Automate your build process with jmk or Ant Any large Java project may be developed, deployed, and maintained on multiple OS platforms over its entire lifecycle. A software project typically needs automated build/make scripts to compile, jar, and create the…

Supplement Java’s util.zip package to make it easy to write or modify existing archives I started out this month intending to write an article about caching class loaders. I wanted to create a class loader that a client-side application could…

Determining the best approach when there is no client-side user In Part 1 of this series, I demonstrated two approaches to defining the interaction between a client and a newsfeed server: using documents and protocols and using objects and interfaces.…

Use JDOM to create and mutate XML In Part 1 of this series, we introduced you to JDOM, and discussed how you can use it to extract information from an existing XML data source such as a file, input stream,…

Secant’s Extreme Internet Server 3.5 Web server is good for what ails you Managing server-side Java applications is the diciest challenge in running a Website. Because your applications are coded to run on a particular server, your customer requests may…

INDEXHEAD: ParaSoft and CodeMarket form alliance ParaSoft and CodeMarket have joined forces to develop outsourced software components. Under the agreement, Parasoft’s Jtest Java-testing tool will be used for all components outsourced or purchased through CodeMarket’s software development network. CodeMarket will…

Decouple applications and their details using properties, XML, and cryptography When a story is reconstructed, its central plot doesn’t change. But depending on the author and audience, the plot is obfuscated by changes in context: settings, scene sequences, characters, tone,…