Add Object Caching Caching Using Spring, AOP, and Ehcache   01 Feb 2007 00:39 GMT
AOP is a great way to cross-cut an application with caching functionality. Find out how to use it in conjunction with the Spring Framework and the open source Ehcache object cache library to give your application a clean and easy-to-understand caching solution.
Source: JavaBoutique

Managing Applications With Java SE 6: A Conversation With Vasanthan Dasan   31 Jan 2007 11:12 GMT
Sun Distinguished Engineer Vasanthan Dasan discusses how Java SE 6 and Sun Developer Services provide enhanced management and monitoring capacities for mission-critical applications that make developers' jobs easier.
Source: Sun

The Overlay Maker: Making the Most of Swing and Java2D   31 Jan 2007 11:12 GMT
Alistair Dickie is an Australian Army Officer who wanted to draw on maps and ended up creating a networked interface for collaborative planning (real-time drawing updates across a network). Here's his first-hand account.
Source: Sun

Tuning Derby   31 Jan 2007 05:00 GMT
Derby is a popular choice for an all-Java open-source database, but like all databases, it requires thought and care to run at ideal efficiency. Dejan Bosanac shows techniques--many of them applicable to all JDBC databases--that will keep your Derby-backed application running at top speed.
Source: O'Reilly

Read from a Sequence of Items in Saxon 8   30 Jan 2007 20:23 GMT
The code in this tip shows you how to read from a sequence of items in Saxon 8
Source: DevX

Separating Concerns and Advising Domain Objects   30 Jan 2007 05:00 GMT
The problem with "separating concerns," as object-oriented programming compels you to do, is that some concerns are shared by many objects. Straightforward approaches, like coding those concerns everywhere they're needed, fly in the face of encapsulation. There are ways around the problem, but as Eric Batzdorff points out, some work better for one or few objects than for many.
Source: Java.net

Customize Your JSSE Key and Trust Material Managers   27 Jan 2007 01:21 GMT
Although the JSSE API may seem too simple to handle your application's complex security requirements, this API allows you to customize its implementation to suit your needs. Starting with this simple client/server secure application, explore JSSE's implicit behavior and customization possibilities.
Source: JavaBoutique

SQL Simplicity for Java Value Mapping   25 Jan 2007 01:36 GMT
When you have a cascading map in Java, which index goes first and how do you scan the whole collection? Use Java maps that have two sets of keys.
Source: DevX

Improve Application Performance With SwingWorker in Java SE 6   24 Jan 2007 11:54 GMT
Using the Image Search demo application, learn how the SwingWorker class can help you create and manage worker threads that improve your user interface performance.
Source: Sun

Introduction to Ajax for Page Authors   24 Jan 2007 11:54 GMT
As a page author, you can use Ajax components -- along with widgets, JavaScript technology, and other techniques -- to incorporate Ajax functionality into your web applications.
Source: Sun