Convert "Little-Endian" to "Big-Endian"   17 Apr 2007 21:11 GMT
This tip outlines two simple methods that help you to convert a number from the "little-endian" format to the "big-endian" format.
Source: DevX

Unfreeze Your Applications with the New SwingWorker   16 Apr 2007 22:11 GMT
Find out how the new SwingWorker, released last December with Java SE 6, alleviates the messy problem of what to do with time-consuming code.
Source: JavaBoutique

Embedded Integration Testing of Web Applications   12 Apr 2007 04:00 GMT
Test first means, well, test first. But with web applications, there's a great deal of installation and configuration you have to do before you can even test. Couldn't that be slimmed down a bit, so developers can get testing sooner? Johannes Brodwall shows how to combine some popular pieces to create a simpler container for testing your web apps sooner.
Source: Java.net

Implement Parallel Processing in Your Java Applications   11 Apr 2007 02:55 GMT
How do you as a Java developer adapt your applications to the multi-core and parallel computing trends? A new Java framework can help you build parallel applications quickly.
Source: DevX

Emitting a Beep in Java   10 Apr 2007 20:03 GMT
There are three ways to emit a beep in Java.
Source: DevX

What's New in JDBC 4.0?   10 Apr 2007 04:00 GMT
Java SE 6 offers a new version of the platform's database support: JDBC 4.0. Sharad Acharya shows off the new features, including simplified driver loading, better exception reporting and handling, support for more data types, and more.
Source: Java.net

Controlling Threads by Example   06 Apr 2007 04:00 GMT
The methods people commonly think of for controlling threads were deprecated long ago, and are not safe to use. In this article, Viraj Shetty shows the appropriate techniques for starting, pausing, resuming, and stopping activities taking place in a multithreaded application.
Source: O'Reilly

The Perils of Image.getScaledInstance()   03 Apr 2007 04:00 GMT
Lots of developers use the simple Image.getScaledInstance() that's been around since Java 1.1, apparently not realizing that Java 2D provides better-looking, more performant, and more flexible options. Chris Campbell checks in with where image scaling is in Java SE 6 and what we might see in JDK 7.
Source: Java.net

Schema Validation with JAXP or JDOM   03 Apr 2007 01:06 GMT
Schema validation is one surefire way to maximize the data trasnferring capabilities of any XML document. Learn how to use two different schema validation APIs.
Source: JavaBoutique

Book Excerpt: Google Web Toolkit GWT Java AJAX Programming   03 Apr 2007 01:06 GMT
Chapter 2 of this practical guide shows you how to combine Java and AJAX to create a new Google Web Toolkit application.
Source: JavaBoutique