- Introduction to OSGi Concepts
- Mar 19, 2010
- The key value in OSGi is its universality. This chapter explores the basic concepts around OSGi and looks at how they fit together.
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- It's Time to Reinvent Java Web Services
- Dec 21, 2009
- Mark Hansen describes the shortcomings of JAX-WS, JAX-RS, and JAXB as tools for enterprise web services.
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- Understanding How Java Programs Work
- Dec 17, 2009
- This chapter explains the operation and organization of Java applications and applets.
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- BlackBerry Application Data Push
- Dec 8, 2009
- Research In Motion's (RIM) support for push is thorough and manifests itself in several ways. This chapter provides background information about the application data push capabilities provided by the BlackBerry platform.
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- Using Transitions to Simplify JavaFX Animations
- Sep 9, 2009
- Jeff Friesen introduces Java's animation transition classes, showing how to create additional classes of your own.
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- Styling Swing Components with Java CSS
- Aug 28, 2009
- Jeff Friesen introduces you to Java CSS and shows you how to leverage this Java technology to style your Swing-based user interfaces.
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- Robert C. Martin's Clean Code Tip #12: Eliminate Boolean Arguments
- Aug 25, 2009
- We join "The Craftsman," Robert C. Martin's series on an interstellar spacecraft where programmers hone their coding skills. In this twelfth tip in the series, the crew learns that Boolean arguments loudly declare that the function does more than one thing. They are confusing and should be eliminated.
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- An Interview with Alexander Stepanov and Paul McJones on Elements of Programming
- Aug 3, 2009
- Andrew Binstock interviews Alexander Stepanov and Paul McJones, the authors of The Elements of Programming, on their new book, decomposing software, why C++ was their choice for the book, and their perspectives on OO and generic programming.
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- Nonlinear Code Management in EJB3
- Jul 30, 2009
- Stephen B. Morris walks you through a working EJB3 example in conjunction with interceptors, all running on JBoss 5.
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- Object Relational Mapping and Java Persistence: Data Modeling and Legacy Schemas
- Jun 23, 2009
- Stephen Morris tackles object relational mapping (ORM) techniques. This includes entity and value type component mapping and database design workflow.
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- Elements of Programming: Transformations and Their Orbits
- Jun 18, 2009
- The application of the deductive method to your programs assures that your systemโs software components will work together and behave as they must. In this chapter, the authors discuss transformations and their orbits.
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- JavaFX Primer
- Jun 9, 2009
- This chapter covers key concepts in the JavaFX Scripting language, including what constitutes a script and what constitutes a class, how to declare script and instance variables, how to create and modify sequences, and how to control logic flow.
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- Real-Time Java for the Rest of Us
- Jun 9, 2009
- This chapter defines real-time computing, and explains why throwing hardware at a real-time requirement will almost never do any good.
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- A Taste of JavaFX
- Jun 2, 2009
- Gail and Paul Anderson provide a taste of the JavaFX language and some of its unique features so you can get a feel for the kinds of programs possible.
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- Bindstorming and JavaFX Performance
- Jun 2, 2009
- Jim Connors, co-author of explains bindstorming, when a multitude of JavaFX bind recalculations severely hampers interactive performance.
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- Chet Haase and Romain Guy Talk Java UI
- Jun 2, 2009
- Steve Haines gets with Chet Haase and Romain Guy for a quick Q&A before JavaOne 2009.
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- David Holmes on Java Real-Time Systems
- Jun 2, 2009
- Dr. David Holmes, Senior Java Technologist, talks with Steve Haines about Java Real-Time systems, concurrency, and JavaOne.
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- Geertjan Wielenga on the NetBeans Platform
- Jun 2, 2009
- Geertjan Wielenga and Steve Haines discuss JavaOne and the current state of the NetBeans Platform.
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- Node Count and JavaFX Performance
- Jun 2, 2009
- Jim Connors shows the importance of the size of your scenegraph when considering the performance of your code.
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- Real-Time Java Development and JavaFX with Eric Bruno
- Jun 2, 2009
- Eric Bruno talks with Steve Haines about JavaFX and real-time Java development.
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