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FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting

Apple-owned company on Tuesday releases next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11.

Malware found on HTC Android phone from Vodafone

HTC mobile device running Android was distributed by Vodafone with a botnet program on it, as well as Conficker and a password-stealing Trojan, Panda Labs says.

Which tools won in the Oracle-Sun merger?

As Oracle recently rolled out an acquisition roadmap, the Java community paid close attention to see how individual Sun Java-based products and projects would fare.

Orderly! Orderly!

Orderly, a textual format for describing JSON, this way comes.

WebSphere eXtreme Scale REST Services Full Product now available

The WebSphere eXtreme Scale development team has just released the official first release of the WebSphere eXtreme Scale REST data service. This release marks the full integration of the previous technical previews of the REST data service functionality into the eXtreme Scale product as a whole.

Testing exceptions in JUnit 4.7

John Ferguson illustrates one of the latest features to make its way into Java's most poplar testing framework: Junit. Learn how JUnit's 4.7 version makes it easier to work with exceptions.

Is Microsoft opening up a bit related to Eclipse?

Microsoft is buying Teamprise which should allow developers using Eclipse to manage app development with the MS Team Foundation Server.

Potomac Framework: OSGi and RCP for Flex

Inspired on the use of OSGi and Eclipse RCP, the Potomac framework aims to bridge these two technologies with Flex. Chris Gross post provides the initial announcement and intro for this Java framework.

Jython: An interview with Frank Wierzbicki

Jython is an implementation of the Python language capable of running on Java's Virtual Machine. In this post, you will find an extensive interview with Frank Wierzbicki, leader of the Jython project.

JVM language summit

The 2009 Java Virtual Machine Language Summit was recently held. This post contains details about the event, including a talk by Josh Bloch on the gap between the source code we write and its performance at runtime, in which he concludes that "as performance improves, our ability to predict the performance consequences of our source code degrades."

Java concurrency tips

Carol McDonald's post reviews a list of Java concurrency tips provided by Joshua Bloch, Brian Goetz and others. It includes coverage on synchronization, executors, thread pools and concurrent collections.

Different “Read More” Link For Different Categories

As you can see here on wpcanyon, the “read more” links have different text depending on the category of the posts. Here is how to do that.

FREE dynaTrace AJAX Edition 1.6 available for public download

dynaTrace Labs released its next version of the FREE dynaTrace AJAX Edition for Web Site Performance Analysis in Internet Explorer 6, 7 & 8 including JavaScript/AJAX/DOM/XHR tracing, Network and Rendering analysis. Check out the full announcement and download this FREE tool at http://ajax.dynatrace.com

The Times They Are a-Changin’ ? Maybe Not

This post is not about a Bob Dylan against Karl Marx debate, but about a thought that came when, after following a conference presenting some of the IBM Rational products, I discovered the Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration initiative. Are you missing something important?

Everything You Need to Know About ColdFusion Builder

ColdFusion Builder is the first IDE built specifically for ColdFusion. Currently in its third beta, CF Builder doesn't use a GUI interface for designing interfaces in WYSIWYG fashion. Instead, it breaks free from the pre-packaged functionality with extensions to expand the Eclipse-based environment. An introduction to CF Builder is given by Simon Free, who works with E-Bim.

Working with Cookies using jQuery and pure JavaScript

This article goes over the important aspects of cookies and how to use them via jQuery or plain JavaScript

Understanding JSON

A simple overview of JSON (Javascript Object Notation) for beginners. Helps to understand JSON data structure and it use.

Frank Wierzbicki on Jython and Switching from Sun to Startup

Frank Wierzbicki is the Jython project lead and a lead developer at Sauce Labs. He's been working on Jython as an open source project since 2004 and using Jython since 1999. After a year at Sun, Wierzbicki now works for Sauce Labs, a startup that builds a commercially-supported version of the popular Selenium web app testing system. Sauce Labs also provides on-demand cloud analytics to run tests in parallel for multiple browsers. The Sauce IDE and Sauce RC products are free and they were built by the same developer who created Selenium.

