Best-of-Both-Worlds Remote Services with Spring HTTP Invoker   31 Oct 2006 22:35 GMT
Implement remote services from plain Java classes using the Spring HTTP invoker, which combines the simplicity of HTTP communication with Java's built-in object serialization.
Source: DevX

Combine JSF Facelets and the Flying Saucer XHTML Renderer   31 Oct 2006 04:00 GMT
Facelets and the Flying Saucer XHTML renderer might seem to be on opposite sides of the server/client divide, but in fact, they can be used together to render content in many different forms, including PDF and SVG. Jacobus Steenkamp shows how it's done.
Source: Java.net

Integrating Maps into Your Java Web Application with Google Maps and Ajax   26 Oct 2006 04:00 GMT
Want to provide maps in your web application? The Google Maps API is straightforward to call from Java, and with an Ajax-ian approach, you can make it extra user-friendly. John Ferguson Smart shows you how to combine these approaches.
Source: Java.net

Prevent Stale DB Connections with the Latest OC4J   25 Oct 2006 20:40 GMT
Applying the same database connection code for all session beans can lead to stale DB connections in large enterprise Java applications. Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) has a new mechanism to nip this problem in the bud.
Source: DevX

JBoss at Work: Web Services, Part 2   25 Oct 2006 04:00 GMT
In a second excerpt from JBoss at Work, authors Tom Marrs and Scott Davis continue working on a web service of the book's example application, showing how to automate and test its deployment, and creating a client to test the service.
Source: O'Reilly

Placing Multiple Headers in a DataTable   24 Oct 2006 20:41 GMT
Find out how to place multiple headers in a DataTable.
Source: DevX

Book Excerpt: The Java Tutorial, Fourth Edition   24 Oct 2006 20:41 GMT
The Java Tutorial is a Java programming language guide for developers seeking proficiency with Java SE. This fourth edition adds chapters on generics, collections, Java Web Start, the platform environment, and regular expressions. Find out all about the Java Collections Framework.
Source: DevX

(Not So) Stupid Questions 14: Why Do Pointless <code>if</code> Statements Even Compile?   24 Oct 2006 04:00 GMT
This "stupid question" is about the fact that if (condition); compiles, even though the erroneous semicolon makes it meaningless.
Source: Java.net

Invoking Assembly Language Programs from Java   19 Oct 2006 04:00 GMT
Nearly everything written about Java Native Interface (JNI) assumes that your native code will be written in C or an offshoot like C++ or Objective-C. But this isn't the only option. For high performance and close-to-the-metal coding, you can call assembly language from JNI. Biswajit Sarkar shows how to do it.
Source: Java.net

New Technologies for Ajax and Web Application Development: Project jMaki, Project Dynamic Faces (DynaFaces), and Project Phobos   18 Oct 2006 10:23 GMT
Learn more about the technologies that you can use with the Java EE platform to meet the new demand for more interactive and dynamic web applications, often using Ajax.
Source: Sun