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December 2008
JavaFX Examples and My 2009 Predictions
Tuesday, 30 December 2008 10:49 A GMT-08
I offer you some mild trends that should come as no surprise (my four 2009 predictions) and pointers to two nice JavaFX examples.
Cloud Bits : NetBeans Cloud Profiling, NetBeans & the Storage Cloud, OpenSolaris on EC2
Tuesday, 23 December 2008 2:47 P GMT-08
A few bits : a description of how to profile your app in the cloud, using NetBeans "Software as a Service" to develop using Amazon S3 and finally working OpenSolaris on EC2.
New Tutorial : Introduction to Ajax for Java Web Applications
Tuesday, 23 December 2008 12:37 P GMT-08
Check out an updated tutorial that introduces you to Ajax for Java Web Applications. More...
New eBook : 100 NetBeans IDE Tips and Tricks
Tuesday, 23 December 2008 12:20 P GMT-08
There is a great new NetBeans IDE book that is available offering 100 Tips and Tricks in using NetBeans.
Update to JavaFX 1.0 SDK; New Tutorial
Friday, 19 December 2008 11:42 P GMT-08
There is a new update to JavaFX 1.0 SDK and a new tutorial. Check it out.
Bluetooth Tutorials & Revisiting New Songdo (Gadget-of-the-Week)
Friday, 19 December 2008 1:54 P GMT-08
Three articles/tutorials on using Bluetooth - from reading the wireless serial port data to parsing GPS data and rendering it to how-to detect a Bluetooth-enabled GPS device to a NetBeans example. Also we revisit New Songdo (a gadget of the week).
Bits : Tutorial on Portlet Development, Tutorial on CLDC/MIDP Development, New VirtualBox
Wednesday, 17 December 2008 7:45 A GMT-08
Two new tutorials - one on Using Portal Pack to create Portlets in NetBeans IDE 6.5 and a new CLDC/MIDP Development Quick Start Guide. Also a new release of VirtualBox.
New Tutorials : Grails IDE (+ Groovy Tutorial and Screencast)
Saturday, 13 December 2008 12:08 P GMT-08
NetBeans has support now for Grails and Groovy. Check out the latest tutorials and a nice netbeans.tv screencast. More.....
New Tutorial : Connecting MySQL to NetBeans IDE 6.5; MySQL Migration Toolkit
Thursday, 11 December 2008 4:49 P GMT-08
There is a new tutorial showing you how to connect a MySQL database to NetBeans IDE 6.5. Also if you missed it there is a MySQL Migration Toolkit that allows you to migrate your data from other database to MySQL. More...
OpenSolaris 2008.11 Released; TimeSlider, New Package Repositories and A Lot More
Thursday, 11 December 2008 12:36 P GMT-08
OpenSolaris 2008.11 further changes the playing field. Automatic Backup (TimeSlider) and the new package repositories provide even more compelling reasons to look or move to OpenSolaris. More....
The New NetBeans Python IDE
Thursday, 11 December 2008 1:13 A GMT-08
There is a new tutorial showing you how to develop in Python within NetBeans. It introduces you to a wealth of Python features. More...
Clustering GlassFish : A 10-Minute How-To (Screencast,PDF)
Sunday, 7 December 2008 12:40 P GMT-08
You may be interested in clustering - either for a database or app servers. There is a new screencast which shows how to build a GlassFish cluster. More....
Learning JavaFX 1.0 : Tutorials
Thursday, 4 December 2008 10:25 P GMT-08
There are a lot of new tutorials that will help you learn JavaFX 1.0. This blog entry highlights many of the tutorials you should look at if you want an introduction to the language. More....
Interview with Tony Wyant, JavaFX Media Lead Engineer
Thursday, 4 December 2008 5:50 P GMT-08
Great interview with Tony Wyant, JavaFX Media lead engineer. More...
JavaFX 1.0 Announced and Released (Screencasts)
Thursday, 4 December 2008 12:21 P GMT-08
JavaFX 1.0 is here. Run (don't walk) to the web site and download it. There are lots of new content. This is an exciting release with some very cool multimedia-rich Java-based technologies. More...
Java SE 6 Update 11 (JRE and JDK) Released
Wednesday, 3 December 2008 4:00 P GMT-08
Java SE 6 Update 11 is now available. More...
New Tutorial : Generating a JSF CRUD Application from a Database
Wednesday, 3 December 2008 1:47 P GMT-08
New tutorial on on how to generate a JSF CRUD application from a database. More....
Screencast : Great NetBeans PHP IDE Screencast/Demo
Tuesday, 2 December 2008 12:05 P GMT-08
If you are looking for a PHP IDE - check out this nice screencast/demo. More....
Sun Studio Express (C/C++/Fortran) IDE 11/08 Released : Available for Solaris and Linux
Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:14 A GMT-08
The early access release of Sun Studio was released and is available at no cost to Solaris, OpenSolaris and Linux developers. This has IDE includes advanced tools - parallelizing compilers, memory debuggers, thread analyzers and more....
Reference Paper : Sun Forums Web Site Architecture
Monday, 1 December 2008 12:15 A GMT-08
Sun Forums are one of the busiest Sun.com sites and use Java-based Jive forums to run the forums. There is a relatively new article describing the system architecture, configuration, and deployment troubleshooting for Sun Forums. More....