Design By Contract with Clojure

I just learned about the design by contract features of Clojure, and I’m impressed by the simplicity. It’s implemented using regular Clojure metadata (i.e. no new language constructs to support this). Several times I desired DbC in Java and have tried some of the libraries written for Java.

Web service testing with soapUI

SoapUI is a useful tool for testing web services. Not only makes it possible to test deployed web services, but it also offers the possibility to mock any "external" service needed by the service you want to test. As a result, you can test your web service independently from any other external service. The describe basic example describes how to test a service that computes the price of a trip (TripPriceService). It invokes one service that returns prices for hotel rooms (HotelPriceService) and one service that returns prices for flights (FlightPriceService).

Dr. Strangecode. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Legacy

Someone recently asked me what technologies I would recommend for the next Enterprise Web Project. Like a good little software developer, my initial reaction was "I would have to see the requirements first". And of course that is true. As much as possible I try to fight the tendency to fit requirements around the technology, because I know that I am wont to be enamoured by the latest shiny thing in the software world.

10 Cool Websites with Amazing jQuery Effects

jQuery has made our life easier to achieve great result. It's time to show you something cool. Check out the these websites, they all are using pretty amazing animation and intensive javascript effects!

Brand your web FLV player with text watermark

<b>Introduction:</b><br><a href="http://www.playerdiy.com/configuration/addons/watermark-text.html">Text Watermark Plugin</a> of <a

Twitter4J 2.1.0 released with latest API set support

Twitter4J is an open-sourced, mavenized, and Google App Engine / Android safe Java library for the Twitter API released under the BSD

soapUI adds testing support for JMS, AMF and databases

Web services testing software vendor eviware has released soapUI 3.5, which now supports the testing of JMS, AMF and databases. Free and open-source, soapUI is a desktop application used in inspecting, invoking, developing, simulating and testing Web services. The interface is designed to feel like the IDEs that are already familiar to developers.

5 Article Series on Reloading Java Classes

Five articles on classloaders, objects, classes, redeploying, OSGi, Tapestry 5, HotSwap, JRebel and other aspects of Java class reloading and turnaround.

XNIO: A Better NIO For Java

Free your apps from the bugs and headaches of Java NIO. XNIO offers NIO capability but in a hassle-free manner and vastly simplifies the opening of channels with support for SSL and virtual channels within the same API. Learn more about this open source project from JBoss and how to integrate it into your applications.

Which tools won in the Oracle-Sun merger?

As Oracle recently rolled out an acquisition roadmap, the Java community paid close attention to see how individual Sun Java-based products and projects would fare.

Orderly! Orderly!

Orderly, a textual format for describing JSON, this way comes.

WebSphere eXtreme Scale REST Services Full Product now available

Testing exceptions in JUnit 4.7

John Ferguson illustrates one of the latest features to make its way into Java's most poplar testing framework: Junit. Learn how JUnit's 4.7 version makes it easier to work with exceptions.

Is Microsoft opening up a bit related to Eclipse?

Microsoft is buying Teamprise which should allow developers using Eclipse to manage app development with the MS Team Foundation Server.

Potomac Framework: OSGi and RCP for Flex

Jython: An interview with Frank Wierzbicki

JVM language summit

Java concurrency tips

Remembered: Claude Shannon

So, it's little Stevie Jobs' birthday today. Certainly he's been influential in the world of digital computing. But when folks wax on and wax off about how great some of these more recent figures in computing have been, I like to remind them of some of the all-time greats. It just so happens that that [...]

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Remembered: Claude Shannon

Why Computers are (aren’t) Better Than People at Playing Chess

photo credit: World Economic Forum It is very easy to misunderstand software and it's capabilities. Although people and software often perform the same tasks, they often do so in very different ways and achieve very different results. The results software can achieve are sometimes surprising, even amazing. But what computers can do is still quite [...]

