
Conserve energy with your PDA
Innovative control of home appliances through J2ME June 7, 2001— With rolling blackouts in California and high energy prices spreading all over the US, the time for technology to help control your energy costs has arrived. At JavaOne 2001, a…
Effective Java
Idioms and patterns for effective Java programming June 6, 2001— At Tuesday’s “Effective Programming with Java Technology” conference session (TS-2425), Joshua Bloch, senior staff engineer from Sun Microsystems, presented some powerful, but not well known, idioms that should improve the…
Enter Java 1.4 Merlin beta
Move over 1.3: 1.4 is on its way! June 6, 2001— On May 23, Sun Microsystems released the first beta of Java 1.4 (aka Merlin), the next major release of the Java platform. The beta release came just in time…
Best in Java
< em>JavaWorld</em> honors the top Java technologies The party has only just begun at this year’s JavaOne, and to add to the festivities, last night JavaWorld celebrated those innovative technologies and tools that have influenced the Java platform. During the…
Java Web services: What’s not to like?
Java offers end-to-end, top-to-bottom, client/server solutions The overarching message at this year’s JavaOne conference is that the train has arrived at the (Java) platform. As of version 1.4, you can go just about anywhere you want. Whether you’re developing an…
Sun redraws Java blueprint around Web services
XML-based Web services seen as critical for the Internet’s next jump forward June 5, 2001— In the latest move in its competition with IBM and Microsoft, Sun this week at its JavaOne developer conference will leave no room for doubt:…
