An Introduction to Mono Development   22 Jun 2006 02:41 GMT
Microsoft's .NET Framework CLI implementation isn't the only CLI development game in town. The Mono project is both surprisingly mature, and surprisingly compatible—and you can deliver applications built on it to multiple platforms, including Windows.
Source: DevX

Making the Most of JDBC with WebRowSet   21 Jun 2006 04:00 GMT
Database to XML and back again. If everyone's doing some or all of this, then shouldn't we write it once, get it right, and standardize? JDBC 3.0's WebRowSet offers a profound increase in power over the old ResultSet. Sharad Acharya shows you what's possible.
Source: O'Reilly

Keeping Your Java Objects Informed with the Observer Design Pattern   20 Jun 2006 22:57 GMT
Tightly coupling your Java objects can result in all sorts of headaches when you need extend your app. Find out how the Observer design pattern can help keep your classes ready to provide information to any new objects that may come along.
Source: JavaBoutique

Getting Started with EasyMock2   20 Jun 2006 04:00 GMT
One impediment to test-first development is object inter-relationships that are hard to recreate outside of their runtime container. EasyMock is one approach to creating "mock objects" to provide the parts of the system that aren't available at test time. Ralf Stuckert shows you how the latest version of EasyMock uses Java SE 5.0 features to simplify testing.
Source: Java.net

Unit Test Secured EJBs in Production   20 Jun 2006 01:39 GMT
Unit testing EJBs that are secured through permissions is complex. Learn how to unit test secured EJBs and EJB-based applications in the same production environment without needing to switch off the permission settings.
Source: DevX

Creating a StAX Filter for XML   19 Jun 2006 22:46 GMT
This tip creates a StAX filter using the javax.xml.stream.StreamFilter interface.
Source: DevX

Java SE 6 Beta 2 Launches!   19 Jun 2006 13:12 GMT
Download the Java SE 6 beta 2, and give it a test drive.
Source: Sun

What's New in Java SE 6 Beta 2 (Mustang)   19 Jun 2006 13:12 GMT
Sun Microsystems' Danny Coward and Mark Reinhold offer a quick take on the top 10 features in Java SE 6 beta 2, as well as a list of approved and co-bundled features.
Source: Sun

Learn more about Java SE 6 Beta 2 (Mustang),   19 Jun 2006 13:12 GMT
by reading some of our recent Mustang-related tech tips: Programmatic Access to Network Parameters, Dialog Modality, Deques, Splash Screens and Mustang, Sorting and Filtering Tables, and Customizing Resource Bundle Loading With ResourceBundle.Control.
Source: Sun

Auto-Install: Easier Launching of Java Web Start Applications   19 Jun 2006 13:12 GMT
Learn how a little code tweaking can seamlessly launch a Java application from the browser under a specified version of the JRE.
Source: Sun