Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PST
O'Reilly's new Head First Software Development sums up decades of research on what works and what doesn't in the often arcane world of software development.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
This overview looks at the economics, cost of entry, and learning curve in using Java ME technology to penetrate the mobile market. It introduces the JSRs included in the Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) standard.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Learn about approaches to garbage collection (GC) and the new features and improved tools in the Sun Java Real-Time System (Java RTS).Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Java SE 6 Update 10, currently in beta release, reintroduces the concept of the applet, which unifies the desktop and browser experience.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
In the first of this multi-part series, Bruce Hopkins describes how to construct a low-cost solution that allows you to install, debug, and test your JSR-82 applications on your computer, and how to read data from a Bluetooth-enabled GPS device.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Sun's Jennifer Yonemitsu interviews Digisoft.tv CEO John Allen to discuss the Java ME-based client platform for IPTV set-top boxes, using Sun's Java technology-based media client and Digisoft.tv's middleware/SDK.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Often associated with high speed, real-time computing is more about predictability, the knowledge that the system will always perform within the required time frame.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Java VisualVM is a new GUI-based tool for troubleshooting Java applications and is available as part of Java SE 6 Update 7. VisualVM incorporates technologies such as jvmstat, JMX, the NetBeans profiler, and more. Also see the Open Source Project Page.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Java Champion Qusay Mahmoud discusses ways to integrate mobile devices into the computer science curriculum -- and incur the gratitude of students.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
This series follows a developer as he learns the JavaFX technology. In Part I, he sets up the environment for JavaFX Script programming, then builds and runs a JavaFX Script program.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Part 2 focuses on the declarative style of coding enabled by JavaFX Script. You'll see how this style can make the code for a graphical application simpler and more intuitive.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Part 3 shows you how to use JavaFX Script functions to implement actions in a Java FX Script program.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Part 4 completes the JavaFX Script version of the application, which enables users to search, list, and display images from the Flickr web site.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
Java Champion and Java performance expert Kirk Pepperdine shares ways to identify and solve Java performance bottlenecks.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:00:00 PST
Enhancements to the JRuby debugger, Matisse-like tools, thread safety -- these topics and more were covered in an Ask the Experts session on JRuby support in NetBeans 6. Read the transcriptThu, 12 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PST
Use Sun Service Tags to track and manage your registered Sun products, such as the JDK, GlassFish application server, and NetBeans IDE.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PST
Discover the new Java Plug-in technology, which runs applets in a different, more efficient and reliable way than ever before.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PST
Learn how to create a PHP web application that incorporates jMaki widgets, communicates with a MySQL database, and runs in the OpenSolaris OS.Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:00:00 PST
This article describes a demo that uses the scene graph features in JavaFX Script, enabling you to apply animation and translucency effects.Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:00 PST
In this article, Sun software engineer Michael Heinrichs presents possible ways to create JavaFX objects and use them in Java code.
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