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September 2007
Web App Development : Building jMaki Apps - Actions, Inter-Dependent Combo-boxes, Pagination
Wednesday, 26 September 2007 8:16 P GMT-08
Three nice mini-tutorials covering how to use jMaki actions, data pagination in jMaki tables and inter-dependent combo-boxes. More.....
Podcast : Java Mobile 21 and more
Tuesday, 25 September 2007 9:20 P GMT-08
A great resource of podcasts about mobile Java. More...
Tutorial : Getting Started with Java DB in Your Java Console App
Monday, 24 September 2007 10:07 P GMT-08
Check out this new tutorial on how to get started with Java DB apps. More....
JavaFX Code Samples : CRUDfx = JavaFX + Derby + JDBC
Monday, 24 September 2007 5:26 P GMT-08
This is a JavaFX-flavored CRUD application. CRUDfx is a JavaFX app centered around a travel database on Derby. More...
App Development : Project D-Light, Solaris Express Developer 9/07 Available
Monday, 24 September 2007 11:42 A GMT-08
DTrace is pretty cool if you are trying to trace what you app is doing all the way down to the metal - but it just got cooler. Project D-Light gives it a nice GUI. I'm spending time on Solaris Express Developer Edition which just came out. More....
OpenSolaris Winning Hearts and Minds : Project Indiana, IBM Distributes
Sunday, 23 September 2007 2:48 P GMT-08
OpenSolaris is hot. Project Indiana is looming large. Ian Murdock recently spoke about it. In another huge announcement - IBM is also starting to distribute Solaris. More....
GlassFish : Version 2 Released, Clustering, HA, Metro WS and more.
Saturday, 22 September 2007 1:04 P GMT-08
GlassFish Version 2.0 is out. Lots of great new features including clustering and high availability, commercial-grade admin/monitoring .... More....
Article : Restricting Access To Ajax Services
Friday, 21 September 2007 6:05 P GMT-08
There is a new article, Restricting Access to Ajax Services, which shows some nice techniques for restricting access to Ajax-based services. More....
Apache Common Daemon : A Common System Service for Java-Based Server Apps
Thursday, 20 September 2007 9:55 P GMT-08
Check out Apache Common Daemon if you are looking for a common way to initiatiate system services for Java-based server apps for Unix, Linux and Windows systems. More...
JFXBuilder : Adding Features - Path Animation, Shape Morphing
Thursday, 20 September 2007 8:58 A GMT-08
ReportMill's JFXBuilder is adding features at a nice rate. They just added path animation. This is turning into a nice builder for JavaFX Script. More...
Two New Web App Tutorials : Navigating Pages, Consuming StrikeIron Web Service
Wednesday, 19 September 2007 3:50 P GMT-08
There are two brand new tutorials on how to build web apps in NetBeans 6 and just how easy things have become for web app developers. Leveraging the new built-in Visual Web Designer, building web apps has become much easier. More...
NetBeans 6 Beta Arrives : Cool New Look and Brimming With Features
Monday, 17 September 2007 10:54 P GMT-08
NetBeans 6 Beta arrives with a great new look (check out the pix), prepped and ready for any type of developer. It lives up to it's recent InfoWorld Bossie award for Best Open Source Development software. More...
Resource : Troubleshooting Guide for Java SE 6 with HotSpot VM
Monday, 17 September 2007 8:16 A GMT-08
If you missed it - there is a nice guide for troubleshooting and working with Java SE 6 VMs. More....
Killer Resource : Filthy Rich Clients - 82 Swing/Java2D Examples and More
Sunday, 16 September 2007 1:32 P GMT-08
What a killer resource. Swing and Java2D are dominating Java client side development and this book provides an excellent set of examples (82 of them!) that will help you in your efforts. More...
Two Tasty Bits : Java and TV & JavaFX and Bluetooth
Saturday, 15 September 2007 11:57 P GMT-08
Two tasty bits - Java and the TV industry (a multimedia session from JavaOne 2007 and Bruno has provided a nice integration of JavaFX Script and Bluetooth. More....
The Imminent Arrival of Something Really Java-Cool
Friday, 14 September 2007 8:32 A GMT-08
Jasper Potts has stirred up the world. In a good way. He has announced the soon-to-happen arrival of something really cool. It isn't just the thing that's arriving that is really cool - but the thing that built the thing that is cool ;-) More...
Three Articles : JavaFX Script and Building Non-Trivial Rich Internet Apps
Wednesday, 12 September 2007 11:14 A GMT-08
There are three new articles covering JavaFX Script and they are all worth reading. The articles provide insight into building non-trivial rich internet applications. More...
Screencast : Building a Rich Internet Application with jMaki
Tuesday, 11 September 2007 11:19 A GMT-08
Check out Arun's latest screencast which shows how to quickly build a rich internet client that leverages Java Persistence APIs, jMaki, GlassFish and NetBeans. More...
NetBeans 6 : Using Jersey Web Services (Two Screencasts), New Core Features
Monday, 10 September 2007 8:00 P GMT-08
NetBeans 6.0 is coming along very nicely. Check out the new screencasts showing how to build Jersey Web Services in NetBeans 6. Also a new article on new core features in 6.0. More....
Bits : Clustering GlassFish, NetBeans Compared to Visual Studio 2008
Monday, 10 September 2007 11:16 A GMT-08
Two nice bits. The first is a comparison of Microsoft's Visual Studio and NetBeans 6.0 and the second is how to cluster GlassFish on two machines. More...
JavaFX Script: Two New Tutorials, New JNLP Demo
Sunday, 9 September 2007 9:45 A GMT-08
There are two new JavaFX tutorials - one on setting up client-server communications using JAX-WS and the other a very basic introduction. The other news is an entry from Chris Oliver highlighting JavaFX optimization possibilities. More....
NetBeans Visual Web App Tutorial : Virtual Forms
Thursday, 6 September 2007 10:43 P GMT-08
If you are interested in NetBeans Visual Web App development environment - you will be interested in how to use Virtual Forms. More...
Screencast : Using Java and C via JNI
Wednesday, 5 September 2007 6:36 P GMT-08
There is a new screencast that shows how to use a Java application which call C code. More....
New Tutorials : Using Java Persistence APIs Within Web Apps
Tuesday, 4 September 2007 6:43 P GMT-08
Two tutorials that show how to use the Java Persistence APIs within web apps and how to create CRUD apps that leverage the Persistence APIs. More....