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Objective C Wins TIOBE's Programming Language of the Year Award
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 11, 2012
Java remains at the top of the programming language index, but loses popularity.
Tags : Java, programming languages, Objective-C
Oracle Updates NetBeans
By Datamation.com Staff
| Article Published January 06, 2012
Version 7.1 of the open source Java IDE adds support for JavaFX 2.0 and CSS3.
Tags : NetBeans, Oracle, Java, IDE
Fewer Developers Using Java
By Cynthia Harvey
| Article Published October 12, 2011
Java is still the most popular programming language, but it's losing some of its dominance.
Tags : Java
Java 8 Delayed Until 2013 As Java EE and ME Push Forward
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published October 05, 2011
Oracle lays out roadmap for Java releases
Tags : Java 8, Java
New Refactor Software Architecture Tool for Java and .NET Developers
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published May 31, 2011
Headway Software announces the release of Restructure101, a new development tool to make refactoring easier and more effective.
Tags : architecture, .NET, Java
Java Gets a Big Boost in Development Usage Around the World
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published May 31, 2011
Java usage grew last year among many developers in all corners of the planet, according a new Evans Data Global Development survey.
Tags : Java
Two Years After Oracle's Acquisition of Sun, Has It Paid Off?
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published May 16, 2011
Doubts arose about whether Oracle would continue to invest in Java technology after it acquired Sun. Today, those doubts have proven overblown.
Tags : Sun, Oracle, Java
New Enterprise Java Caching Technology Presented by Red Hat
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published May 06, 2011
A free "Early Adopter Program" is available to try and hook customers and gain feedback from the community.
Tags : Red Hat, caching, Java
WaveMaker Review: Java RAD Tool for Web Applications
By Shekhar Gulati
| Article Published May 02, 2011
The RAD tool WaveMaker, now owned by SpringSource, helps non-programmers quickly develop Java-based Web applications.
Tags : Web Tool, IDE, Java
Java-based CMS Jease Releases Version 2.0
By Mike Houghton
| Article Published April 29, 2011
Jease 2.0 is a Java-based content management system made extra easy.
Tags : CMS, Java
Java Cloud Development: What Developers Need to Know
By Debu Panda
| Article Published March 20, 2011
If you are a Java developer and your organization is jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon, here's what you can expect.
Tags : Cloud, Java
The Linux Foundation Yanks Java from Linux Standard Base 4.1
By Keith Vance
| Article Published March 11, 2011
Java used to be included in LSB, but now the Linux Foundation has said licensing changes have made it impossible to include Java as a language.
Tags : Linux, Java
Java Security Hole Left Unplugged for 2 Years
By Keith Vance
| Article Published February 09, 2011
By manipulating a JFileChooser object using a Timer and ActionListeners, a hacker can not only view a user's file system, but she can create folders, move and rename files, or pretty much whatever she wants via an Applet.
Tags : vulnerability, Java
Oracle Positioning Java for the Enterprise at the Expense of Open Source Community
By Keith Vance
| Article Published January 24, 2011
Forrester Research reports predicts that in the next decade the open source community will have walked away from Java while mission-critical large enterprises will stick with it.
Tags : open source, Oracle, Java
Java Tip: Dynamically Update SimpleViewer Galleries
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 20, 2011
Here's a stateless session bean that dynamically updates the gallery.xml document in SimpleViewer.
Tags : Java, XML
Dynamically Configure Log4j Properties in a Clustered Environment
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published January 06, 2011
Learn how to configure the log4j-related properties of a Java application deployed in a clustered environment.
Tags : log management, cluster, Java
Event: JavaOne 2011
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published December 29, 2010

Tags : conference, Java, Oracle
Google Donates Java GUI and Profiler Tools to Eclipse Foundation
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published December 16, 2010
Google set to launch the WindowBuilder Java GUI designer and CodePro Profiler at Eclipse, donating code worth over $5 million.
Tags : Google, Java, Eclipse
Oracle's Latest Open Source Fumble: The Hudson Project
By Keith Vance
| Article Published December 06, 2010
Oracle continues to stumble in managing their many open source projects. This time they locked out the entire open source community from accessing the Hudson project source code.
Tags : continuous integration, Project Hudson, Java
Android Is Closer to Windows Phone 7 Than Developers May Think
By Glen Kunene
| Article Published December 01, 2010
The differences between Android and Windows Phone 7 are mostly skin deep, so enterprising Android developers can port their current apps over to Windows Phone 7.
