Oracle gets RAD with Linux
Forms Developer 6i for Linux aids with development of scalable Internet database applications with Java interfaces Seasoned software developers are always on the lookout for tools that might give them an advantage in the ongoing battle to produce fully functional,…
Business Components for Java provides Linux development options
Oracle’s BC4J delivers reusable components to the Linux platform Talk to recycling experts, and they’ll speak about the “inherent economy” — that is, reusing existing materials instead of creating new materials from scratch. The same principle applies to application development.…
Everything is an object, Part 1
Learn to write your first Java program with these Java basics Although it is based on C++, Java is more of a “pure” object-oriented language. Both C++ and Java are hybrid languages, but in Java the designers felt that the…
Java Tip 101: An alternative way for applet-to-applet communication
Learn how to let your applets speak across frames and browser window boundaries The AppletContext class in the java.applet package contains the two member functions getApplet and getApplets. By using those functions, an applet can find other applets and invoke…
The smart approach to distributed performance monitoring with Java
Discover a lightweight, noninvasive mechanism for performance monitoring and data caching in RMI and Java IDL applications If you’re developing distributed applications, you probably want to measure the performance characteristics of your applications to find out which remote methods —…
Class action
Discover more about creating Java classes In the last Java 101 column, I presented the different primitive types that Java supports. I also discussed variables, their scope and characteristics, and the various places where developers can implement them. In addition,…
Site links developers directly to projects
The HotDispatch marketplace brings Java developers and companies together — worldwide August 28, 2000 — Software developers worldwide are taking advantage of a Web-based exchange by which they sell their expertise in Java, Linux, and other software technologies directly to…
Brewing entity Enterprise JavaBeans
Harness the power of entity beans Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) represents a fundamental change in the world of enterprise software. The EJB specification provides the software development community with the component model, maintains interoperability between EJB and non-EJB applications (including non-Java-based…
Make bad users behave by using JFC documents — revisited
A reader asks for clarity on JFC documents; Java Q&A expert Tony Sintes responds Q: I just read your previous Java Q&A ” Make Bad Users Behave by Using JFC Documents .” Upon reading the insertString() method I was a…
JDK 1.2 breaks the Java sound barrier
Learn how to implement JDK 1.2’s high-quality sound Earlier versions of the JDK produced audio through an applet or an application in .au format only, which provided support for 8,000 Hz mono 8-bit mu-Law-encoded audio clips. That fairly substandard sound…
