Java TechGuides
Learn what the Java 2D API graphics package offers
The Java 2D API is an API for drawing two-dimensional graphics in Java, as well as an extension of the capabilities of Sun's Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT).
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Catching the bus in Java
Lee Chuk-Munn delves into bus-based architectures in this week's Java TechGuide.
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Sun concerned Google's Android will fracture Java
Company's software chief wants to work with Google to make sure that the Android phone software won't split Java into incompatible versions.
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Red Hat, Sun finally buddy up on Java
It took years, but Linux seller Red Hat finally has set up a Java partnership with Sun Microsystems.
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Introducing JavaFX products
JavaFX is a new family of products and technologies from Sun Microsystems that you can use to create Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).
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Kicking off with Ruby
What is Ruby and why is it useful? Here are reasons to take a closer look at the programming language.
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Debug your Java code with ease using JPDA
The Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA) helps developers debug a running Java application in all situations. Peter V. Mikhalenko explains how this technology works.
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Developing Representational State Transfer services
Java developer Lee Chuk-Munn shows you how to develop Web sites using RESTful services.
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Design Java applications to be more accessible
Learn how to incorporate the Java Accessibility API (JAAPI) in your application development work.
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JAXB 2.0 offers improved XML binding in Java
Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) 1.0 made it easier for developers to manipulate XML content from Java applications.
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The rise of Web platforms
Lee Chuk-Munn looks back on the evolution of the Internet, from static Web pages to REST based systems.
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Discover how the Java Native Interface works
Peter V. Mikhalenko offers an introduction on the Java Native Interface (JNI) and describes how native types are mapped to Java types and classes.
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Understand the inner workings of generics in Java
Generics, an advanced feature of Java 1.5, allow type checking to make sure you fill your Collections and ArrayLists with only the types of Object you intend.
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How to perform date/time arithmetic with Java's Calendar class
Java's Calendar class offers a set of methods for converting and manipulating temporal information. In addition to retrieving the current date and time, the Calendar class also provides an API for date arithmetic.
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Seven habits of effective developers
Focus on the problem, think simplicity and keep codes clear, says Sun Microsystems engineer, as he describes qualities software developers should have.
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Sun lowers barriers to open-source Java
Company gives members of its OpenJDK community free access to Java test tools, but the programme is not available for a rival Apache project.
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BEA speeds up Java on virtual machines
BEA Systems has come up with its own microkernel OS that promises to boost Java performance and give it mission-critical and real-time credentials.
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Using the Singleton pattern in Java
The Java Singleton pattern belongs to the family of design patterns that governs the instantiation process.
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How obfuscation helps protect Java from reverse engineering
Few things are more frustrating to programmers than running across a bug you canÂ’t solve without access to source code you don't have.
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Sun says Java flaw has been patched
A Java security threat, the subject of an earlier Australian report, has been addressed and fixed, Sun Microsystems says.
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