Implementing High Performance Web Services Using JAX-WS 2.0   08 Aug 2006 10:30 GMT
Learn how to implement high performance web services using the Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) 2.0. This article compares the features and performance of JAX-WS 2.0 with the Java API for XML-Based RPC (JAX-RPC) 1.1.
Source: Sun

Meet Josh Marinacci of the Swing Toolkit Team at Sun Microsystems   08 Aug 2006 10:30 GMT
Josh Marinacci, on the Swing toolkit team at Sun Microsystems, discusses his favorite Swing hacks and the future of Java desktop applications.
Source: Sun

Contract-First Web Services with Apache Axis2   08 Aug 2006 04:00 GMT
It's tempting to throw down your business logic and expose it as a web service later, but this "code first" approach is fraught with peril. Ajith Ranabahu argues for a "contract first" in which you use code generation to create server-side code.
Source: Java.net

Batch Processing in Hibernate   08 Aug 2006 00:46 GMT
Suppose you need to insert 200,000 records into a database in Hibernate. You'll need to adjust these settings.
Source: DevX

Book Excerpt: AJAX and PHP: Building Responsive Web Applications   04 Aug 2006 23:02 GMT
You know AJAX can help you create faster, lighter, and better Web applications, but what about JSON? Chapter 5 introduces this document format, an alternative to XML, using an AJAX/JSON chat application.
Source: JavaBoutique

Java Object Querying Using JXPath   03 Aug 2006 04:00 GMT
Finding objects within objects within lists of objects can be a tiresome chore to code, with multiply-nested loops and all sorts of room for error. JXPath offers an alternative: addressing your objects, their members, and their members' members with an XPath-style syntax. Brian Agnew looks at the pros and cons of this approach.
Source: Java.net

JDBC 4.0 Enhancements in Java SE 6   02 Aug 2006 04:00 GMT
Java SE 6 (aka Mustang) brings with it a new set of improvements to the JDBC API for accessing databases. Improvements include support for the RowID interface, better exception handling, annotation-based queries, and (finally!) and end to the clumsy Class.forName() system of loading database drivers. In this article, Srini Penchikala tours the major features of JDBC 4.0.
Source: O'Reilly

Build Brilliant Client/Server Apps with J2ME, PHP, and MySQL   02 Aug 2006 03:48 GMT
In this article you'll see how to make the three technologies work together by developing a simple and useful application that lets you update a multi-user blog and download the latest posts from it.
Source: DevX

Platform-independent New Line Characters   02 Aug 2006 01:26 GMT
Java provides a handle with which you can retrieve the specific new line character for the type of operating system you're working on.
Source: DevX

Data Validation with the Spring Framework   01 Aug 2006 18:47 GMT
Most applications require data validation in some form or another. Did you know the Spring Framework offers excellent support for validation? Learn how to use Spring and AOP together to ensure consistent data validation on your applications.
Source: JavaBoutique