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08/07/2008 10:00 AM
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Book Review: Head First Software Development
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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.
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08/01/2008 10:00 AM
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How to Create Translucent and Shaped Windows
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With the Java SE 6 update 10 release, you can create uniformly translucent windows or per-pixel gradients, or apply a shape to a non-decorated window.
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07/31/2008 10:00 AM
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Learning Curve Journal, Part 4: Accessing a Web Service
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Part 4 completes the JavaFX Script version of the application, which enables users to search, list, and display images from the Flickr web site.
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07/31/2008 10:00 AM
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Learning Curve Journal, Part 3: JavaFX Script Functions
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Part 3 shows you how to use JavaFX Script functions to implement actions in a Java FX Script program.
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07/31/2008 10:00 AM
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Learning Curve Journal, Part 2: Declarative User Interfaces
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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.
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07/31/2008 10:00 AM
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Learning Curve Journal, Part 1: Exploring the JavaFX Script Programming Language
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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.
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07/31/2008 10:00 AM
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Using Scene Graph in JavaFX Script
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This article describes a demo that uses the scene graph features in JavaFX Script, enabling you to apply animation and translucency effects.
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07/29/2008 10:00 AM
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Teaching Mobile Computing to Generation C: A Conversation With Java Champion Qusay Mahmoud
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Java Champion Qusay Mahmoud discusses ways to integrate mobile devices into the computer science curriculum -- and incur the gratitude of students.
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07/24/2008 10:00 AM
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An Introduction to Real-Time Java Technology (Part 2)
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Learn about approaches to garbage collection (GC) and the new features and improved tools in the Sun Java Real-Time System (Java RTS).
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07/24/2008 10:00 AM
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The New Draggable Applet Feature in the Java SE 6 Update 10 Plug-In
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Java SE 6 Update 10, currently in beta release, reintroduces the concept of the applet, which unifies the desktop and browser experience.
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07/23/2008 10:00 AM
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Java ME Technology: Everything a Developer Needs for the Mobile Market
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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.
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07/18/2008 10:00 AM
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JDK 6 Update 7
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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.
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07/17/2008 10:00 AM
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Java Performance Tuning: A Conversation With Java Champion Kirk Pepperdine
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Java Champion and Java performance expert Kirk Pepperdine shares ways to identify and solve Java performance bottlenecks.
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07/16/2008 10:00 AM
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Bluetooth and GPS: Part 1 - Reading Wireless Serial Port Data
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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.
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07/15/2008 10:00 AM
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Digisoft.tv's John Allen on Interactive Television
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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.
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07/10/2008 10:00 AM
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An Introduction to Real-Time Java Technology (Part 1)
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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.
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06/27/2008 10:00 AM
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How the Java Platform Plays With Scripting Languages
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Instead of hot debate, this article provides a comprehensive picture of how Java plays with scripting languages to leverage the advantages of both technologies.
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06/16/2008 10:00 AM
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Using jMaki With PHP on OpenSolaris
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Learn how to create a PHP web application that incorporates jMaki widgets, communicates with a MySQL database, and runs in the OpenSolaris OS.
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06/13/2008 10:00 AM
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NetBeans, Solaris, GlassFish: The Ruby's Red Slippers Fit
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The Ruby landscape is turning into a gem, fueling the move to Web 2.0.
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06/12/2008 10:00 AM
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Registering Products Using Sun Service Tags
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Use Sun Service Tags to track and manage your registered Sun products, such as the JDK, GlassFish application server, and NetBeans IDE.
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06/09/2008 10:00 AM
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Next Generation in Applet Java Plug-in Technology
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Discover the new Java Plug-in technology, which runs applets in a different, more efficient and reliable way than ever before.
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05/16/2008 10:00 AM
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Enterprise Java Tech Tips Quiz
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The Enterprise Java Technologies Tech Tips have covered a wide variety of enterprise Java technology topics. Take our quiz and test your knowledge.
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05/09/2008 10:00 AM
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Using JavaFX Script Objects in Java Programs
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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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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Rock Star Raghavan Srinivas
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Raghavan "Rags" Srinivas is the CTO of technology evangelism at Sun Microsystems, focused on new technology directions and trends.
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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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JavaFX Platform - Sexy Interfaces for Mere Mortals
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JavaFX developer Joshua Smith provided a practical demonstration of JavaFX, what it can do, and the idioms required to build a compelling GUI in this example-intense session.
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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Scripting Language Smack-Down
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Where at the JavaOne conference does "www" stand for "world-wide wrestling?" In session PAN-5435, that's where -- it's called the Script Bowl.
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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Sentilla's Pervasive Computing -- The Universe Is the Computer
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Sentilla CTO Joe Polastre's session on Mote software and pervasive computing illustrated how we've moved from "The network is the computer" to "The universe is the computer."
