Javaworld; February 2001

Abstract

Java deployment platform available for Intel Itanium servers; jFactor enhances Java code; Digital Airways unveils Java-based WAP microbrowser for Palm; and more.

Nuts & Bolts

J2EE Tutorial

Servlets in Apache Tomcat and BEA Systems' WebLogic Server

Deploy servlets and Web applications in two popular application servers.

February 23, 2001

Performance Check

Design for performance, Part 2: Reduce object creation

Avoid performance hazards while designing Java classes.

February 23, 2001

Application Server Tutorial

J2EE clustering, Part 1

Clustering technology is crucial to good Website design; do you know the basics?

February 23, 2001

Swing Components

Speed up file searching in JFileChooser

Implement a type-ahead feature for faster file selection.

February 16, 2001

Cool Tools

iContract: Design by Contract in Java

iContract allows you to explicitly specify your class contracts; no more guesswork as to what your classes promise.

February 16, 2001

Data Structures

Plant your data in a ternary search tree

Create an English dictionary that checks spelling and matches words as you type.

February 16, 2001

GUI Framework

Become a programming Picasso with JHotDraw

Use the highly customizable GUI framework to simplify draw application development.

February 16, 2001

How-To Java

Construct secure networked applications with certificates, Part 2

Learn to use X.509 certificates.

February 16, 2001

Java Toolbox

Warning! Threading in a multiprocessor world

Find out why many tricks programmers use to avoid synchronization overhead -- including the commonly used double-checked locking idiom - - just don't work.

February 9, 2001

XML Tutorial

Add XML to your J2EE applications

Integrate an XML presentation layer in the J2EE layered architecture.

February 9, 2001

Java Toys

Imaginations run wild with Java Lego robots

Learn to program the ultimate geek toy -- Lego Mindstorms -- in Java.

February 9, 2001

JavaServer Pages

Add the power of asynchronous processing to your JSPs

Create custom JSP tags to use with JMS.

February 9, 2001

Multithreaded Programming

Double-checked locking: Clever, but broken

Do you know what synchronized really means?

February 9, 2001

Java Print API

Printing in Java, Part 4

Code the print framework.

February 2, 2001

Java 101

Non-object-oriented language basics, Part 3

Learn statements and construct interesting programs.

February 2, 2001

Soapbox

Are you still using print statements for debugging?

There are more effective ways to debug your Java code.

February 2, 2001

Learning Techniques

Learn Java from Ben Franklin

Write better Java code using Franklin's learning techniques.

February 2, 2001

JavaServer Pages

Get disconnected with CachedRowSet

Use the CachedRowSet object as a data model for a JSP entry/edit form application.

February 2, 2001

Tips 'N Tricks

Java Tip 108: Apply RMI autogeneration

Write remote objects using only local semantics and "RMI- retrofit" existing local interfaces.

Java Tip 107: Maximize your code reusability

Overcome deficiencies in the traditional OOP approach to reuse.

News & Views

Java Product News (February 23, 2001)

Hewlett-Packard introduces Java application environment for intelligent appliances; IBM adds JIT compiler to VisualAge Micro Edition; Borland offers Enterprise Studio for Web and e-commerce applications; and more.

Java Product News (February 16, 2001)

BEA Java tools help create personalized e-commerce applications; Data Junction Integration Suite now supports JMS; ISNetworks S/MIME Provider offers secure messaging; and more.

Java, Linux trim the fat at Omaha Steaks

Mail-order meat retailer improves service and lowers costs with Java on Linux.

HP launches e-services software suite

HP's software efforts, uplifted by its recent Bluestone acquisition, focus on standards, not on vendors.

Java Product News (February 9, 2001)

Java deployment platform available for Intel Itanium servers; jFactor enhances Java code; Digital Airways unveils Java-based WAP microbrowser for Palm; and more.

Java jobs easy to find; skills hard to come by

Although the hot demand for Java developers will continue, training issues can affect code quality and boost costs.

Sun answers Microsoft with Net services push

J2EE, XML occupy the core of the Sun ONE initiative.

Java Product News (February 2, 2001)

AgentGO releases eight wired enterprise applications for J2ME; JCertify 4.0 prepares testers for changes to Certified Java Programmer Exam; Flashline introduces comprehensive software component reuse solution; and more.

Java: It's a good thing

Why Java isn't slow, ugly, or irrelevant.

Is Sun paranoid of open source?

To not let Java fall behind, Sun should enthusiastically embrace open source.

LinuxWorld: Sun unveils Java for Linux appliances

New J2ME components improve Java support on Linux-based devices.

Letters to the editor (February 23, 2001)

Does FreeMarker fix a small problem only to cause larger setbacks? Why not use a third-party tool with JSP? How do you autoprocess a form and populate server objects? Is Java a political thing? JavaWorld authors answer those tough questions and more in this month's letters.