Java Archive

Easy-To-Use Eclipse XML Editor

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-13 Java 9 Comments

The Linux based Compound XML Document Editor (CXDE) from IBM’s software group uses Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) to provide a more customized editing experience for developers. CXDE offers a standards-based, model-driven editor for mixed-namespace XML documents such as: XHTML, XForms, XML-Events, SMIL, SVG, VoiceXML, XUL, and MathML. Another good Java-based XML free alternative is Vex.

Kaffe 1.1.5 “Development” released

Submitted by Supreet Sethi 2005-04-06 Java 29 Comments

New version of Kaffe has been released. Kaffe is a clean room implementation of the Java virtual machine, plus the associated class libraries needed to provide a Java runtime environment. 1.1.5 release sports improved AWT implementation, new garbage collector, internationalization support, new ports to FreeBSD on x86-64, Darwin on x86 and HP-UX on ia64 and much more.

All about Eclipse Plug-ins

Eugenia Loli 2005-04-03 Java 2 Comments

This chapter provides an overview of how plug-ins function in Eclipse in the form of Frequently Asked Questions. Included are questions about the core concepts of the Eclipse kernel, including plug-ins, extension points, fragments.

John Carmack’s cell phone adventures

Submitted by Michelle 2005-03-30 Java 43 Comments

John Carmack decides to code a Java game for his new cell phone just for fun and writes about the problems he had with J2ME while doing so.

Sun Plans To Make Java Enterprise System Open-Source

Submitted by kudzo 2005-03-29 Java 56 Comments

Sun plans to make Java Enterprise System available as an open-source product. "That will define us as a company truly committed to open source," Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief operating officer of Sun, told InformationWeek.

Easy Screen-scraping with XQuery

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-25 Java 7 Comments

While XQuery was designed for querying large document bases, it serves as a fine tool for transforming simple documents as well. Whether simplifying complex pages for display on small screens, or extracting elements from multiple pages to aggregate them together on a home-grown portal, or simply extracting data from Web pages because there's no other programmatic way to get the data. This article shows how XQuery offers a fast and easy way to scrape HTML pages for the data you need.

Looking Glass Tutorial

Submitted by John Kale 2005-03-23 Java 12 Comments

Project Looking Glass is a 3D windowing and visualization system for Sun's Java Desktop System. There is currently a proof of concept demo available, and if you're interested in trying it out, here's a quick tutorial.

GNU Classpath 0.14 Released

Submitted by Mark Wielaard 2005-03-17 Java 11 Comments

GNU Classpath is a project to create free core class libraries for use with virtual machines and compilers for Java. Changelog of version 0.14: Base core class library for upcoming GCC 4.0 and Kaffe 1.1.5 releases. ImageIO support through gdkpixbuf, many new nio character encoders and decoders, fully automated class documentation generation, generic VMStackWalker support for runtimes, many bugfixes, optimizations, and new Swing support.

Sun Intends to Make Java More Open

Submitted by Lumbergh 2005-03-17 Java 19 Comments

Sun Microsystems has announced that it will be relaxing its Java license to give developers greater access to source code and an easier path in steering its future direction and contributing enhancements, but fears of forking have prevented Sun from adopting an Open Source license.

Sun looks to sweeten Java License

Eugenia Loli 2005-03-15 Java 56 Comments

Sun Microsystems plans to simplify its Java license for commercial software companies.

Core Java: Collections Framework and Algorithms

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-28 Java 6 Comments

This sample book chapter shows how Java technology can help you accomplish the traditional data structuring needed for serious programming, and introduces you to the fundamental data structures that the standard Java library supplies.

Javolution 3.0 – A Java Revolution?

Submitted by Jean-Marie Dautelle 2005-02-23 Java 45 Comments

The new Javolution 3.0 (open source library) allows your objects to be preallocated at start-up and transparently recycled during execution.

Escape the Java Trap at Fosdem 2005

Submitted by Mark Wielaard 2005-02-21 Java 46 Comments

At Fosdem 2005 the GNU Classpath, Kaffe and GCJ hackers will cooperate and give demos of what will be possible with Kaffe 1.1.5 and GCC 4.0. The main theme of the official program is building bridges with other communities and contains talks about IKVM .net integration, cooperations with Apache Jakarta, rapid desktop development with java-gnome. And demonstrations of Free AWT and Swing plus lightning fast native eclipse and jonas.

Get HeapAnalyzer 1.3

Submitted by hamilt 2005-02-14 Java 6 Comments

Have you had your Java Heap looked at lately, well maybe you should. It could be oozing something nasty. Why walk around wondering if you’re Heap has a leak? Use the free HeapAnalyzer graphical tool and check yourself before your wreck yourself. Version 1.3 now includes the capacity to support the .phd format.

Intellij IDEA will provide free licenses for OSS

Submitted by ahmet akin 2005-02-07 Java 7 Comments

The famous Java IDE, Intellij IDEA, will provide free licenses for active open source projects.

Using Cloudscape with WebSphere App Server

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-04 Java No Comments

This article describes changes and new features in IBM Cloudscape Version 10, also known as the Derby release, and the process of how to configure IBM WebSphere App Server to use this new version.

Gosling questions Sun-Microsoft pact

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-03 Java 4 Comments

The father of Java, James Gosling, has questioned the technical relationship between Sun Microsystems and Microsoft in light of the antitrust demands of the European Union on the world's biggest software maker.

Java Widget Fundamentals

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-30 Java 4 Comments

Widgets are the building blocks of java user interfaces. Learn all about them in this chapter from SWT: The Standard Widget Toolkit, Volume 1.

Develop Apache Derby applications in Eclipse

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-27 Java 4 Comments

After reading this article, you should be able to effectively develop Apache Derby applications using the various Eclipse-based tools available for Derby. Quickly learn how to develop an Apache Derby application on the Eclipse IDE using several tools, plus a walkthrough that shows you how to use them.

The role of JNDI in J2EE

Eugenia Loli 2005-01-24 Java 5 Comments

Mastering J2EE can be daunting, with an ever-growing list of technologies and acronyms. The Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) has been at the core of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) from its inception, but it is often underutilized by novice J2EE developers. This article will help demystify the role of JNDI in J2EE applications and show how it can help decouple your application from the details of deployment.