Tags : C#, Android, Windows Phone 7, Java
Apache Directory Studio: Simplified LDAP for Java Developers on Eclipse
By Glen Kunene
| Article Published November 29, 2010
For Java developers who need to perform some LDAP manipulation and use Eclipse, the Apache Directory Studio plugins can come in very handy.
Tags : Apache, LDAP, Eclipse, Java
How a Java Developer Can Build a Windows Phone 7 Application
By Glen Kunene
| Article Published October 26, 2010
Want more distribution for your Java mobile app? Learn how to translate your Java skills onto the Windows Phone 7 platform.
Tags : mobile app, Windows 7 Phone, Java
Oracle Continues Java Developer Training with Certification Programs
By Glen Kunene
| Article Published October 26, 2010
Some have worried how Oracle might manage Sun assets such as its Java developer education programs. Find out how Oracle laid those fears to rest.
Tags : Java, education, training, Oracle
IBM Joins Oracle in OpenJDK Effort
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published October 11, 2010
IBM joins Oracle in the OpenJDK open source Java project, mitigating potential fragmentation and giving new credibility to Oracle's Java leadership.
Tags : JDK, open source, Java
How Training Got Me from Co-op Student to Java Solution Architect
By Glen Kunene
| Article Published October 05, 2010
A Java developer discusses the years of certification, training and development that have shaped his career -- and the lessons he learned along the way.
Tags : Java, certification, training
AspectJ 101: Creating a Project with Eclipse AJDT
By Rob Gravelle
| Article Published September 15, 2010
Learn how to create an AspectJ project using Eclipse AspectJ Development Tools (AJDT) and the Prototype JavaScript framework.
Tags : Eclipse, Java
Querying in JPA 2: Typesafe and Object Oriented
By Nitin KL
| Article Published September 09, 2010
JPA 2.0 introduced criteria queries, which are typesafe and more object oriented than JPQL queries.
Tags : Java, Persistence
Oracle Lawsuit on Top of Java Complexity Scaring Developers Away?
By Robin Miller
| Article Published September 08, 2010
With Java complexity already a barrier, the Oracle lawsuit against Google is further incentive for developers to stay away or switch.
Tags : licensing, Oracle, Google, Java
A Categorization Scheme for All Those Java I/O Stream Classes
By Gurunath Kalamadi
| Article Published September 02, 2010
Try this handy technique for categorizing the potentially overwhelming number of I/O stream classes in Java.
Tags : Java, I/O
Write More Understandable Java Tests with Matcher Objects and FEST-Assert
By Shekhar Gulati
| Article Published August 30, 2010
Have your Java unit test assertions gotten hard to read? Use the matcher objects provided by the Hamcrest and fluent FEST-Assert libraries.
Tags : testing, Java
Quercus: Bring Java's Power to Your PHP Development (and Vice Versa)
By Jason Gilmore
| Article Published August 26, 2010
With Quercus, PHP and Java developers can mix and match the respective capabilities of both languages.
Tags : Java, PHP
Working with Java Threads Before and After JDK 5
By Avneet Mangat
| Article Published August 16, 2010
Despite the new features and fine-grained control of the JDK1.5 threading framework, writing multithreaded Java applications remains challenging and error prone.
Tags : threads, Java, JDK
The Top 5 New Annotations in JPA 2
By Nitin KL
| Article Published August 12, 2010
Get a cheat sheet for the five most important Java annotations introduced in the JPA 2.0 release, compete with code examples.
Tags : Java, Persistence
Combining Hibernate Cache and Ehcache for Better Java Scalability
By Jacek Furmankiewicz
| Article Published August 09, 2010
Combine Hibernate second-level cache, Ehcache and Spring to greatly improve the scalability of your enterprise Java applications.
Tags : Ehcache, cache, Java
Pessimistic Locking in JPA 2 and Hibernate
By Sangeetha S
| Article Published August 06, 2010
JPA version 2 and Hibernate both support pessimistic locking for Java concurrency control, but not in the same way.
Tags : Java, Persistence, Concurrency
Apache Cayenne 3 Delivers New Features for Java ORM
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published July 07, 2010
Nearly four years after the last major Cayenne release, version 3.0 raises the bar on object relational mapping (ORM) with new performance and caching features.
Tags : Persistence, Java, cache
Tomcat 7 Debuts for Java
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published July 02, 2010
Java app server gets its first major refresh in years, but it's not quite stable -- yet.
Tags : open source, Java, Tomcat, Apache
Helios Release Delivers 39 Open Source Projects for Eclipse IDE
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published June 23, 2010
The coordinated Helios release of Eclipse projects delivers new tools for developers to build and deploy applications with the Eclipse IDE.
