Software Development

Letters to the Editor

Facilitate form processing with the Form Processing API

Use the new servlet-based API with JSPs and JavaBeans to process form data

Sun launches Jxta development platform

Sun's chief scientist Bill Joy officially launches the open source Jxta peer-to-peer project

A dose of Java strengthens WebLogic 6.0

BEA Systems' latest app server release boasts excellent use of J2EE and the potential to scale in stride with your company

Clean up your wire protocol with SOAP, Part 2

Use Apache SOAP to create SOAP-based applications

Secure type-safe collections

Overcome the problems of the generic type containers in the Java Collections Framework

E++: A pattern language for J2EE applications, Part 1

Build better J2EE applications with a high-level pattern language

Savor success with Java on the front end

HTML, Swing, or XML: Choose the best front-end technology for your Java development

Java development tools duke it out for biz apps

Sun Forte for Java 2.0 and Oracle JDeveloper 3.2 help enterprise developers gain the upper hand

Four for the ages

Answers on threads, Class.forName(), multiple values, and shallow copying