Java Web Development with Stripes   24 Jan 2007 05:00 GMT
Convention-over-configuration is the battle cry of popular web frameworks like Ruby on Rails, and Stripes brings the same kind of thinking to Java. In this article, Mark Eagle shows how to put together a basic Stripes framework and discusses the framework's integration with Ajax and Spring.
Source: O'Reilly

Migrating from EJB 2.x to EJB 3.0   23 Jan 2007 05:00 GMT
EJB 3.0 makes life easier, but what if you've already got an EJB 2.x app written? How do you make the move? Should you? Sangeetha S and Subrahmanya S V look at the specifics of what changed in EJB versions and introduce strategies for making the move.
Source: Java.net

How to Use Oracle Java XQuery API   23 Jan 2007 01:37 GMT
This code illustrates the main steps involved in using the Oracle Java XQuery API (OJXQI).
Source: DevX

Exploring Geronimo's GBean Framework   23 Jan 2007 01:01 GMT
Apache Geronimo is a general runtime execution environment and certified J2EE application server that you can configure to satisfy many different infrastructure requirements.
Source: DevX

Improved XML Binding with JAXB 2.0   19 Jan 2007 22:38 GMT
Find out how JAXB 2.0's new features facilitate the marshalling, unmarshalling, and mapping of your XML docs and Java objects.
Source: JavaBoutique

Inherent AJAX Security with Java and JSF   19 Jan 2007 20:03 GMT
Developing enterprise AJAX applications can raise security concerns. By applying server-centric approaches that leverage the inherent security of Java and JavaServer Faces, you can deliver AJAX-enriched presentation to the client, but restrict the client's role to just that—presentation.
Source: DevX

Implementing Copy and Paste for the Java ME TextBox   18 Jan 2007 05:00 GMT
Text entry is difficult on phones, so it's possible your Java ME users will want to copy and paste to save some keypresses. However, the ME TextBox doesn't provide this functionality out of the box. Biswajit Sarkar shows you how to implement it yourself.
Source: Java.net

Building Enterprise Services with Drools Rule Engine   17 Jan 2007 05:00 GMT
Weaving complex business logic into application code makes developers deeply responsible for understanding and maintaining that logic, and means that every change in a company's processes requires a recompile and redeploy. Using a rules engine like Drools offers an opportunity to split the rules into their own files, potentially editable by the subject-matter experts instead of developers. Birali Hakizumwami shows how this approach can be made to work for financial applications like mortgage underwriting systems.
Source: O'Reilly

Using Firefox's JavaScript Console   16 Jan 2007 21:47 GMT
Firefox's JavaScript Console alerts you to JavaScript errors.
Source: DevX

Using the URLEncoder/URLDecoder Classes   16 Jan 2007 21:32 GMT
This tip shows you how to code/decode a string using the URLEncoder/URLDecoder classes.
Source: DevX