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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Motorola General Session -- Mobile Evolution, Innovation, and Opportunity
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Christy Wyatt, vice president of Software Platforms and Ecosystem at Motorola, Inc., explores current and future trends in the mobile market, how developers can best bring their innovations to market, and Motorola's many initiatives to provide an optimal road map for the mobile space.
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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Gosling's Christmas-in-May Toy Show
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James Gosling's annual pick of extreme innovation in Java technology takes place at the 8:30 a.m. technical session at the 2008 JavaOne Conference. Mars surface maps, talking pens, massive super-colliders -- read all about it.
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05/07/2008 10:00 AM
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Working With Java Technology in a Multicore World
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This 2008 JavaOne session discussed some of the advancements made in JSR 166, Concurrency Utilities, which was initiated by Java technology luminary Doug Lea, in light of the upcoming JDK 7 release.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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2008 JavaOne Conference Wrap-Up: Wherever You Go, There You Are -- and So Is Java Technology
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2008 JavaOne Conference, SDN staffer Laureen Hudson is pleased to report that this year's conference was ubiquitous in all worlds -- real, virtual (Second Life), and via webcast. Now, you CAN be in several places at the same (time-shifted) time.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Rock Star Ben Galbraith
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In 2007, Galbraith sold two companies he founded: Ajaxian.com, a media property and related conference series, and Feature50, a high-end software consulting company. What's he up to now?
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Rock Star Joshua Bloch
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Janice Heiss chats with Rock Star Joshua Bloch, Google's chief Java architect and a former Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Rock Star Tony Printezis
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Tony Printezis, a staff engineer at Sun Microsystems, spends most of his time working on dynamic memory management for the Java platform, concentrating on performance, scalability, responsiveness, parallelism, and visualization of garbage collectors.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Rock Star Tor Norbye
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Tor Norbye, principal engineer at Sun Microsystems and member of the Java Posse, talks about the NetBeans IDE, Java technology, and what every beginning developer should know.
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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Making JavaOne More Environmentally Responsible
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Find out what the 2008 JavaOne Conference Team did to make this year's conference environmentally friendly.
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05/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Intel General Session -- Exploring Innovation Through Software
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In the Thursday, May 8, general session, Douglas W. Fisher, vice president and general manager of the System Software Division at Intel, shared insights on how hardware can most effectively meet software in an era of abstraction, open source, cloud computing, social networking, and mobile Internet.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Rock Star Chet Haase
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Chet Haase, senior computer scientist on the Flex SDK team at Adobe, talks about graphics software, the importance of mathematics, the Timing Framework, and banana phones.
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05/07/2008 10:00 AM
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Mobility General Session - Java Wherever You Are
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This year the Mobility General Session has moved to the 'big-tent'. Find out what all the hoopla is about.
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05/07/2008 10:00 AM
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Working With Java Technology in a Multicore World
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This 2008 JavaOne session discussed some of the advancements made in JSR 166, Concurrency Utilities, which was initiated by Java technology luminary Doug Lea, in light of the upcoming JDK 7 release.
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05/07/2008 10:00 AM
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Java-Centricity -- Java Technology at the Hub of Your Digital Life
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In this general session, Sun Distinguished Engineer and chief technology officer for software, Bob Brewin, discusses the role Java technology plays in everyone's digital life.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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The NetBeans Ruby IDE: You Thought Rails Development Was Fun Before
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2008 JavaOne Conference, One of the powerful features added to NetBeans IDE 6.0 was support for Ruby, JRuby, and Ruby on Rails.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Mapping Mars
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2008 JavaOne Conference, This year the focus went to an all important mapping system called Java Mission-planning and Analysis for Remote Sensing (JMARS), a Java technology-based geospatial information system developed by the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Creating a Java EE Appliance With GlassFish Application Server on OpenSolaris
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2008 JavaOne Conference, At the JavaOne conference Wednesday morning, Sun technical evangelists Peter Karlsson and Chuk-Munn Lee led a technical session on how to build a Java EE platform-based appliance with the GlassFish application server on OpenSolaris and offered many practical and insightful tips for developers and system administrators alike.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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AMD General Session -- A Different Perspective on Java Technology Evolution
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2008 JavaOne Conference, In the Wednesday, May 7, general session, Leendert vanDoorn, senior AMD fellow, explored the role of the microprocessor in the evolution of Java technology -- how Java technology sets AMD free to innovate and how the Java community benefits from AMD's forward-thinking hardware and software initiatives.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Visiting Virtual Worlds -- Project Wonderland
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2008 JavaOne Conference, Virtual worlds are not a thing of the future -- they're here now and in full force.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Learning Web 2.0 Technologies at Java University
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A program where developers can take courses on a variety of Java technologies and other technologies.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Duke's Choice Awards Winners for 2008
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Each year, the Duke's Choice awards committee invites Java community members to nominate the best and most innovative use of Java technology for recognition. Here are the winners for 2008!