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Why Computers are (aren’t) Better Than People at Playing Chess

Tiling a 2-D Polygon using C# GDI+

One of the most challenging problems I came across working on a .NET PDF Annotator and Editor application was to tile a 2-D polygon and also accurately determine the number of tiles that fill the surface of the polygon. The tiling part was not as much of a challenge as the counting part. The tiled [...]

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Tiling a 2-D Polygon using C# GDI+

To the Moon: an iPhone with Wheels

photo credit: musiciennedusilence A friend of mine from college is a physics professor who does a lot of stuff with the space station and the new Google Lunar X Prize, that awards up to $30 million for the first non-governmental organization to land a robot on the moon. He likes to get his students involved [...]

Pathfinder Development - creating innovative software that builds business value.

To the Moon: an iPhone with Wheels

iPad: How big is the space between laptops and iPhones?

Laptops are a strange, inefficient tradeoff between an iPhone’s portability and a desktop’s capabilities. They don’t satisfy either need extremely well, but they’re much closer to desktops than they are to iPhones. The usefulness and portability gap between a laptop and an iPhone is staggeringly vast ... Ergonomics are awful unless you effectively turn them [...]

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iPad: How big is the space between laptops and iPhones?

2009 Annual Developer Quiz

Test your knowledge of Java developments in 2009.

Introducing the Java EE 6 Platform: Part 1

Learn about the significant new technologies, usability improvements, and other compelling enhancements in Java EE 6.

What's New in JavaFX 1.2: Charts

This third article in a series describes how to use the different JavaFX charts with the StockReaderFX example application.

New in JavaFX 1.2: RSS and Storage

This second article in a series covers the more technical features, such as RSS and Atom tasks and local storage using JavaFX's built-in storage classes.

Deep Dive Video: Java Warehouse and Java Store

Join Bernard Traversat, Director of Engineering for the Java Store, as he discusses and demonstrates the latest advancement in Java technology: the consumer Java Store and the Java Warehouse for developers.

Tech Tip: Using CDI and Dependency Injection for Java in a JSF 2.0 Application

Explore an application that illustrates the use of three powerful technologies in the Java EE 6 platform: Contexts and Dependency Injection, Dependency Injection For Java, and JavaServer Faces 2.0.

MIDP 3.0 Features: Inter-MIDlet Communication and Events

Learn about two major enhancements in the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 3.0 specification that will be the foundation of next-generation mobile applications.

A Java Developer's Quiz: Part Three

Test your knowledge and get an update on recent developments in Java technology.

Oracle Develop Offers Updates on Java Technology

Oracle Develop, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, and a part of Oracle OpenWorld 2009 begins on Sunday, October 11, and provides Java technology sessions from Sun's leading developers.

Introducing Java DB 10.5.1

The latest version of Java DB is fast, reliable, and packed with features.

Java Device Test Framework

This brief screencast introduces JDTF, a flexible, configurable test framework that can be used to assess various aspects of the quality of Java ME device implementations.

Mixins in JavaFX 1.2 Technology

Learn about the "mixin class," a new feature in JavaFX 1.2 that offers programmers a simplified form of multiple inheritance.

Use NetBeans IDE 6.7 to Combine JAR Files Into a Single JAR File

Learn how to concatenate your user and library classes into a single JAR file, so that you can upload your apps to the Java Warehouse.

A Sampling of EJB 3.1

This Tech Tip introduces a few of the new EJB 3.1 capabilities. It also includes instructions on how to run the EJB 3.1 sample application in the Java EE 6 preview.

The Garbage-First Garbage Collector

The Garbage-First Garbage Collector (or G1 GC for short) is a new GC that is being introduced in the Java HotSpot VM in JDK 7.

2009 Java Rock Stars

Here's a reprise of the interviews we did with Java Rock Stars during the 2009 JavaOne Conference

Stream Control Transport Protocol (SCTP)

JDK 7 provides support for Stream Control Transport Protocol (SCTP) in Java and, in this article, Sun Engineer Chris Hegarty explains what that means.

Support for Dynamically Typed Languages in the Java Virtual Machine

Learn about the new support in JDK 7 that should help make dynamically typed languages run extremely fast in the JVM.

