JavaFX Mobile released
Sun Microsystems has announced the availability of JavaFX Mobile, a platform for developing and delivering Rich Internet Applications
across a wide range of mobile devices.
Kathleen Lau,
February 2009
Jump into JavaFX, Part 3: The basic APIs
Jeff dives into the JavaFX APIs this month with a script-driven introduction to javafx.lang, javafx.util, and javafx.application.
This third article in the Jump into JavaFX series includes an overview of keyframe animation and a short introduction to creating
and manipulating shapes and images in JavaFX.
Jeff Friesen,
February 2009
The incredible shrinking operating system
Like everyone else, OS makers are adapting to the trend toward smaller, lightweight, and more configurable software alternatives.
InfoWorld's Ephraim Schwartz reports on how Microsoft, Apple, and Linux distributors are shrinking the OS for a new generation
of users.
Ephraim Schwartz,
February 2009
Client-side Java's evolutionary leap
Need perspective on the rapid evolution of client-side Java? Get it here, as Jeff Friesen invites leading lights in the Java
community to share thoughts, and some scoops, on recent developments and what's next for client-side Java development. Topics
include JavaFX, Swing, NetBeans 6.5, OpenJDK, and the Da Vinci Machine.
Jeff Friesen,
January 2009
Sun fights for Java, but not alone
Sun Microsystems has recently indicated that it will leverage its stake in Java technology, and that it sees a future in software.
Some question the company's relevance to Java, however, and resent its hold on the Java Community Process. Jon Brodkin reports
for JavaWorld on Sun's struggle to redefine its place in an evolving Java ecosystem.
Jon Brodkin
,
January 2009
A developer's view of mobile platforms
Smartphone programming is booming and flexible developers are spoiled for choice. InfoWorld's Peter Wayner shuffles the options
for you, with pros and cons for choosing Android over iPhone, or Nokia over Palm.
Peter Wayner,
January 2009
Sun's plans for open source JavaFX
A VP of Sun's Client Software Group has offered an updated roadmap for JavaFX, saying the company will open source more of
its RIA framework in time.
Chris Kanaracus,
December 2008
Year in Review: Java in 2008 - What just happened?
Andrew Glover looks back over the last 12 months in Java development, with an eye on the JVM Language Summit, new trends in
the Java enterprise space, and Sun's emerging client-side strategy.
Andrew Glover,
December 2008
Jump into JavaFX, Part 2: JavaFX Script
JavaFX Script is the client-side scripting language with an expressive take on standard Java programming constructs, from
class declaration to data binding. Fire up your NetBeans IDE and get to know this strangely familiar (but very different)
Java language offspring.
Jeff Friesen,
December 2008
Lightweight UI Toolkit to heal JME fragmentation
Released under GPLv2, LWUIT features Swing-like MVC capabilities, 3D integration, widgets, and visual components for developing
mobile applications to run across Java ME devices.
Paul Krill,
August 2008
J2ME breach infects Nokia phones
Researcher Adam Gowdiak has released some of his findings regarding a J2ME security breach that could render Nokia Series
40 phone users vulnerable to attack. Further details, he says, will come at a price.
Gregg Keizer,
August 2008
Android's cross-platform potential in doubt
Android dangles the prize of "write once, run anywhere" development, but can it deliver?
Ephraim Schwartz,
February 2008
The future is now -- Java development in 2008
Andrew Glover turns back the hour glass for a retrospective on the major developments of last year, and reveals what those
events tell us about Java development in 2008.
Andrew Glover,
January 2008
Do we need a mobile developer alliance?
Industrywide alliance would empower mobile developers dealing with fragmentation and other issues.
Paul Krill,
January 2008
XML data interchange in Java ME applications
Get a primer on the Data Transfer Object design pattern and learn how using XML-based DTOs with a simple tool can speed up
the development of
Java mobile client-server applications.
Mario La Menza,
October 2007
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