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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General Session - JAVA + YOU
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Technology is no longer the domain of an elite priesthood, says Green. Digital consumers are choosing technology and producing content, both in their work and in their personal lives.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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An Overview and Demonstration of OpenSSO and Federation
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2008 JavaOne Conference, A late-afternoon session at CommunityOne focused on OpenSSO at opensso.org, Sun's open web access management project.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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Welcome to the 2008 JavaOne Conference JAVA+YOU
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Rich Green, Sun Microsystems' Executive Vice President of Software, welcomes the Java Community to the 2008 JavaOne Conference and invites their participation.
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05/06/2008 10:00 AM
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NetBeans Day at CommunityOne
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In only four years, the number of active NetBeans IDE users has increased steadily to 450,000. And an enthusiastic crowd of them attended NetBeans Day at CommunityOne.
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05/05/2008 10:00 AM
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CommunityOne: Bringing Communities Together
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Last year saw the birth of CommunityOne, a free full-day event that preceded the 2007 JavaOne conference and set the tone for a full week of presentations, demonstrations, and knowledge sharing by and for the open-source community. Celebrating its second appearance, this year's CommunityOne was even bigger and better than last year's version.
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04/30/2008 10:00 AM
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New Gaming Experiences With Mobile Sensor API
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Erik Hellman, a Java technology consultant in Sweden, uses a game scenario to tout the winning qualities of the Java ME platform's Mobile Sensor API.
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04/08/2008 10:00 AM
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Introducing Java SE 6 update 10 Beta
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Find out what's new in Java SE 6 update 10 beta.
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04/08/2008 05:00 AM
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Using UI Components in Compiled JavaFX Script Technology
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With this example program, learn how to use eight user interface (UI) components in JavaFX Script technology.
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04/01/2008 10:00 AM
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Better Programming With Java EE: A Conversation With Java Champion Adam Bien
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Java Champion Adam Bien talks about the challenges and intricacies of Java EE, ways to conduct large-scale IT projects, and the joys of developing.
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03/21/2008 10:00 AM
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Rails Powered by the GlassFish Application Server
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Tired of putting together and managing all the pieces of a Ruby-on-Rails deployment? Simplify your life by developing and deploying with JRuby on GlassFish.
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03/14/2008 10:00 AM
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Ask the Experts Session Transcript: JRuby Support in NetBeans 6
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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 transcript
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03/14/2008 10:00 AM
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Referencing Multiple Web Services From An Application Client
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This Tech Tip describes how to develop an application client that references multiple web services that implement any combination of web services programming models.
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03/14/2008 10:00 AM
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Ask the Experts Transcript: NetBeans IDE 6.0
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Is there an obfuscator function in NetBeans? How can I run/invoke JavaFX code from a NetBeans module? What is the current status of PHP support in NetBeans? Get answers to these and a wide variety of other questions about NetBeans in this transcript.
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02/29/2008 09:00 AM
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Federated Identity Through the Eyes of the Deployer
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What identity-related challenges do application deployers face? What questions must you ponder before adopting a standardized solution? Find the answers, along with tips and guidelines, in this article.
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02/29/2008 09:00 AM
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Adding Voice to Java EE With SIP Servlets
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This Tech Tip covers some of the basic concepts underlying Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and SIP servlets. It also presents a sample application that uses SIP servlets and HTTP servlets to provide Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone service.
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02/25/2008 09:00 AM
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Sun and MySQL: How It Stacks Up for Developers
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MySQL, the world's most popular open-source database, fills an important niche in Sun's software stack. With Sun's reach and resources, MySQL is poised for even wider adoption.
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02/22/2008 09:00 AM
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From Java Platform Improvements to Better Teaching: A Conversation With Java Champion Cay Horstmann
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Java Champion Cay Horstmann, a computer science professor and author of noted books on Java programming, discusses needed platform improvements, JavaServer Faces technology, developer challenges, and ways to inspire students.
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02/15/2008 09:00 AM
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Extended Persistence Context in Stateful Session Beans
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This Tech Tip illustrates an application that uses a stateful session bean and an entity manager with an extended persistence context.
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02/12/2008 09:00 AM
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Core Java: Volume I, Fundamentals (8th Edition)
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With its many code samples and short explanations, this is both an excellent resource for learning and a great reference book.
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02/12/2008 09:00 AM
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Core Java: Volume I, Fundamentals
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With its many code samples and short explanations, this is both an excellent resource for learning and a great reference book.
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01/29/2008 09:00 AM
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Building Kerberos-Based Secure Services Using Metro
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This Tech Tip shows how to build secure web services and clients using the Kerberos support in Metro.
