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How to create AI agents with Neo4j Aura Agent

Neo4j Aura Agent is an end-to-end platform for creating agents, connecting them to knowledge graphs, and deploying to production using low-code and autogeneration tools. Let’s dive in.

By Zach Blumenfeld

Mar 19, 202610 mins

DatabasesDevelopment ToolsGenerative AI

Using threads with collections, Part 2

New design issues arise when making collections larger

By Chuck Mcmanis

Jun 1, 1998 15 mins

Concurrency Development Tools Java

Introduction to Java media programming

Learn the basics of Java-based multimedia with the Java Media and Communication APIs

By Bill Day

Jun 1, 1998 8 mins

Java Media and Entertainment Industry Small and Medium Business

Build your own ObjectPool in Java, Part 1

Use object pooling to increase the speed and performance of Java applications

By Thomas Davis

Jun 1, 1998 7 mins

Concurrency Data Management Java

Draw textured spheres

Learn a few basics of computer graphics programming — texture mapping, shading, and perspective — and how to display your creation with Java's java.awt.image package

By Merlin Hughes

Jun 1, 1998 22 mins

Java Software Development

Object finalization and cleanup

How to design classes for proper object cleanup

By Bill Venners

Jun 1, 1998 19 mins

Java Software Development

Java Tip 53: So what browser is this, anyway?

Find out how to extract cool information about the environment in which your Java code is running

By John D. Mitchell

Jun 1, 1998 4 mins

Java Technology Industry

Java Tip 54: Returning data in reference arguments via JNI

How to use the JNI to populate an object's data fields

By Jeff Friesen

Jun 1, 1998 9 mins

JavaBeans book review

We picked three winners — now let's see how they stack up

By Mark Johnson

May 1, 1998 18 mins

Java

Unfurling Java’s data transfer API

Learn to share data among applications with Java's data transfer classes

By Todd Sundsted

May 1, 1998 11 mins

Java

Java gets serial support with the new javax.comm package

Sun's JavaSoft division provides support for RS-232 and parallel devices with standard extensions

By Shivaram H. Mysore and Rinaldo Di Giorgio

May 1, 1998 16 mins

Java

Write your own MOM!

Write your own general-purpose, message-oriented middleware

By Michael Shoffner

May 1, 1998 18 mins

Java Technology Industry

What’s a method to do?

How to maximize cohesion while avoiding explosion

By Bill Venners

May 1, 1998 18 mins

Java Software Development

Java Tip 52: Singletons vs. class (un)loading

Find out how Java 1.2 changes the way we load and unload classes in Java

By Bill Foote

May 1, 1998 5 mins

Designing fields and methods

How to keep fields focused and methods decoupled

By Bill Venners

Apr 1, 1998 21 mins

Java Software Development

Serialization grab bag

Answers to reader questions about serialization

By Mark Johnson

Apr 1, 1998 19 mins

Data Management Java

Behind the masks of Microsoft and Sun

Microsoft and Sun are doing the same things today that they've been doing for 10 years — the stakes are greater now, and they are rapidly creating the best show in town

By William Blundon

Apr 1, 1998 8 mins

Java 1.2 extends Java’s distributed object capabilities

Find out what RMI and Java IDL, Java 1.2's seemingly similar distributed object technologies, have to offer you

By Bryan Morgan

Apr 1, 1998 28 mins

Web Development

MVC meets Swing

Explore the underpinnings of the JFC's Swing components

By Todd Sundsted

Apr 1, 1998 11 mins

Java Software Development

An introduction to the Java Ring

Learn about the inner workings of this secure, durable, wearable Java-powered electronic token

By Stephen M. Curry

Apr 1, 1998 12 mins

Java

Release your inner poet: Use servlets to create a collaborative poetry app

Add two facilities for collaboration to an otherwise humdrum applet

By Merlin Hughes

Apr 1, 1998 18 mins

Java Small and Medium Business Web Development

Java Tip 50: On the Parameter Constants pattern

Combine nested interfaces and class constants for flexible design and easy access to constants

By Jon Steelman

Apr 1, 1998 7 mins

Java Tip 51: Browser upgrades

Find out how to upgrade your browser to support JDK 1.1

By Andrei Cioroianu

Apr 1, 1998 2 mins

Browsers Java

It’s in the contract! Object versions for JavaBeans

Use object versioning to maintain serialization compatibility with your JavaBeans

By Mark Johnson

Mar 1, 1998 20 mins

Data Management Java

Put your user interface on a diet

Replace those heavyweight components with leaner, meaner lightweight components

By Todd Sundsted

Mar 1, 1998 11 mins

Java Software Development

Using threads with collections, Part 1

Threads add a new degree of complexity to otherwise straightforward design issues

