In previous blog entries, I demonstrated coding Model MBeans directly (“in the raw”) and using the Spring Framework. In both cases, two primary advantages of Model MBeans (highly descriptive nature and ability to present non-JMX objects as managed JMX resources) were realized.

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In the creatively named blog entry The JMX Model MBean, I demonstrated with a simple example how the JMX Model MBean enables greater descriptive ability than is available with other JMX MBean types

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The OpenLaszlo blog has an entry today called OpenLaszlo 4.1.1 Now Available in which it is recommended that anyone who downloaded OpenLaszlo 4.1 "upgrade to release 4.1.1." The blog entry also includes a link to a list of bug fixes in 4.1.1.

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UPDATE (14 July 2008): I am updating this blog entry (striking out certain text and adding other text) to be more accurate in light of Henry's reminder (see comments) about an important part of the migration to OpenLaszlo 4.1. As part of this update, I also added "NOT" to the blog entry's title.

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The OpenLaszlo Incubator (<<openLaszloInstall>>\lps\components\incubator) has several useful components and features for developing rich web applications.

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In this blog entry, I will be demonstrating the development of a simple Model MBean. In a previous blog entry, I demonstrated some key characteristics of the MXBean.

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Luis-Miguel Alventosa announced exciting news: VisualVM 1.0 is now being included in Sun's Java SE 6 implementation as of Update 7. His announcement is available in his blog.

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In my blog entry Project Jersey and Java-Based REST, I used several screen snapshots and some text to illustrate how NetBeans 6.1 can be used with Jersey (the JSR-311/JAX-RS reference implementation) to quickly and easily develop RESTful web services from database tables.

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Project Jersey is the reference implementation of JSR 311 ("The Java API for RESTful Web Services"). The main page states that Jersey is currently available as an "early access" version and cannot transition to 1.0 until the specification it implements (JAX-RS/JSR-311) receives final approval.

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I am using this blog entry to demonstrate by simple example the use of the Spring Framework's HTTP Remoting.

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There have been two major OpenLaszlo announcements in the last two days (yesterday and today) as recorded at http://swik.net/OpenLaszlo. It was announced today that one-half million copies of OpenLaszlo have been downloaded.

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In my article Basic Java Persistence API Best Practices, I wrote that because JPA is the result of good ideas from many previous technologies (Hibernate, JDBC, JDO, etc.), it follows that many of the best practices associated with these inspiring technologies can and should be applied to JPA.

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SpketIDE is a useful IDE for developing OpenLaszlo applications.

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Perhaps the most difficult aspect of getting a freshly written JSR-160 (Remote JMX) compliant application working is ensuring a proper JMXServiceURL.

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In this blog entry, I demonstrate generation of a simple RSS Reader using OpenLaszlo. The world certainly doesn't need another RSS reader, so the purpose of this blog entry is to demonstrate some of the easy-to-use features of OpenLaszlo.

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