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01/29/2008 09:00 AM
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Creating Rich Internet Applications With Compiled JavaFX Script Technology
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Learn to use JavaFX Script technology to create a compiled JavaFX program that contains user interface components and 2D graphics.
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01/18/2008 09:00 AM
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Using JAX-WS With Maven
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This Tech Tip demonstrates how to use the JAX-WS Maven plugin to develop web services.
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01/15/2008 09:00 AM
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Using Subversion, NetBeans IDE, and Sun Java System Web Server With Java ME
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This technical article offers Java ME developers suggestions on how to add support for source-code management and application deployment.
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01/07/2008 09:00 AM
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Glassfish v2: Open for Business
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Find out why the open source GlassFish v2 application server is a good choice for handling critical business applications and the demands of a production environment.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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JSFTemplating and Woodstock: Component Authoring Made Easy
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Frustrated with the complexities of writing a JavaServer Faces component? With the help of the JSFTemplating and Woodstock projects, you can write a component with only two files.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Ultra-low Bandwidth Communication with ZigBee and JavaME
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Bruce Hopkins explores how to use Java ME and Sun SPOT technology to create a low-bandwidth wireless system to read sensor data. He provides two fully functioning applications: the first one is the base station application, which will receive data from the second application, the free roaming wireless Sun SPOT.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Book Review: JavaFX Script: Dynamic Java Scripting for Rich Internet/Client-Side Applications
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Do you want to learn about JavaFX Script technology? This book is a quick and easy read for those who are already familiar with GUI programming in the Java platform.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Ending the Spam: SDN Newsletters Migrate to RSS
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SDN has moved to a blog/RSS model for developer communications. Find out why.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Getting to Know System Tray
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Learn how to add applications to the Microsoft Windows taskbar, the Gnome notification area, or KDE's system tray.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Java SE 6 Performance White Paper
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This overview of performance and scalability improvements in Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) provides benchmark results that demonstrate the impact of these improvements.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Tech Tip: Client-Side Polling With Dynamic Faces
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See how the Dynamic Faces framework brings the power of Ajax to a real-time, stock query application that does client-side polling.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Deep Dive Video on jMaki
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jMaki is a lightweight framework that makes it easy to build Ajax-based web applications. Learn more in this Deep Dive with jMaki Project lead, Greg Murray.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Survey of Java ME Today (Update)
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C. Enrique Ortiz updates his article explaining today's Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME), including background information and terminology definitions.
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02/20/2008 11:00 AM
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Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) Technologies
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You can now more easily look up MIDP, CLDC, JTWI, and their accompanying JSRs using the MSA interactive image. Click on, say, JSR 205: Wireless Messaging to view a page summarizing its packages, system properties, and relevant technical articles.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Installing Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 in Solaris Zones
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Solaris zones provide isolated environments for application instances, but propagation among zones complicates installations and updates. This article helps you develop the best strategy for installing Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 (GlassFish V2) in Solaris zones.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Clustering in GlassFish Version 2
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Looking for high availability and scalability in your enterprise web application deployments? Try the new clustering capability of the GlassFish V2 application server. This article tells you how it works.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Installing, Configuring, and Deploying Sun Java System Access Manager the Simple Way
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Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 integrates authentication and authorization services, policy agents, identity management, and identity federation for protecting network resources.
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09/04/2008 10:00 AM
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From Phonetops to Desktops
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Bookmark, read, and comment on the Mobility Tech Tips, now on blogs.sun.com.
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07/31/2008 10:00 AM
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Learning Curve Journal, Part 3: JavaFX Script Functions and Operations
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Part 3 of the Learning Curve Journals describes the differences between functions and operations in JavaFX Script.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Video Interview With Roman Strobl
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In this video interview, Ed Ort chats with NetBeans evangelist Roman Strobl at Sun Tech Days in Milan. Roman highlights what he considers to be the most significant new features in NetBeans IDE 6.0.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Project Darkstar's New World of Online Games: A Conversation With Jeff Kesselman
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By radically simplifying online game development and enabling games to scale to tens of thousands of players without a glitch, Sun's Project Darkstar -- with a preliminary release now freely available for download under open-source licensing -- is changing the rules of the game business.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Becoming a Better Programmer: A Conversation With Java Champion Heinz Kabutz
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Dr. Heinz Kabutz, Java Champion and creator of the Java Specialists' Newsletter, discusses the importance of design patterns and unit testing, the 10 laws of Java concurrency, and life as a developer on the island of Crete.
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11/23/2008 06:21 AM
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Long Running Web Process (LRWP) in the Java Platform Using GlassFish
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LRWP is a protocol, similar to CGI but faster, used by a web server to communicate with its peers. In Making Java Technology Faster than C with LRWP, we showed that the Long Running Web Process (LRWP) implementation in Java using GlassFish was faster than the implementation in C and Xitami. This paper describes that LRWP implementation.
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