Book Review: Swing Hacks: Tips and Tools for Building Killer GUIs   19 Nov 2005 11:01 GMT
Learn about multiple tips and tricks to help you make your JFC/Swing components look better and work more efficiently, from creating transparent and animated windows to using audio and more.
Source: Sun

Customize Your JList Display   19 Nov 2005 11:01 GMT
JFC/Swing's JList and JComboBox are great components for displaying object lists, but they don't always display user-friendly text by default. This article shows you how to customize how objects are displayed in JList components.
Source: Sun

Meet Chet Haase, Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) Client Architect at Sun Microsystems   19 Nov 2005 11:01 GMT
Chet Haase discusses what he wishes he'd learned in engineering school, how he works as a developer, and what a graphics geek does.
Source: Sun

Use Standardization to Ensure Successful Java Application Development   19 Nov 2005 00:45 GMT
One of the most important keys to building successful applications is to start with a solid technical foundation. Learn how to build that foundation, as well as save yourself time and headaches, by standardizing basic areas in application development.
Source: JavaBoutique

How To Copy Database Data Using JDBC   17 Nov 2005 22:20 GMT
Copying database data is a basic, yet endlessly complex task, because not all data copy operations are alike. But the sample database-copy classes you'll find here provide a basic template for nearly every type of copy you need to perform.
Source: DevX

App-Managed JDBC <code>DataSource</code>s with <code>commons-dbcp</code>   17 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
Need a connection pool but maybe not one provided by a container? This need still comes up in special cases--tightly managed environments, CD-ROM distribution, etc.--and there's no need to reinvent the wheel yourself. Ethan McCalllum shows how the Apache Commons package commons-dbcp can help.
Source: Java.net

Hibernate for Java SE   16 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
For many, Hibernate goes hand in hand with Java EE as part of their enterprise development strategy. But what if you need access to your data access objects outside of the EE container? Jason Lee offers some strategy for getting and using a Hibernate session from Java SE code.
Source: O'Reilly

Ruby the Rival   16 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
Bruce Tate's Beyond Java picks Ruby as the front-runner among languages that could succeed Java among enterprise developers? But what's so great about Ruby--and frankly, what's wrong with Java? We asked some top Java bloggers, authors, and developers what they think of Ruby's challenge.
Source: O'Reilly

Write a Standalone Java Application Without a Main Method   16 Nov 2005 02:34 GMT
Normally, you need a main method in a Java class if you want to run that class from the command line. However, there is a little trick that allows you to run one without a main method.
Source: DevX

Using JMX and J2SE 5.0 to Securely Manage Web Applications   15 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
Want to know what's going on with your web application, in a more sophisticated way than just "tail"-ing a log file? By instrumenting your web app to work with JMX, you can use a number of tools to interact with the running application. Zarar Siddiqi shows how this can be accomplished.
Source: Java.net