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August 2005
NetBeans 4.2 on Windows Vista - Take A Look
Tuesday, 30 August 2005 1:02 P GMT-08
NetBeans has been rapidly showing itself to be aggressively innovative. Support for Microsoft Windows Vista looks great, NetBeans support for Microsoft's next version of Windows is happening. If you look at the image - you see NetBeans 4.2 on Vista.
What's New In Java Studio Creator 2 ?
Friday, 26 August 2005 9:21 A GMT-08
I am looking at Java's easiest web application development environment : Java Studio Creator 2 which is now in early access. There are a ton of new features - AJAX, new components, style editor and much more.
java.net's Java Performance Community - Making Java Performance A Community Effort
Tuesday, 23 August 2005 11:44 P GMT-08
If you haven't heard. There is a new community effort around Java performance. The community effort originates from the efforts of Sun's Java Performance Group. The focus is on providing useful forums, resources and tools.
When Homeland Security Equals Technology Insecurity
Tuesday, 23 August 2005 3:01 P GMT-08
The topic does not only effects Java - but has a chilling effect across all technologies, sciences, businesses, cross-cultural exchanges of any sort. This article is about a Chinese mathematician who finds a new flaw in encryption standard.
Mobile Pack 4.1 : Building Mobile Apps Visually and Quickly
Tuesday, 23 August 2005 2:09 P GMT-08
I've been spending time with J2ME and ran into a few nice tutorials that may be of interest. Specifically, looking at the NetBeans Mobility Pack and find that it literally packs alot of features for those building mobile apps and saves alot of time.
Eating Those Web Services - Done Simply With NetBeans
Saturday, 20 August 2005 4:33 P GMT-08
There are some nice tutorials on consuming web services using the NetBeans IDE. Geertjan and Leonard have both contributed some nice tutorials in this area and they are worth reading. Both tutorials get into the nuts-and-bolts of eating web services
NetBeans Collaboration Project : Collablets and Code-Aware Tools for Sharing (Updated)
Friday, 19 August 2005 2:16 A GMT-08
I recently spoke to a large System Integrator and jaws dropped when I started talking about what one could do with the NetBeans Collaboration modules. The project allows sharing of all sorts of bits. I've tried to summarize alot of information here.
Swing Pointers Updated - A Current Look At Swing
Thursday, 18 August 2005 12:10 A GMT-08
The Swing Pointers have been updated. There are lots of new Swing/Java 2D articles and tips. While by no means comprehensive the Swing Pointers do give a good and up-to-date look at the Swing landscape.
JavaChina and NetBeans Software Day in China
Wednesday, 17 August 2005 7:18 P GMT-08
JavaChina is approaching and if you are in China there are many great sessions not to be missed. NetBeans Day precedes JavaChina by a day and it is an opportunity to see all the NetBeans features demoed and to learn about NetBeans.
NetBeans 4.2 Features Disclosed, Early Builds Available + NetBeans Profiler 8 Released
Tuesday, 16 August 2005 10:37 A GMT-08
Details of the NetBeans 4.2 feature-set have been released. It is a very aggressive and sophisticated set of features if you also include the profiler and mobility pack.
Some Great Swing Resources
Thursday, 11 August 2005 11:11 P GMT-08
There are a ton of new Swing resources and projects. You just have to know where to find them. Here are alot of new interesting links I've run into.
New NetBeans Builds Make Available the Simple, Innovative CVS Support
Wednesday, 10 August 2005 9:36 A GMT-08
The new NetBeans CVS support is now in the development builds. If you haven't seen it - check it out, its great.
NetBeans Feature Poster Available (PDF)
Tuesday, 9 August 2005 4:09 P GMT-08
I created a poster that shows the features in NetBeans. You may find it useful and I am now making it available.
Sun's Java Enterprise System Wins Some Big Ones
Monday, 8 August 2005 11:52 P GMT-08
Sun recently posted a profit but also of importance - in the past few weeks major companies have adopted Sun's software in a big way. Some very cool announcements that see one company using Sun's Identity software to manage 450,000 users over 11 div
[Updated] Bits : Swing versus SWT on Windows Vista, new NetBeans/J2EE flash demo, lawyers, Matisse and Web Services
Monday, 1 August 2005 10:35 P GMT-08
[Updated] Here are few interesting bits that look very interesting. Bits on 4.2 dev build on Windows Vista. A really nice new flash demo show how to build an enterprise application with NetBeans. Tim Boudreau talks directly about open source licen