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Java Product News (updated August 17, 2001)

Reactor 5.0 now compliant with WebSphere; Servertec releases Java-based database engine; ArsDigita updates Web application development solution; and more!<br>

Secure your Java apps from end to end, Part 3

Build better networked applications

E++: A pattern language for J2EE applications, Part 2

Weave the design patterns together

Dynamically extend Java applications

Use interfaces and dynamic class loading for added functionality

Java Product News (updated August 10, 2001)

Flashline launches reuse training and consulting services; Cape Clear Software updates CapeConnect; NeuVis Software and Oracle partner for J2EE development; and more!<br>

The art of EJB deployment

Write universal EJBs without all the hassle

Exceptional practices, Part 1

Use exceptions effectively in your programs

J2EE clustering, Part 2

Migrate your application from a single machine to a cluster, the easy way

Java Product News (updated August 3, 2001)

BEA releases WebLogic Server 6.1; DevelopMentor updates code reuse tool; Kinecta expands J2EE support; and more!<br>

Study hall

Some tips on Java certification exams

Effective object-oriented design

Revisit what Tony means by effective OO design

Inner classes

So what are inner classes good for anyway?

The main method: Theory vs. reality

Does the main method have to be public?

Singletons rule

Keep on the object-oriented track with singletons

Access modifiers: What gives?

Do access modifiers prevent inheritance?

Try to catch me

Does exception handling impair performance?

A walking tour of J2EE

What makes the J2EE platform?

Build portals with Jetspeed

Use Apache Jetspeed to build portals out of Web services

Macworld: Will Mac OS X be your next development platform?

Strong Java support from Apple continues with Mac OS X

Java Product News (updated July 27, 2001)

SmartMode introduces JSP development tools; HP updates Process Manager; Cirquet and InCert added to Sun's Forte for Java; and more!<br>

SilverStream slightly diminishes programming woes

xCommerce excels at extracting data from IBM back ends but requires too much programming to be a big money saver

Printing in Java, Part 3

Jean-Pierre Dub&eacute; introduces the print framework that works on top of the Java Print API

Take control of the servlet environment, Part 3

Beware of the cookie monster

Printing in Java, Part 4

Code the print framework

Printing in Java, Part 5

Discover the print framework's support classes

Portal Server promising but immature

iPlanet Portal Server 3.0

Application Composer shows promise

WebGain tool takes a smart approach to component-based Java development but hits a few sour notes

Solid Metrowerks IDE reduces dev costs

CodeWarrior for Linux supplies a bevy of useful tools that can boost productivity while keeping costs in check

Test for fun and profit, Part 2: Unit testing

Learn the ins and outs of testing in a Java environment

Call direct?

Should you call a frequently accessed constant directly?

Develop a generic caching service to improve performance

Build a timed cache with a background thread

Java Product News (updated July 20, 2001)

Borland TeamSource DSP unites dispersed development teams; DWL, Sun, and iPlanet introduce transactional CRM solution; ATG Dynamo e-Business Platform Version 5.5 now available; and more.<br>

Take Java offshore

Should your organization outsource Java development overseas?

Microsoft throws Java out of Windows XP

Developers see Microsoft move as an attempt to hinder client-side Java

Just what is the Java API anyway?

How the Java API specification fits into the Java universe

IBM within arms reach of BEA

IDC report pegs Big Blue within reach of application server leadership

Java Product News (updated July 13, 2001)

Motorola and Visto partner to promote mobile computing; TraceBack debugs Java apps; O'Reilly releases <em>Java Cookbook</em>; and more.

Optimistic Locking pattern for EJBs

Deploy transactionally safe EJB code

Matchmaking with regular expressions

Use the power of regular expressions to ease text parsing and processing

From poor to powerful

Although HornShark's p-to-p play proves paltry, Groove 1.0 packs a project-based planning punch

Retrieve environment variables: Color me deprecated

To retrieve environment variables from a Linux system, you'll need something besides getenv()

Java Web Start to the rescue

Find out how Java Web Start aids client-side deployment

Clean up your wire protocol with SOAP, Part 4

Dynamic proxies make Apache SOAP client development easy

It’s Excel-lent

Read MS Excel files with Java

Java Product News

Keep up to date with the latest Java products

Personalize your Website with skins

Let your users control the look and feel of your JSP-based Website

Vector or ArrayList — which is better?

Find out the difference between Vector and ArrayList

XML messaging, Part 2

XML messaging the SOAP way

Filter code with Servlet 2.3 model

Discover freely available servlet filters you can use today

Letters to the Editor