Write Custom Tags Libraries: Simple and Classic, Part I   30 Jun 2007 00:59 GMT
What's the difference between a good JSP developer and a great one? The pros know how to use "custom tags.
Source: JavaBoutique

j1-2k7-mtH08: Building Composite Applications Using BPEL   29 Jun 2007 04:00 GMT
Open ESB opens a new world of opportunities for enterprises to address business process management challenges. This session will provide a overview of how Java EE skills can be easily extended to solve some of the complex integration and business process management problems. It will also provide an overview of Open ESB, WS-BPEL 2.0 Implementation and the array of options to connect to enterprise services.
Source: Java.net

Java Mobility Podcast 10: Nellymoser the Mobile Media Specialist   29 Jun 2007 04:00 GMT
Dave Most, Mobile Application Manager at Nellymoser, talks about the challenges in providing mobile media on a variety of handsets and how to separate form (UI) from the function to deliver a rich, satisfying experience to the user.
Source: Java.net

Extending the <code>ReentrantReadWriteLock</code>   28 Jun 2007 04:00 GMT
Java SE 5.0's ReadWriteLock and ReentrantReadWriteLock offer significant opportunities for concurrent programmers, but also present hazards that can lead to hard-to-track bugs. Ran Kornfeld shows how you can extend the functionality of these classes to find and fix concurrency bugs.
Source: Java.net

j1-2k7-mtT08: Building Composite Applications Using Open ESB 2.0   27 Jun 2007 04:00 GMT
Opne ESB is the next generation integration platform developed by open source community. ope-esb.dev.java.net is the java.net project that encompasses Open-ESB project. Open ESB is based in JBI architecture. It is fully integrated in NetBeans and Glassfish, other popular open source projects. Open ESB offers a rich set of tools to build SOA based integration applications. In this talk you will learn how to build a composite application using Open ESB. You will understand how to leverage existing enterprise applications by building a new class of applications called Composite applications. Visit open-esb.dev.java.net for more detailed information on how to get involved in this open source community.
Source: Java.net

If You Build It, They Can Know   26 Jun 2007 23:58 GMT
Learn how to build ontologies to create more expressive applications.
Source: DevX

Does Your RDBMS Support Savepoints?   26 Jun 2007 23:20 GMT
Before using savepoints in your application, you need to be sure that your RDBMS supports this facility.
Source: DevX

Generating PDFs for Fun and Profit with Flying Saucer and iText   26 Jun 2007 04:00 GMT
Generating PDFs used to require proprietary and/or difficult-to-use tools, but the combination of the Flying Saucer XHTML renderer and the iText PDF library makes it easy to generate PDFs from a variety of markup formats. Flying Saucer founder Joshua Marinacci shows how it's done.
Source: Java.net

Rational Software Architect: Design and Development in One Tool   23 Jun 2007 03:00 GMT
A software architect explains what makes IBM Rational Software Architect a powerful IDE for his challenging job.
Source: DevX

Enabling Peer-to-Peer BitTorrent Downloads with Azureus   22 Jun 2007 04:00 GMT
BitTorrent is one of the more popular protocols being used for peer-to-peer file transfers, and enabling your Java applications to use this protocol has never been easier. With a little theory and a lot of working code, this article shows you how to add peer-to-peer protocols to your own apps.
Source: O'Reilly