Tags : Eclipse, Linux, Java, IDE
Isolating Locale-specific Text in International Java Applications
By Rob Gravelle
| Article Published June 09, 2010
Learn how to isolate locale-specific text in international Java applications using ResourceBundles and Properties files.
Tags : Java, location-based applications
Mockito: Java Unit Testing with Mock Objects
By Jacek Furmankiewicz
| Article Published May 14, 2010
Run a Java test with less overhead than integration tests and no need to deploy the service you're testing on a running Web container.
Tags : Java, Mock Objects, Unit Testing
Will Oracle Help Java Regain Its Status?
By Herman Mehling
| Article Published April 07, 2010
Oracle promises Java SE 7 release this year with increased developer productivity, modularization, and support for more than 200 languages.
Tags : Java, developer, Mehling, Oracle
Apache Maven 3 Races to the Finish Line
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published April 05, 2010
After years of development, a new version of the widely used Java build tool is nearing completion. The founder and project lead shares an early look.
Tags : Build, Apache, Maven, Java
Ruby Development Gains Commercial Support on Java as New JRuby Version Looms
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published March 31, 2010
The JRuby language gets commercial support as a major new JRuby version approaches, promising easier integration of Ruby development and Java.
Tags : Engine Yard, Java, JRuby, Ruby
Selenium: Automated Integration Testing for Java Web Apps
By Avneet Mangat
| Article Published March 24, 2010
With Selenium, Java developers can develop integration tests, export those tests as JUnit tests, and automate test execution.
Tags : testing, testing tool, web application, Selenium, Java
Google App Engine: What Is It Good For?
By Mark Watson
| Article Published March 22, 2010
Google App Engine offers Java and Python developers automatic scaling and potential cost savings -- if they properly design the applications to run on it.
Tags : Java, caching, Python, Google App Engine, cloud computing
Extend JXPath to Generate Results in a Custom Data Model
By Manish Malhotra
| Article Published February 25, 2010
Go beyond processing XPath language expressions over XML data. Extend the Java JXPath API to derive a custom data model.
Tags : JXPath, XQuery, XML, XPath, Java
Make Your Java Web Applications Impervious to Cross-site Scripting
By Ramasubramanian Thiyagarajan
| Article Published February 22, 2010
Use client-side validation and server-side filtering to guard your Java web application against cross-site scripting attacks.
Tags : Java, filter, security, web applications, Cross-Site Scripting
The Java 7 Features Bound to Make Developers More Productive
By Raghu Donepudi
| Article Published February 12, 2010
The developer productivity features in the upcoming Java SE 7 release (object comparison, file system monitoring, and concurrency) are enough to make a Java veteran envy the Java newbies.
Tags : file systems, Java, Concurrency, Java SE, open source
Java Serialization: Persist Your Objects
By Sridhar M S
| Article Published February 08, 2010
With serialization, you can serialize (persist) any Java object for future use or recreate it from an existing source.
Tags : Serialization, Persistence, Java Object, Java
Using Axis2 and Java for Asynchronous Web Service Invocation on the Client Side
By Deepal Jayasinghe
| Article Published February 05, 2010
Apache Axis2, the open source Java web services framework, has very good support for client-side asynchronous service invocation. Find out how to make it work for you.
Tags : open source, Axis, Axis2, Web services, Java
Use Spring Batch's 'Chunk' Processing for Large Data Sets
By Cesar Otero
| Article Published January 15, 2010
Sometimes data sets are too large to process in-memory. Learn how to implement a better approach in Java: Spring Batch's "chunk" processing.
Tags : Java, Spring, data
Sun Updates Java SE 6 for Performance
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published January 14, 2010
Java SE 6 Update 18 could be the last from Sun before the Oracle acquisition closes.
Tags : Sun, Java SE, Java
Using Randomization in Java Unit Testing
By Bob Reselman
| Article Published January 13, 2010
Using randomization in your Java unit tests is easy and not as time consuming as you think. Plus, it will increase the value of your tests in the short and long term.
Tags : Mock Objects, Java, Unit Testing, TDD, XML
SpringSource DM Java Server Heads to Eclipse
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published January 12, 2010
It's a major code donation for Virgo as dm Server hits version 2.0.
Tags : open source, OSGi, Eclipse, Java, Java EE
Mission-Critical Java to Power Next-Gen Enterprise Computing
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published December 31, 2009
Recent advances put Java in a position to power the next generation of enterprise computing.
