JetBrains readies open source version of its Java IDE
JetBrains, which has provided its IntelliJ Idea Java IDE as a commercial product, now is offering a preview of a free, open
source version of the IDE.
Paul Krill,
October 2009
Oracle shows off sheer technology volume
An Oracle official at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference gave a glimpse into the volume of technologies coming out of the
company. The company this week also detailed a host of software development-related product plans.
Paul Krill,
October 2009
Ajax: Tools of the trade
Ajax has effectively launched a new era in JavaScript development, bringing with it a plethora of robust tools for the JavaScript
programmer. Take a quick tour of the tools you could be using for JS development, debugging, testing, and more. You'll never
code JavaScript in just a text editor again.
Nathaniel T. Schutta,
May 2009
Domain-driven design with Java EE 6
When a Java EE application needs to implement type-specific behavior for domain objects, a procedural, service-oriented approach
leads to unnecessary code and hard-to-maintain logic. Learn about Java EE's architectural flip-side: domain-driven design
that lets you make the most of Java's object-oriented roots.
Adam Bien,
May 2009
Clojure: Challenge your Java assumptions
Clojure's immutable datatypes, lockless concurrency, and simple abstractions make parallel programming for multicore hardware
simpler and more robust than in Java. Joshua Fox takes you on a tour of this exciting new language for the JVM, which was
just recently released in v1.0.
Joshua Fox,
May 2009
Know your Oracle application server
René van Wijk offers tips for troubleshooting incompatibilities between Oracle Web application servers and Java EE application
components such as TopLink Essentials, Apache MyFaces Trinidad, Hibernate, and EJBs.
René van Wijk,
May 2009
Building cloud-ready, multicore-friendly applications, Part 2: Mechanics of the cloud
What's all that airy stuff we're calling "the cloud"? Appistry's Guerry Semones explains the mechanics of how cloud platforms
take your cloud-ready application code to the next level.
Guerry Semones,
April 2009
Mastering Spring MVC
If you like the Spring Framework, you'll want to explore Spring MVC for Web development. With Steven Haines as your guide,
learn where Spring MVC fits into the Java Web development landscape (including a little bit of Java history), then quickly
get up to speed developing a Spring MVC application.
Steven Haines,
April 2009
Oracle/Sun: The end of Java as we know it?
There's little doubt that Oracle will make money on Java, but the question for many in the Java developer community is how,
and at what expense. SpringSource CEO Rod Johnson, Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich, and others express
their views on the future of Java technology, the JCP, and the Java ecosystem as a whole. InfoWorld's Paul Krill reports.
Paul Krill,
April 2009
Oracle's Sun buy: Ellison praises Solaris, Java
Oracle didn't agree to pay much more than IBM would have for Sun Microsystems, but it may have far more use for Sun's "application
to disk" technology than IBM ever did. ComputerWorld's Patrick Thibodeau reports.
Patrick Thibodeau,
April 2009
Lean service architectures with Java EE 6
Thanks to Java EE 6's simplified development model, a few interfaces and annotated classes are all you need to implement the
facade, the service, and the domain structure that constitute a lean service-oriented architecture. Surprised? Read on.
Adam Bien,
April 2009
Where did Sun go wrong?
Once a Silicon Valley star, Sun Microsystems has lost most of its shine in the decade since the dot-com bubble burst. Elizabeth
Montalbano reports on the series of missteps that have led this great innovator to impasse.
Elizabeth Montalbano,
April 2009
Writing good unit tests, Part 2: Follow your nose
Klaus Berg continues his investigation of the tools and best practices that facilitate programming with GUTs. Get tips for
writing cleaner,
more efficient assertions, handling checked and unchecked exceptions, and knowing when and how to refactor your test code.
Examples are based on
JUnit 3 and 4, TestNG, and Hamcrest.
Klaus P. Berg,
April 2009
Jump into JavaFX, Part 4: The advanced APIs
Jeff Friesen completes his comprehensive tour of the JavaFX APIs with a look at how JavaFX handles media, GUIs, and special
effects. You'll also try your hand at building and deploying a stock-ticker application to Google Chrome.
Jeff Friesen,
April 2009
REST for Java developers, Part 4: The future is RESTful
Find out why REST interfaces are foundational for emerging architectures such as the Semantic Web. Brian Sletten takes a big-picture
view of REST, now and in the future, in this final article in his series.
Brian Sletten,
April 2009