The Java SE 6 documentation on Object Serialization states the following about the uses of Java serialization:

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Even beginning Java developers are aware of the utility of the Object.toString() method that is available to all instances of Java classes and can be overridden to provide useful details regarding any particular instance of a Java class. Unfortunately, even seasoned Java developers occasionally don't take full advantage of this powerful Java feature for a variety of reasons.

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When developing web applications, my preference is to use HTML tags rather than JavaScript solutions whenever possible. HTML tags tend to be cleaner and simpler and will often work whether JavaScript is enabled or not in the user's browser. Because of this preference for HTML over JavaScript, I really like HTML5's new form support that provides standard HTML tag support for many behaviors that formerly required JavaScript.

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J2SE 5 provided significant new language features that made Java significantly easier to use and more expressive than it had ever been.

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The java.lang.System class provides many useful general utilities including handles to the standard output stream, the standard input stream, the standard error stream, and the

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I received the November 2010 edition of Oracle's Java Developer Newsletter in my e-mail inbox last night. The lead story is titled IBM Joins OpenJDK (a subject of my previous post IBM and Oracle Are Behind OpenJDK!).

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RMOUG has made the first edition of their Training Days 2011 Schedule-At-A-Glance available online. There are numerous interesting abstracts highlighted in this schedule. My two presentations are both scheduled for the first day and this is unlikely to change because of their respective durations.

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I received a copy of the Fall 2010 edition of the Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group newsletter (RMOUG SQL>Update) this week and summarize some of its highlights here. The cover of this edition is perfect for a Fall/Autumn edition and features a photograph (by Lisa Collett) of aspen trees whose leaves have already turned yellow.

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It is important in many careers to be able to deal constructively with various forms of criticism.

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