All Things Java: Continuing the Conversation With Java Champion Alan Williamson

Alan Williamson, the UK's first Java Champion, discusses BlueDragon, his Java CFML runtime engine, fallacies about Java EE, and his reactions to the evolution of the Java platform.

Writing Java Applications Using Jersey to Interoperate With RESTful Web Services

The Jersey Client API is a high-level, Java technology-based API for interoperating with RESTful web services. This paper describes the client API and shows how to to concisely and efficiently implement a reusable client-side solution and talk to RESTful services. *Registration required.

'Design Patterns' for Dynamic Languages on the JVM Machine

This technical session at JavaOne compared and contrasted the traditional approach to design patterns with a more nuanced metaprogramming approach suited to dynamic languages.

Java ME SDKs: The State of the Union

The Java ME platform is huge, robust, and versatile. This article provides a compatibility matrix of SDKs and APIs.

2009 JavaOne Conference Wrap-Up: A Solid Show

Where else but at the JavaOne conference can you find hundreds of people who cheer and applaud when someone declares, "Classpath is dead"?

James Gosling Hosts the Toy Show

The annual JavaOne conference toy show displayed not only innovation but excellence in generating technology that serves humanity.

Rock Star Matt Warman

Matt Warman provides a glimpse into the future of Java technology and music applications.

RESTful Web Services Made Easy

JAX-RS makes it easy to develop RESTful web services using Java technology. This session showed why.

Building Cool RIA Enterprise Applications With JavaFX

In this session, JavaFX experts Jim Weaver and Stephen Chin showed how easy it is to build a visually compelling application using JavaFX.

Technical Session: JavaFX Technology in Action: From Design Tool to Desktop, to Mobile Device

Canoo's Mike Mannion describes how his company used JavaFx to develop Music Pinboard and then quickly migrated it from the browser to the desktop to mobile devices.

Java Technology for Gaming: Challenges and Solutions for Collision Detection

Flying saucers, bouncing cannon balls, and impenetrable mazes -- welcome to the interactive world of Java 3D game development.

Return of the Java Puzzlers: Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter

Think you know the Java programming language inside and out? Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter want you to think again.

Rock Star: Simon Ritter

Rock Star Simon Ritter explains the importance of DTrace for Java developers and provides a sneak preview of his Friday morning demo as part of James Gosling's "Toy Show."

General Session: Being Unique With Sony Ericsson

One of the pioneers in Java ME technology-based product deployment, Sony Ericsson is reaching out to the Java community.

Technical Session: Introduction to JavaFX Script

The Introduction to JavaFX Script session was a whirlwind of important information that no novice JavaFX programmer should be without.

Rock Star: Cliff Click

Rock Star Cliff Click discusses how modern architectures impact Java applications, common misconceptions about benchmarking, and offers a quick performance overview of Scala, Clojure, Jython, JRuby and other alternative languages.

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 with Extensible GlassFish Application Server v3

GlassFish v3, the Java EE 6 compatible application server, is entirely modular. Have a look at the new OSGi-based architecture and new features.

Rock Star Mik Kersten

Mik Kersten explains how Mylyn, a task-focused interface tool, can be used by Java developers in their everyday work to enhance their productivity.

Intelligent Design -- The Pervasive Java Platform

What drives the evolutionary and revolutionary changes in Java and JavaFX technologies? Ultimately, it's the consumer, says Sun Distinguished Engineer and CTO Bob Brewin.

Daily Prompt: The JavaOne Conference Rolls Along

Larry Ellison was a surprise guest at the Day 1 general session. And the Java community was thankful for his words of reassurance.

Java: Change (Y)our World

The 2009 JavaOne conference opened with a Sun general session that stressed innovation, expressiveness, and monetizing opportunity. It closed with a surprise appearance by Larry Ellison.

Rock Star: Joshua Slack

Rock Star Joshua Slack discusses 3D Java technology and Ardor3D, a professionally oriented, open-source 3D Java engine that he created to take better advantage of modern Java concepts and libraries.

