PHP and Java: Powerful Forces Combined

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined Java with PHP? You can find out using the PHP/Java Bridge, which creates a communication channel between these two languages.

Flexible Object Operation with Java Generics

Using Java Generics dramatically increases your flexibility when dealing with object operations--but you have to know when and how to use it. Learn how in this introducory tutorial.

XML Made Easy with XOM

It's amazing how easy it is to create a complex XML document with XOM! This tutorial will lead you through reproducing a sample XML Doc through the XOM API.

Book Excerpt: JavaFX in Action (Early Access Edition)

This hands-on tutorial introduces and explores JavaFX through numerous bite-sized projects. Get a solid grounding in the JavaFX syntax and related APIs by learning how to apply the key features of the JavaFX platform.

The Anatomy Of A Groovy Builder

Find out how this new JVM language improves developer productivity and makes code easier to read.

draw4free

draw4free is a free, object-oriented, Java-based, 2D+, SVG, online, vector drawing program.

Roving Eyes

Roving Eyes are superimposed on an image specified in an applet param. The eyes follow the mouse around the page, even beyond the borders of the applet (thanks to some simple JavaScript included in the example).

NEW: GPS/J

GPS/J is a console for all Bluetooth-enabled GPS receivers. Now with 20000 European towns and cities.

NEW: ClockApplet

This simple component allows you to show the correct local time in a specified time zone for your Web page. The applet is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v1.0.

UPDATED: Moving Fractal Tree

The latest version of this mathematical fractal tree corrects a bug that made it disappear from screen when it was dragged it with certain mouses.

The Key to Rapid App Dev? Process.
December 1, 2008 --
Saving money with a cloud computing strategy is not enough; innovating and building new capabilities will take enterprises to the next level. (www.internetnews.com)

EJB 3.1: EJB New and Improved!
December 1, 2008 --
The EJB 3.0 specification was a huge improvement from what you were used to in the early versions of EJB. Available as an early draft, EJB 3.1 has many more features and is even easier to use. (Javalobby)

Should Java Assert that Network I/O Can't Occur on the UI Thread?
December 1, 2008 --
Doing network I/O on the user interface (UI) thread is bad. Most developers know that and can tell you why; unfortunately, it's still done. At this year's JavaOne, one of the keynote JavaFX demos bombed because the network was slow, something that would be forgivable had the entire application's UI not frozen, which required it to be restarted, only to trip up again a few minutes later. (Virtualization.Sys-Con.com)

Java and Linux: An Open Marriage in Search of Success
November 28, 2008 --
In 2004, Eric Raymond wrote an open letter to Sun Microsystems' then chief executive officer Scott McNealy demanding Sun open up their core Java intellectual property and allow anyone do whatever they damn well please with it. (The Register)

Tim Bray on Java: Let It Go Already
November 25, 2008 --
Tim Bray puts forth a very cogent vision for Sun's future called "What Sun Should Do." (JavaWorld.com)

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