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November 2005
JavaPolis 2005 : NetBeans Software Day
Wednesday, 30 November 2005 6:39 P GMT-08
If you are going to be in Antwerp on December 12- the NetBeans team will be presenting NetBeans Software Day at Javapolis. Graham Hamilton and Jeff Jackson will be doing keynotes and there will also be the many presentations on the topic of NetBeans.
NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11 : Bug Fixes and Experimental Support for MacOS X
Wednesday, 30 November 2005 12:18 P GMT-08
NetBeans Profiler Milestone 11 is on the way. Should be here this week. Java developers on MacOS X will love it because it offers experimental support for MacOS X. More...
Apple Makes Available J2SE 5.0 Release 3
Tuesday, 29 November 2005 11:59 P GMT-08
An update to J2SE 5.0 Release 3 is now available. It translates to JDK 1.5.0_05. More here...
Java-Based Game : Jake2 (a port of Quake2)
Tuesday, 29 November 2005 9:18 A GMT-08
Jake2, a port of Quake2, can now be downloaded or played via Java WebStart. There is also an interesting discussion about Java's increasingly visible high performance in games. Check it out.
New Article on Identity-enabling Apps, UML Series for free Java Studio Enterprise 8
Tuesday, 29 November 2005 6:51 A GMT-08
A new article on building an identity-enabled enterprise application is now available. Also if you are interested in learning UML or knowing more about Java Studio Enterprise's UML features - there is a whole series. Check it out.
Java-Based Game : Tribal Trouble
Saturday, 26 November 2005 8:30 P GMT-08
Looked at a Java-based game that Chris Melissinos recommended on the SDN Channel, Tribal Trouble and was pleasantly surprised.
Java Studio Creator Resources : Building JSF Components for Creator, New Creator Flash Demo
Friday, 25 November 2005 6:30 P GMT-08
Java Studio Creator, which is available for free, allows developers to create JSF components which can be used with Creator. There is a nice twiki page that can help you build custom Creator components. Also check out the new flash demo tour.
Code Templates, Creator Code Clips and Adding to the NetBeans Palette
Thursday, 24 November 2005 11:36 P GMT-08
Java Studio Creator provides the ability to add code snippets to a Code Clip area and you are invited to contribute your code clips to the community. Tim writes about a new code template feature and Geertjan contributes a way to add to the Palette.
New Bits : NetBeans on MacOS and NetBeans and JBoss
Wednesday, 23 November 2005 2:22 P GMT-08
A tip on improving usability of NetBeans (or for that matter any clientside Java application) on MacOS X and a new NetBeans/JBoss forum is available.
More Articles on Free Java Studio Creator
Tuesday, 22 November 2005 9:45 P GMT-08
Java Studio Creator is now free and I ran into some nice article on how to write software with Java Studio Creator. Check it out.
NetBeans Developer Collaboration Quickstart Guide Now Available
Tuesday, 22 November 2005 7:14 P GMT-08
There is a new NetBeans Developer Module Quickstart guide. It shows you how to install the Developer Collaboration Modules (I install it from Features and select a single entry - Developer Collaboration within the Update Center). Check it out.
Swing Dominates New Rich Client Development
Monday, 21 November 2005 1:57 P GMT-08
If you haven't already, check out Swing Hacks - a very cool book with lots of great tips. Swing continues to dominate - not only Java but all rich client development. Check it out.
Sun's (Free) Java Studio Enterprise 8.0 + Mobility Pack : Works Nicely
Monday, 21 November 2005 9:31 A GMT-08
Check out the help page for using Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8.0 and Mobility Pack.
Excellent Articles on NetBeans' New Struts Support
Sunday, 20 November 2005 6:22 P GMT-08
Recently Geertjan's blog focused on using Struts within NetBeans. Since there are a fair number of developers using Struts he shows how Struts support is available in NetBeans 5.0 Beta 2. Sang Shin has also offered some clases on Struts.
Deploying Matisse Apps and Other NetBeans Questions Answered
Saturday, 19 November 2005 11:57 P GMT-08
How do you deploy a Matisse application ? The GUI builder in NetBeans 5.0 uses an external library. You need to add the JAR file to the classpath of your application when you execute it outside of NetBeans IDE. More details...
Sun's Grid Utility : Already Two Services (Word Migration, Text-to-Audio) And Your Java Apps Run on it
Friday, 18 November 2005 3:19 P GMT-08
Grid computing has found its place as an important part of the computing infrastructure that is corporate computing. Sun now offers a grid utility that you can use to solve your computing problems. Launch your Java app and get your job done.
Sun Java Studio Enterprise Technology Preview 11/05 : Documents Available
Friday, 18 November 2005 4:43 A GMT-08
I have mentioned a day or so ago that Sun's Java Studio Enteprise Technology Preview Release 11/08 is now available to look at. I noticed you can read more about it including documents on BPEL, XML tools and lots of technical articles and a README.
Bits : Sun Development Tools' Dan Roberts, OpenSolaris Growing and PostgreSQL
Thursday, 17 November 2005 9:31 P GMT-08
Here are a couple of bits. An interview with Dan Roberts where he outlines what is coming in Creator. Also, OpenSolaris is growing quickly and vendors are hopping onboard (even IBM) and PostgreSQL will be an integral part of OpenSolaris.
NetBeans Killer Feature : NetBeans Profiler Milestone 10 now available
Thursday, 17 November 2005 5:09 P GMT-08
NetBeans has the best profiler of the open source projects and it has such substantial gravity that it many developers move from other IDEs so they can use it . Well, the latest version of the NetBeans Profiler, Milestone 10 is now available. So w
New Tutorial : NetBeans Copy Class Refactoring Module
Thursday, 17 November 2005 4:05 P GMT-08
If you are interested in learning about refactoring - there is a new tutorial on the topic. This tutorial shows you how to extend the IDE by adding support for an additional refactoring feature—Copy Class.
Sun Java Studio Enterprise Technology Preview Release 11/05
Wednesday, 16 November 2005 1:56 P GMT-08
Sun has released the Technology Preview Release of Java Studio Enterprise. It definitely has some nice new SOA technologies featured. Check it out.
Java Studio Creator 2 Query Editor : A New Article
Wednesday, 16 November 2005 1:05 P GMT-08
Yesterday, I mentioned some very nice articles on Java Studio Creator 2 design patterns. Today I noticed a great new article on the Sun Java Studio Creator 2 Query Editor.
NetBeans IDE 5.0 Beta 2 Is Now Available
Wednesday, 16 November 2005 7:37 A GMT-08
I just noticed that not only NetBeans IDE 5.0 Beta 2, Mobility Pack 5.0 Beta 2, Sun Application Server 8.1, Profiler Milestone 10 and Remote Profiling Packs are now available. Read on.
Design Patterns for Java Studio Creator 2
Tuesday, 15 November 2005 8:42 A GMT-08
There are lots of new resources for Java Studio Creator 2. Java Studio Creator which recently is available for free now has some very nice technical article and tutorials on using Creator design patterns.
Quick Bit : Planet NetBeans
Monday, 14 November 2005 3:31 P GMT-08
If you don't know about Planet NetBeans, read on.