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January 2007
Real-World Success : Infosys and NetBeans Turn Demo Into Enterprise App
Wednesday, 31 January 2007 2:20 P GMT-08
There is a great, new real-world example of building an enterprise app using NetBeans. In the new white paper- an IDE success story from Infosys is shared and how the NetBeans IDE helped Infosys turn a demo into a real life enterprise app. Great read
New Tutorial : GUI Design with NetBeans Mobility Pack for CDC
Wednesday, 31 January 2007 2:02 P GMT-08
There is a new article which shows that creating user interfaces with NetBeans Mobility Pack 5.5 for CDC is made easier thanks to Project Matisse. More...
Hot Visualization Applet : SmartMoney Map of the Market
Wednesday, 31 January 2007 1:13 P GMT-08
Here is a really hot applet that has been not only in use for some time, but like many other stock portfolio tools it is Java-based. SmartMoney's Map of the Market provides an excellent example of a Java-based information tool. More...
Multi-Language NetBeans IDE 5.5 is Now Available
Wednesday, 31 January 2007 8:12 A GMT-08
Multi-language NetBeans supports lots and lots of languages. More details...
Weekly Podcasts : Java Posse #102 and NetBeans Podcast #23
Wednesday, 31 January 2007 7:55 A GMT-08
Two podcasts are out this week. Java Posse #102 and the NetBeans Podcast #23 are out. More...
New Tutorial : Creating Java EE App Client on Top of NetBeans Platform
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 11:08 P GMT-08
There is a new tutorial which shows you how easy is to create an application client on top of the NetBeans Platform. It will be demonstrated on the example of Database Reader. More...
Cutting Edge : Solaris BrandZ - Running Linux Apps on Solaris
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 3:22 P GMT-08
Solaris has Containers aka Zones. Branded Zones allow Linux apps to run on Solaris unmodified. A new article shows how to go about setting up a Solaris branded zone. In this article, a Linux version of NetBeans Mobility Pack runz on Solaris. More...
Web 2.0 : Web 2.0 Startups and What Makes A Great Web 2.0 Startup ?
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 2:33 P GMT-08
Sun's Ajax Resource Center has two new interviews. Interviews with founders of two Web 2.0 startups and discussions about what makes a great Web 2.0 startup. More...
New Article : Using JavaSpaces
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 12:36 P GMT-08
If you are interested in learning about JavaSpaces - there is a new article which goes into what is and how to use JavaSpaces. More...
Cutting Edge : Swing Application Framework Prototype Released
Tuesday, 30 January 2007 12:05 P GMT-08
Hans Muller announced and has made available an experimental prototype of the Application Framework which is emerging from the JSR-296 API work. The prototype has a new java.net project associated with it and you can download the prototype now. More.
Download/Importing New Components Into NetBeans Visual Web Pack
Monday, 29 January 2007 10:40 A GMT-08
Many developers want to download and import more Ajax components into NetBeans Visual Web Pack - how do you do this ? A new article shows how to import a new component module into the NetBeans VWP 5.5 via the Update Center.
Microsoft Kills Off Its BlueJ Patent
Monday, 29 January 2007 9:51 A GMT-08
Microsoft applies for a patent for technology BlueJ has pioneered and now withdrawn the application and apologized to BlueJ's Michael Kolling.
Wired For Action : Hot Growth Stats For Java
Monday, 29 January 2007 9:18 A GMT-08
There are some very cool new statistics out for Java and they don't only suggest - they shout out the fact that Java momentum dominates lots and lots of areas - take a look.
New Short Feature Tutorials : Everything You Want To Know About NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5
Saturday, 27 January 2007 9:43 P GMT-08
There are a series of great 99 second flash demos on Enterprise Pack 5.5 which show how to work on doing composite apps, business process orchestration, XML schema authoring, WSDL creation, web service security and more with NetBeans 5.5.
Two New Tutorials for NetBeans Visual Web Pack : Map Component App, Inserts & Updates & Deletes
Saturday, 27 January 2007 2:41 P GMT-08
There are two new NetBeans Visual Web Pack articles. More...
New and Excellent Introductory NetBeans IDE Flash Demos
Friday, 26 January 2007 1:35 P GMT-08
If you are looking for an excellent introduction to NetBeans - there are some great high-level orientation flash demos from Talley Mulligan. These are a good starting place for anyone trying to learn NetBeans. More...
New Plugin : Blackberry Development Plugin
Friday, 26 January 2007 10:46 A GMT-08
If you are doing development on a Blackberry device like the Pearl - here is a NetBeans plugin that helps you develop for it. In addition, there are a number of other free utilities available at the site. More..
New Hands-On Labs : Java SE 6, Web Services Security, jMaki/Web 2.0, BPEL/SOA, NetBean and More
Friday, 26 January 2007 9:10 A GMT-08
Great news. Sang Shin, a software evangelist at Sun, reported that updated and new versions of presentations are available covering Java SE 6, web services security, jMaki, Web 2.0 BPEL/SOA, NetBeans, Java programming, Struts, JSF and more. More...
Java University Resources : JSF, Web 2.0, AJAX and jMaki PDFs and Labs
Thursday, 25 January 2007 11:00 P GMT-08
Java University resources for JSF, Web 2.0, AJAX and jMaki. Check it out.
Blackberry Pearl and Java
Thursday, 25 January 2007 10:10 P GMT-08
Okay, it is settled. I selected on a Blackberry Pearl. There are tons of Java resources for it and I like the smaller form factor. More...
New Tutorial : JNI with NetBeans C/C++ Pack - Part 2
Thursday, 25 January 2007 11:20 A GMT-08
There is a new tutorial showing how to write software with JNI using NetBeans C/C++ Pack. This is the second part of the previous tutorial. More..
Article : Extending jMaki AJAX Framework with New Components
Wednesday, 24 January 2007 3:22 P GMT-08
If you want to build your own jMaki AJAX component - you can. Check out this article.
New Article : Improving App Performance with SwingWorker in Java SE 6
Wednesday, 24 January 2007 2:57 P GMT-08
There is a new article how to avoid slow, sluggish, or unresponsive UIs by using the SwingWorker class to create and manage worker threads. Check it out.
IDE Buzz : Who's On Top ?
Wednesday, 24 January 2007 1:32 P GMT-08
What's the buzz on IDE's ? Who's gaining mindshare and who's losing it ?
Plugging Video into NetBeans
Wednesday, 24 January 2007 12:08 P GMT-08
Geertjan has written some great blogs on plugging video into NetBeans- creating a NetBeans module and creating a NetBeans-based rich client platform video application. More..