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Four Mac-based IDEs compared: Which should you choose?

We weigh the pros (great UI, ease of use) and cons (no JDK 1.1) of the Mac as a Java development platform

News and New Product Briefs (8/15/97)

News and New Product Briefs (8/4/97)

Letters to the Editor: Debates galore!

This month readers quiz our columnists on progress bars for applets; Microsoft rebuts William Blundon's Netscape bonanza; Laurence Vanhelsuwe talks ethics with Waite Group Press; and readers applaud Windows over the Mac for Java development. &lt

Diba aquisition puts Sun in toaster business

And reinforces the value of Sun's Java trademark

Java’s security architecture

An overview of the JVM's security model and a look at its built-in safety features

Siemens licenses Java for smart cards

Smart card market expected to grow wildly, according to company

Swedish company launches Java applet tool

New tool from Demicron SA eases applet installation on Web

JavaSoft’s HotJava Views enters Windows market

This "killer app" offers one-button links to e-mail, calendar, and Web

IBM rolls out Java tools, technology

Company to integrate forthcoming "Bean Dipping" technology with VisualAge WebRunner

Cisco to secure Java

Company integrates Finjan technology into its firewall product

Microsoft, JavaSoft Java battle escalates

100% Pure Java certification at stake

Java provides common ground across heterogeneous environments

Continued success hinges on maintaining Java's cross-platform nature

Java standardization votes in — but that’s just the beginning

Though deadline just passed for international ballots, fate of Java as ISO standard won't be known for months

How to implement state-dependent behavior

Doing the State pattern in Java

News and New Product Briefs (7/15/97)

News and New Product Briefs (7/15/97)

Apple promises even closer JavaOS ties

Mac's maker announces new Java runtimes, SDK support, links to Rhapsody API, and participation in JFC alliance; developers are pleased but cautious

Java decompilers compared

Our detailed examples of how 3 top decompilers handle an extensive test suite will help you determine which, if any, meet your needs

Netscape DevCon: A Java programmer’s diary

Netscape coins "crossware" — What does it mean for Java?

Create enumerated constants in Java

The weaknesses of Java's static finals are defined here and a template is provided for creating typesafe constants

The elephant is dancing nicely with Java

A nimble, responsive IBM does Java with style and speed

Java development on Macintosh — is it viable or not?

Find out whether a Java developer using a Mac can be competitive, given the history of lags in delivery of tools for the MacOS

Microsoft’s J/Direct called death of Java

New virtual machine feature may prevent Java from turning into full-blown platform

News and New Product Briefs (7/1/97)

Interview: The Java Web Server team gives you the skinny

Is JavaSoft serious about server-side? These folks think so!

Sun boosts Java performance

Project Speedway employs JIT compiler, JVM with multithreading to enhance Java in Solaris 2.6

We asked, you answered — the results are in

Find out what your peers in the Java community have to say about browsers, development tools, themselves, and Java

The Java Threads API makes it to print media

Read this detailed review of O'Reilly's 'Java Threads' to find out if you should invest in a copy

<em>JavaWorld</em> News Briefs (5/15/97)

Keeping you abreast of the ever-changing Java world

News and New Product Briefs (6/15/97)

Letters to the Editor

Readers rant, praise, question, and provide insight

Which Java visual development environment is best for you?

Read this comparative review of 5 top tools so you can quickly pick the one that best meets your needs — and avoid wasting your precious time with the others

WWDC: Apple’s future rests on cross-platform development

At the recent developer conference in San Jose, CA, Apple talked about its plans for new dev environment and for Java

Internet World: Java, Internet are Apple’s future, exec says

Apple's senior VP of software engineering hypes Java

RMI’s future cloudy as Sun tries to please CORBA partners

The existence of this technology alongside object request brokers results in confusion

IBM readies VisualAge for Java

Big Blue to preview multiplatform versions of new product at upcoming PC Expo

IBM rushes to build Java-enabled chip for NCs

PowerPC will provide core logic for new Java chip

Java 1997: A detailed look at where Java’s going this year and in the near future

Java has made a tremendous splash in its short life. Find out how industry strategies and hardware/software innovations will affect the future of this prodigy

Need a good set of abstract data structures? ObjectSpace’s JGL packs a punch!

With the Java Generic Library, you get a valuable package of data structures, algorithms, and helper classes

JavaOne Today readers speak!

Your peers pick top JavaOne keynote, tell whether Java makes life easier, and describe their Java development and purchasing activity

<em>JavaWorld</em> News Briefs (6/1/97)

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Reduce the launch time of your applets: Store them on client machines

Tired of those slow applet downloads? Here's how to speed things up!

Java Web Server ships!

The server formerly known as Jeeves is finally ready

<em>JavaWorld</em> News Briefs (4/15/97)

Keeping you abreast of the ever-changing Java world

MPAD: A new design and development methodology for multi-panel applets

Find out how to use this generic, flexible design for deploying robust, multi-screen Java applets over the Internet, intranets, and extranets

IBM to release embedded Java browser for Net devices

Tested in Japan, "NetDiver" to run on handheld computers and other devices with JVM

Microsoft plans Java virtual machine for Unix, WinCE by 1998

By the end of this year, the JVM will be distributed as part of IE 4.0 for Unix; Windows CE also supported

Microsoft’s Willis says: “Java is not a standard”

The Redmond, WA-based company discusses its strategy with regards to Sun's programming language

Java tools, security solutions highlight<BR> Internet Showcase

At San Diego conference, vendors large and small demo Java-based products

JavaSoft cooking up some next-generation JavaBeans

With 'Glasgow' and 'Edinburgh' developers can add component functionality