How To Build a Compute Farm   21 Apr 2005 04:00 GMT
Parallel computing allows some programs to run faster by dividing them up into smaller pieces and running these pieces on multiple processors. ComputeFarm is an open source Java framework for developing and running parallel programs.
Source: Java.net

Migrate Your J2EE Apps from EJB to Hibernate   20 Apr 2005 21:08 GMT
You've decided to switch from EJB to Hibernate for persistence in your J2EE applications, but you don't know what to do with your existing EJB tier. Learn how a few decisions upfront, some simple ground rules, and design patterns can smooth the transition.
Source: DevX

How to Contribute Code to Mustang   20 Apr 2005 11:26 GMT
As part of the development process for the "Mustang" release of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE 6.0), we are accepting external source code contributions for both bug fixes and features. Here's what's going on and how you can contribute!
Source: Sun

Five Favorite Features from 5.0   20 Apr 2005 04:00 GMT
A lot has been written about Java 5.0's great new features, leaving David Flanagan to focus on this review of five of his favorite new API features: the Callable and Future interfaces, new APIs for varargs and autoboxing, new ability interfaces, the @Override annotation, and MatchResult. Read to the end, where David reveals a bonus sixth feature, a new language syntax supported by Java 5.0 but known to very few. David is the author of Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
Source: O'Reilly

Enterprise Streaming   20 Apr 2005 04:00 GMT
The Java Message Service is a lynchpin of J2EE, but is in some ways more difficult and less flexible than more basic forms of communication, like the stream model of the java.io package. However, as Amir Shevat writes, the two are not mutually exclusive--you can write to JMS topics and queues with streams.
Source: O'Reilly

Initializing Application Attributes During Context Initialization   20 Apr 2005 03:56 GMT
The approach outlined in this tip eliminates the process of retrieving a value from the datastore (or permanent storage location) everytime such an application attribute initialization is required.
Source: DevX

Design Guidelines: Building Web Service Wrappers for an XML-based System   19 Apr 2005 23:34 GMT
Giving external—or internal—clients direct access to existing applications isn't always practical, secure, or flexible. Instead, it's often better to provide Web service wrapper around existing applications. Such wrappers let you safely expose existing systems to both internal and external customers and can work with a variety of communication methods via configurable protocols.
Source: DevX

Swing Threading   19 Apr 2005 04:00 GMT
In this excerpt from SourceBeat's Java Desktop Live, Scott Delap begins by giving you an up-close look at the event dispatch thread (EDT), which is responsible for dispatching events to the appropriate Swing component and for performing the paint operations of Swing components. It doesn't take long for even experienced programmers to lock up the user interface or dramatically slow down the responsiveness of a Swing application. This excerpt takes a close look at the Swing threading model and provides advice and examples for getting the most out of your Swing application.
Source: Java.net

OpenEJB: Modular, Configurable, and Customizable   15 Apr 2005 23:59 GMT
Why reinvent the wheel when most of it already exists? Find out how OpenEJB's modular, configurable, and customizable architecture allows you to leave the details to its subsystems and concentrate on what you're really good at.
Source: JavaBoutique

Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services: Concepts, Technologies, and Tools   15 Apr 2005 11:29 GMT
Widely-adopted web services technologies are available to implement a service-oriented architecture, and more technologies, as well as tools, are on the way. Learn what these technologies and tools are in this article.
Source: Sun