By Chuck Mcmanis

Mar 1, 1998 15 mins

Concurrency Java

Understanding Java Card 2.0

Learn the inner workings of the Java Card architecture, API, and runtime environment

By Zhiqun Chen and Rinaldo Di Giorgio

Mar 1, 1998 19 mins

Java

Add the power of CORBA to our distributed whiteboard

Find out how to transport serialized Java objects to and from an applet client and a Java server using CORBA

By Michael Shoffner

Mar 1, 1998 18 mins

Java Technology Industry Web Development

Designing object initialization

Ensure proper initialization of your objects at all times

By Bill Venners

Mar 1, 1998 24 mins

Java Software Development

Java Tip 48: How to create a reusable MessageBox class

Display a message on your browser screen, with Java 1.1 or later

By Jack Harich

Mar 1, 1998 7 mins

Java Tip 49: How to extract Java resources from JAR and zip archives

Are you new to the JAR file scene? This new class will help you out!

By Arthur Choi

Mar 1, 1998 7 mins

Internationalize dynamic messages

Build flexible formatters for international applications with Java 1.1

By Todd Sundsted

Feb 10, 1998 10 mins

Java Software Development

Serialization and the JavaBeans Specification

The trick to controlling and — when necessary — preventing serialization

By Mark Johnson

Feb 1, 1998 19 mins

Data Management Java

Predictions for the millennium

In two years, when the clock strikes midnight and the new millennium is ushered in, where will Java be?

By William Blundon

Feb 1, 1998 6 mins

Get a jumpstart on the Java Card

How to utilize Java in your wallet or purse

By Rinaldo Di Giorgio

Feb 1, 1998 20 mins

Java Security Technology Industry

Introduction to “Design Techniques”

A look at the role of design in the context of the overall software development process

By Bill Venners

Feb 1, 1998 23 mins

Java Software Development

Java Tip 47: URL authentication revisited

You're not yet using Java 1.2? Access password-protected URLs with Java 1.1

By John Zukowski

Feb 1, 1998 6 mins

Access Control Authentication

Do it the “Nescafe’ ” way — with freeze-dried JavaBeans

How to use object serialization for bean persistence

By Mark Johnson

Jan 1, 1998 21 mins

Data Management Java

Localize this!

Use resource bundles to make your applications multicultural

By Todd Sundsted

Jan 1, 1998 12 mins

Java

An in-depth look at Java’s character type

Eight (bits) is <em>not</em> enough — Java's character type adds another eight

By Chuck Mcmanis

Jan 1, 1998 17 mins

Java

Smart cards and the OpenCard Framework

Learn how to implement a card terminal and use a standard API for interfacing to smart cards from your browser

By Rinaldo Di Giorgio

Jan 1, 1998 26 mins

Java

Java Tip 44: Calculating holidays and their observances

Figure out all of those cool days off that you get for holidays

By John D. Mitchell

Jan 1, 1998 14 mins

Software Development

Microsoft faces a legal fury

Now that everyone seems to be suing Microsoft, what's next?

By William Blundon

Dec 1, 1997 8 mins

Browsers Technology Industry

Smart cards: A primer

Develop on the Java platform of the future

By Rinaldo Di Giorgio

Dec 1, 1997 23 mins

Java Software Development

Java Tip 43: How to read 8- and 24-bit Microsoft Windows bitmaps in Java applications

A step-by-step guide to loading bitmap files in a Java application

By John D. Mitchell

Dec 1, 1997 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

The trick to controlling bean customization

Make your beans easy to customize using the BeanInfo interface and the Introspector class

By Mark Johnson

Nov 1, 1997 20 mins

Java

Sun makes “The Big Move”

Now that Sun is suing Microsoft, what's next — more than one Java?

By William Blundon

Nov 1, 1997 8 mins

Java security: How to install the security manager and customize your security policy

Learn about the security manager and the Java API, what remains unprotected by the security manager, and security beyond the JVM architecture

By Bill Venners

Nov 1, 1997 10 mins

Java Security

Use the two “R”s of Java 1.1 — Readers and Writers

Learn how to use the two new additions to the <CODE>java.io</CODE> package — class <CODE>Reader</CODE> and class <CODE>Writer</CODE> — to filter out unwanted e-mail

By Todd Sundsted

Nov 1, 1997 10 mins

Java

A first look at Borland’s JBuilder IDE

After an extended pause, Borland jumps into the Java IDE market in a big way — find out how this tool measures up and how it compares to the Symantec IDE Visual Cafe

By Chuck Mcmanis

Nov 1, 1997 11 mins