Laszlo: An Open Source Framework for Rich Internet Applications   22 Mar 2005 05:00 GMT
William Grosso gives you a quick overview of Laszlo, an open source rich internet applications development platform. After a high-level overview of what Laszlo is and how it works, you'll get a quick tour through some of the basic features of Laszlo, and see what's involved in building a very application in Laszlo. Finally, he looks at where it does and does not make sense to use Laszlo.
Source: Java.net

Teach Your TiVO New Tricks with the HME SDK   19 Mar 2005 00:27 GMT
With the release of the TiVO Home Media Engine SDK, the TiVO isn't simply a standalone digital video recorder any more, it's a gateway to a massive convergence of information and multimedia.
Source: DevX

Design Better Software with the Inversion of Control Pattern   18 Mar 2005 23:08 GMT
The Inversion of Control pattern facilitates reuse, loose coupling, and easy testing of software components. Learn how to use it in your software design.
Source: DevX

Use Jython to Exercise Java APIs Without Compiling   18 Mar 2005 02:27 GMT
Save development time and effort by using Jython to test code syntax prior to writing your Java classes.
Source: DevX

SwarmStream: A Next-Generation HTTP Stack for Java   16 Mar 2005 05:00 GMT
Ry4an Brase and Chad Tippin provide an overview of SwarmStream Public Edition's feature set. SwarmStream, a free tool for improving the performance of Java's built-in HTTP networking routines, is among the cool new technologies you'll learn about at this week's Emerging Technology Conference. If you couldn't be there in person, check out our conference coverage page for all the goings-on.
Source: O'Reilly

Reducing Upgrade Risk with Aspect Oriented Programming   16 Mar 2005 05:00 GMT
Upgrading code in the field is usually frowned upon, if not prohibited outright, because of the risk and expense of pushing code changes through a release cycle. But could you just insert the tiny bit of code you need with AOP? Stephen B. Morris looks at how careful design and separation of responsibilities can make this less risky.
Source: O'Reilly

Building Modular Applications with Seppia   16 Mar 2005 05:00 GMT
Isn't object-oriented programming supposed to be about code reuse? The Seppia framework encourages reuse by allowing you to combine functionality collected in multiple .jar files, stitching the behavior together with JavaScript. Lorenzo Puccetti has an introduction to this interesting framework.
Source: O'Reilly

Web Wizard Component, Part 1: The Model   15 Mar 2005 05:00 GMT
A GUI wizard is something that's surprisingly tricky to get right in a web application. In this first article of a two-part series, Michael Jouravlev shows how to build a suitable data model for managing the wizard behavior from the server side.
Source: Java.net

Masking Password Data in Non-editable Cells   15 Mar 2005 02:53 GMT
Suppose you want to store password values in a table, but you don't want that password data to be displayed. While there are other ways to accomplish this, masking the password fields makes the logic to maintain the data easier.
Source: DevX

Principles, Patterns, and Practices: The Factory Pattern   09 Mar 2005 05:00 GMT
There are several design patterns allow us to hide the type of an object even from those who seek to create it. These patterns are known as Factories.
Source: Java.net