Daily Prompt: Welcome to JavaOne!

Welcome back to San Francisco, the home of Sun's annual JavaOne conference. Get ready for a wild ride!

Java ME SDKs: The State of the Union

The Java ME platform is huge, robust, and versatile. This article provides a compatibility matrix of SDKs and APIs.

A Java Developer's Quiz: Part Two

Test your knowledge against that of leading Java developers. Are you up to the challenge?

The Developer Insight Series, Part 3: The Process of Writing Code

Leading Java developers share their observations and insights about the process of writing code.

JavaFX App-O-Rama: Applications From the Community

This article highlights some of the applications that the JavaFX community has developed and provides insights from the authors about their experiences using the JavaFX platform.

JavaFX Mobile Applications — Best Practices for Improving Performance

Sun engineer Michael Heinrichs provides some hints on how to improve the performance of JavaFX Mobile applications.

Java + You = Innovation

The 2009 JavaOne Conference is just around the bend -- it's time to get ready.

Enterprise Tech Tip: Jersey and Spring

Learn how to use the support in Jersey, the reference implementation of JAX-RS, for the Spring framework.

Just Say "Britney Spears": Multi-Modal Search and On-Device Portals

Discusses the importance of multi-modality in a search-driven On-Device Portal (ODP), demonstrates multi-modal search in a Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) ODP, and summarizes solutions to technical challenges in developing the Java ME application.

Seeding Cloud Computing: A Conversation With Java Champion Alan Williamson

Alan Williamson, the UK's first Java Champion, discusses the challenges of and misconceptions about cloud computing.

Meet Sun Software Engineering Manager Masood Mortazavi, Part 2: Java DB, Project Models, and More

Sun software engineering manager Masood Mortazavi discusses the strengths of Java DB, the importance of project management models, and more.

GlassFish and MySQL, Part 4: Creating a RESTful Web Service and JavaFX Client

Learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with GlassFish and MySQL to create a RESTful web service. You'll also learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with JavaFX support to run a JavaFX client for the web service.

A Java Developer's Quiz

This quiz reflects the intellectual curiosity and the spirit of fun to be found among leading Java developers and in the Java community as a whole.

Why Your Next Java ME Mobile Application Should Include JavaFX Mobile

Although JavaFX is a new language, developers can call methods on and instantiate objects within libraries that exist in Java ME. Bruce Hopkins shows how.

Enterprise Tech Tips Crossword

The Enterprise Java Technologies Tech Tips have covered a wide variety of enterprise Java technology topics. Here's a crossword puzzle that tests your knowledge of some topics covered in recent Tech Tips.

Mixing MIDI, Tone, and Sampled Audio using MMAPI

In this tech tip, Vikram Gopal shows you how to mix and play multiple media content at the same time. He uses the Mobile Media API (MMAPI) and the NetBeans IDE.

Blu-ray Disc Application Development with Java ME, Part 2

In this article, we introduce you to the Java ME SDK 3.0, which is the perfect tool for all Java ME development - whether you're doing Blu-ray application development or mobile phone application development.

Application Basics With Ants (Young Developer Series, Part 3)

Learn about Java packages, variables, and ways that objects interact with each other through methods.

Top Java Developers Offer Advice to Students

Eleven leading Java developers -- from Joshua Bloch to Tor Norbye to Chet Haase -- offer advice to students about how to become better developers.

Encode Once, Play Anywhere: An Interview With JavaFX Media Lead Engineer Tony Wyant

In this interview, Tony Wyant, Sun's lead engineer for JavaFX Media, shares his vision of how JavaFX media technology will change the way rich Internet applications (RIAs) are built.

FileMaker 11 delivers charting, 'on-the-fly' reporting

Apple-owned company on Tuesday releases next major version of its database product, FileMaker Pro 11.

Malware found on HTC Android phone from Vodafone

HTC mobile device running Android was distributed by Vodafone with a botnet program on it, as well as Conficker and a password-stealing Trojan, Panda Labs says.