Using AMD CodeAnalyst with Java   30 Jun 2006 20:47 GMT
AMD CodeAnalyst may be known more for profiling native code, but Java developers get a few surprises, as well. In this walkthrough, you'll learn how to set up a sample Java app and CodeAnalyst project that show off CodeAnalyst's timer-based profiling capabilities.
Source: DevX

Turbocharge Your Pages with AJAX, Dojo, and Struts   29 Jun 2006 20:48 GMT
Enhance users' sense of control with Dojo AJAX calls instead of page reloads. Use Dojo's AJAX API to cleanly invoke Struts actions.
Source: DevX

Validate Java EE Annotations with Annotation Processors   29 Jun 2006 04:00 GMT
Annotations are one of Java 5's most compelling features, but their openness is in some ways a curse: there's nothing keeping you from declaring illegal combinations of annotations (like @Stateful and @Stateless). Annotation processors give you the opportunity to inspect annotations, either with the currently available Apt or or the upcoming JSR-269 annotation processor. Jason Li takes a look at both in this article.
Source: Java.net

A Safe Way to Stop a Java Thread   28 Jun 2006 22:52 GMT
The Thread.stop() method is unsafe and thus deprecated.
Source: DevX

What's New in Eclipse 3.2 Java Development Tools   28 Jun 2006 04:00 GMT
The popular Eclipse IDE's latest release, version 3.2, is the cornerstone of an ambitious release of ten Eclipse-branded projects on the same day. But what's in it for you? Ed Burnette takes a look at the new features in Eclipse's Java Development Tools and shows you how they'll make your development much easier.
Source: O'Reilly

Using Headless Mode in the Java SE Platform   27 Jun 2006 10:33 GMT
The Java SE platform contains headless mode capabilities -- a system configuration in which the display device, keyboard, or mouse is lacking. This article details how you can perform different operations in this mode, even with graphic data.
Source: Sun

Web Tier to Go With Java EE 5: Introducing the EL #{…} Syntax   27 Jun 2006 10:33 GMT
The fifth article of the Java EE 5 platform series discusses the new unified expression language's support for the dollar-sign and pound syntaxes (aligning JSP and JavaServer Faces technologies), satisfying the needs for both immediate and deferred expressions, and for preserving backwards compatibility.
Source: Sun

Kickstarting Google Web Toolkit on the Client Side   27 Jun 2006 04:00 GMT
The focus of most Ajax development is the interaction between a slightly richer client and the server, with not a lot of attention paid to how much can be done on the client side. In this article, S. E. Morris takes the Google Web Toolkit and focuses exclusively on the client side, showing how to perform sophisticated layout and animation and providing compelling demos that never make a server call.
Source: Java.net

FreeMarker: Separating the Model and Presentation Layers   22 Jun 2006 17:42 GMT
Though MVC was designed to separate the model and the view layers of application, rendering languages like JSP have had difficulty clearly separating these layers. As applications get more complicated, model elements eventually creep into the view layer, creating a maintenance nightmare. Find out how this open source tool outshines the others when it comes to clearing the path between design and development.
Source: JavaBoutique

A Dive Into the Generated Client Code in Axis2   22 Jun 2006 04:00 GMT
Code Generation is an essential technique for developers working with SOAP, as web services' WSDL documents describe the services in machine-processable ways, which enables automated generation of classes to work with the service. In this article, Ajith Ranabahu looks at how Apache Axis2 provides flexibility for different code generation scenarios.
Source: Java.net