Develop enterprise Java applications with POJOs in Action
Many enterprise Java developers have discovered that Java EE's Enterprise JavaBeans framework causes more problems than it solves. POJOs in Action is a book that identifies these problems and presents an alternative based on plain-old Java objects and lightweight frameworks. In this article, Jeff Friesen reviews this book chapter by chapter.
Jeff Friesen, July 2006

Get creative with Wicked Cool Java
Every now and then, a really interesting and helpful Java book appears: Wicked Cool Java is one example. In this article, Jeff Friesen reviews this book chapter by chapter and concludes with a brief interview with its author, Brian D. Eubanks.
Jeff Friesen, March 2006

Java books hit the wire
Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) is turning into a major platform for wireless application development. Compared with desktop and server-side application development, Java-based wireless development faces some unique challenges. For example, small wireless devices have little processing power, limited memory, short battery life, and unreliable network connections. To develop wireless applications, we must design GUIs (graphical user interfaces) suitable for small devices, use lightweight components, and shift resource intensive tasks to the server side using sound network designs. As a result, J2ME supports only parts of the standard Java API libraries, with lightweight alternative APIs for handling complex tasks such as GUIs. Expertly written guides offer a great resource for wireless architects, developers, and business managers for familiarizing themselves with exciting wireless Java solutions. J2ME books are in great demand, and book publishers have responded by releasing many such books since 2000.
Michael Juntao Yuan, July 2002

RMI books hit the shelves
At last! New books dedicated to Java's Remote Method Invocation technology have arrived in bookstores. In this article, Gregg Sporar reviews and compares two new Java RMI books so you can choose the best one for your programming needs.
Gregg Sporar, October 2001

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Wizard API updated!
Tim Boudreau has released a new version of the Swing Wizard library (version 0.997) that fixes the WizardException bug reported in JavaWorld's recent Open Source Java Project profile. The article's examples have been reworked to test out the new, improved WizardException. Thanks, Tim, for this helpful fix!
Open Source Java Projects: The Wizard API

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