Tags : Java EE, Oracle, Java, JRockit, enterprise software
Add Video Capture to Your BlackBerry Applications
By Chris King
| Article Published December 09, 2009
Take advantage of the latest BlackBerry features by adding video recording capabilities to your applications.
Tags : Java, Blackberry, video
What's Wrong With JavaEE 6?
By Sean Michael Kerner
| Article Published December 04, 2009
JavaEE 6 is now a final spec, with lots of new features and functions. But not everyone is thrilled about it.
Tags : Red Hat, Sun, Java EE 6, Java, Spring
JAX-RS: The Java API for RESTful Web Services
By Thribhuvan Thakur
| Article Published October 14, 2009
This article reviews two popular JAX-RS frameworks, Jersey and Apache CXF, and provides some basic examples that illustrate how to build, deploy, and execute RESTful web services.
Tags : Java, Web services, JAX-RS
An Introduction to Java NIO and NIO.2
By Thribhuvan Thakur
| Article Published September 09, 2009
In this article we will review some of the existing features of the java.nio (New I/O) package that are a part of Java v1.4, v1.5 and v1.6.
Tags : upgrading, Java, content
Rev Up the Drools 5 Java Rule Engine
By Anghel Leonard
| Article Published May 19, 2009
Drools, a Java rule engine framework for organizing business logic, allows you transform spaghetti code into readable, verifiable, reusable, configurable, scalable, and flexible code.
Tags : Drools, Business logic, Rule engine, Java, JBoss
The Dos and Don'ts of a Java Position Interview
By Liviu Tudor
| Article Published May 07, 2009
If you've looked for a Java position or if you are on the other side and are looking to fill a Java position in your company, then here are a few tips that will come in handy.
Tags : Java, job
Iteration or Recursion?
By Liviu Tudor
| Article Published April 23, 2009
Did you ever get stuck having to choose between a recursive or iterative implementation? Get the answers to whether one is better than the other or whether it really matter?
Tags : programming, Java, patterns
Java Annotations: An Introduction
By M. M. Islam Chisty
| Article Published October 14, 2005
Make your development easier through the use of JDK5's annotation feature. The objective is to spend less time on unhandy code-writing and focus more on business logic rules.
Tags : annotations, Java
Using the HttpSession object of the Servlet API
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published May 18, 2000
The Java Servlet API represents an elegant and powerful way to shift processes from client to server, and offers a number of advantages over CGI. These advantages have certainly been enumerated so that most developers are aware of the servlet advantage. However, some of the details of the servlet architecture may at first seem daunting. Here's a short introduction on one aspect of writing servlets: the HttpSession object.
Tags : Servlet API, tutorial, HttpSession object, Java
An Introduction to Java Servlets
By Developer.com Staff
| Article Published May 18, 2000
In this article I will describe the overall servlet architecture and what you need to develop your application with servlets. I will use several code examples to show you how to use the Servlet API, and compare it with CGI and proprietary server APIs where appropriate.
Tags : tutorial, Java Servlets, introduction, Java
WaveMaker Review: Java RAD Tool for Web Applications
By Shekhar Gulati
| Article Published May 02, 2011
The RAD tool WaveMaker, now owned by SpringSource, helps non-programmers quickly develop Java-based Web applications.
Tags : Web Tool, IDE, Java
Java Cloud Development: What Developers Need to Know
By Debu Panda
| Article Published March 20, 2011
If you are a Java developer and your organization is jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon, here's what you can expect.
Tags : Cloud, Java
Querying in JPA 2: Typesafe and Object Oriented
By Nitin KL
| Article Published September 09, 2010
JPA 2.0 introduced criteria queries, which are typesafe and more object oriented than JPQL queries.
Tags : Java, Persistence
Write More Understandable Java Tests with Matcher Objects and FEST-Assert
By Shekhar Gulati
| Article Published August 30, 2010
Have your Java unit test assertions gotten hard to read? Use the matcher objects provided by the Hamcrest and fluent FEST-Assert libraries.
Tags : testing, Java
Quercus: Bring Java's Power to Your PHP Development (and Vice Versa)
By Jason Gilmore
| Article Published August 26, 2010
With Quercus, PHP and Java developers can mix and match the respective capabilities of both languages.
Tags : Java, PHP
The Top 5 New Annotations in JPA 2
By Nitin KL
| Article Published August 12, 2010
Get a cheat sheet for the five most important Java annotations introduced in the JPA 2.0 release, compete with code examples.
Tags : Java, Persistence
Combining Hibernate Cache and Ehcache for Better Java Scalability
By Jacek Furmankiewicz
| Article Published August 09, 2010
Combine Hibernate second-level cache, Ehcache and Spring to greatly improve the scalability of your enterprise Java applications.
