The Next Wave of GUIs: Project Matisse and NetBeans IDE 5.0   07 Dec 2005 11:07 GMT
Project Matisse creators Scott Violet and Tomas Pavek discuss how the NetBeans IDE 5.0 simplifies development of GUIs and results in a cross-platform visual designer.
Source: Sun

Envisioning a New Language: A Conversation With Sun Microsystems' Victoria Livschitz   07 Dec 2005 11:07 GMT
Principal architect Victoria Livschitz discusses her vision of Metaphors, a programming language that addresses the challenges of software development in the 21st century.
Source: Sun

Lightweight R/O Mapping   07 Dec 2005 05:00 GMT
O/R frameworks map Java classes to database tables and SQL code. While popular, this approach is unpopular among DBAs, with the database at the mercy of an external tool. Another approach is to go the other direction: write tables and stored procedures and generate Java classes from that. Norbert Ehreke introduces Amber, a framework that embodies this approach.
Source: O'Reilly

Killer Game Programming in Java: A 3D Checkerboard, Part 1   07 Dec 2005 05:00 GMT
Our book excerpt today is for all you Java gamers, especially the 3D junkies--we know you're out there. In part one of a two-part series taken from Chapter 15 of Killer Game Programming in Java, author Andrew Davison describes how to create a scene in a Checkers3D application, using Java 3D. And check back next week when Andrew shows how to create a floating sphere for the Checkers3D app.
Source: O'Reilly

Migrating to Tiger: James Gosling and Mark Reinhold on Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0   06 Dec 2005 20:45 GMT
The father of Java technology and the chief engineer of the Java Platform, Standard Edition discuss J2SE 5.0, the twists and turns of JFC/Swing, autoboxing, enhanced for loops, and more.
Source: Sun

Mutual Authentication for Web Services: A Live Example   06 Dec 2005 20:45 GMT
How do you set up secure communications among Web services for supply-chain applications? This article answers that question with a description of the implementation procedure for mutual authentication, citing the java.net project Adventure Builder as an example.
Source: Sun

The Artisan and the Artilect, Part 3   06 Dec 2005 05:00 GMT
Max Goff concludes his series on the future of artificial intelligence and compares the roles of the human craftsman and the human-created superior intellect.
Source: Java.net

Ask Users Before Rejecting X509 Certificate   06 Dec 2005 02:06 GMT
This tip implements a X509TrustManager that asks clients before it rejects a certificates chain.
Source: DevX

Support Eastern Languages in Your Struts Web Applications   05 Dec 2005 20:29 GMT
Learn how to enable your Struts Web applications to handle Eastern languages such as Arabic just by using the basic Struts support for i18n and some additional Java/JSP code.
Source: DevX

Get Moving with Java-XML Serialization Using XStream   03 Dec 2005 00:48 GMT
As with most things, when it comes to serializing Java to XML and back, there is more than one way to skin the cat. In certain circumstances, Java-XML serialization can offer significant advantages over binding technologies such as JAXB and ultimately can save you development time. Learn the benefits and costs of Java-XML serialization using the excellent XStream library.
Source: DevX