Tags : Ehcache, cache, Java
Pessimistic Locking in JPA 2 and Hibernate
By Sangeetha S
| Article Published August 06, 2010
JPA version 2 and Hibernate both support pessimistic locking for Java concurrency control, but not in the same way.
Tags : Java, Persistence, Concurrency
Mockito: Java Unit Testing with Mock Objects
By Jacek Furmankiewicz
| Article Published May 14, 2010
Run a Java test with less overhead than integration tests and no need to deploy the service you're testing on a running Web container.
Tags : Java, Mock Objects, Unit Testing
Google App Engine: What Is It Good For?
By Mark Watson
| Article Published March 22, 2010
Google App Engine offers Java and Python developers automatic scaling and potential cost savings -- if they properly design the applications to run on it.
Tags : Java, caching, Python, Google App Engine, cloud computing
Extend JXPath to Generate Results in a Custom Data Model
By Manish Malhotra
| Article Published February 25, 2010
Go beyond processing XPath language expressions over XML data. Extend the Java JXPath API to derive a custom data model.
Tags : JXPath, XQuery, XML, XPath, Java
Make Your Java Web Applications Impervious to Cross-site Scripting
By Ramasubramanian Thiyagarajan
| Article Published February 22, 2010
Use client-side validation and server-side filtering to guard your Java web application against cross-site scripting attacks.
Tags : Java, filter, security, web applications, Cross-Site Scripting
Java Serialization: Persist Your Objects
By Sridhar M S
| Article Published February 08, 2010
With serialization, you can serialize (persist) any Java object for future use or recreate it from an existing source.
Tags : Serialization, Persistence, Java Object, Java
Using Axis2 and Java for Asynchronous Web Service Invocation on the Client Side
By Deepal Jayasinghe
| Article Published February 05, 2010
Apache Axis2, the open source Java web services framework, has very good support for client-side asynchronous service invocation. Find out how to make it work for you.
Tags : open source, Axis, Axis2, Web services, Java
Use Spring Batch's 'Chunk' Processing for Large Data Sets
By Cesar Otero
| Article Published January 15, 2010
Sometimes data sets are too large to process in-memory. Learn how to implement a better approach in Java: Spring Batch's "chunk" processing.
Tags : Java, Spring, data
Using Randomization in Java Unit Testing
By Bob Reselman
| Article Published January 13, 2010
Using randomization in your Java unit tests is easy and not as time consuming as you think. Plus, it will increase the value of your tests in the short and long term.
Tags : Mock Objects, Java, Unit Testing, TDD, XML
Add Video Capture to Your BlackBerry Applications
By Chris King
| Article Published December 09, 2009
Take advantage of the latest BlackBerry features by adding video recording capabilities to your applications.
Tags : Java, Blackberry, video
JAX-RS: The Java API for RESTful Web Services
By Thribhuvan Thakur
| Article Published October 14, 2009
This article reviews two popular JAX-RS frameworks, Jersey and Apache CXF, and provides some basic examples that illustrate how to build, deploy, and execute RESTful web services.
Tags : Java, Web services, JAX-RS
An Introduction to Java NIO and NIO.2
By Thribhuvan Thakur
| Article Published September 09, 2009
In this article we will review some of the existing features of the java.nio (New I/O) package that are a part of Java v1.4, v1.5 and v1.6.
Tags : upgrading, Java, content
Rev Up the Drools 5 Java Rule Engine
By Anghel Leonard
| Article Published May 19, 2009
Drools, a Java rule engine framework for organizing business logic, allows you transform spaghetti code into readable, verifiable, reusable, configurable, scalable, and flexible code.
Tags : Drools, Business logic, Rule engine, Java, JBoss
The Dos and Don'ts of a Java Position Interview
By Liviu Tudor
| Article Published May 07, 2009
If you've looked for a Java position or if you are on the other side and are looking to fill a Java position in your company, then here are a few tips that will come in handy.
Tags : Java, job
Iteration or Recursion?
By Liviu Tudor
| Article Published April 23, 2009
Did you ever get stuck having to choose between a recursive or iterative implementation? Get the answers to whether one is better than the other or whether it really matter?
Tags : programming, Java, patterns
Java Annotations: An Introduction
By M. M. Islam Chisty
| Article Published October 14, 2005
Make your development easier through the use of JDK5's annotation feature. The objective is to spend less time on unhandy code-writing and focus more on business logic rules.
Tags : annotations, Java
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