Open source Java projects: NetBeans plugins
NetBeans plugins let you do all kinds of things you can't do with NetBeans alone, and they're open source. Jeff Friesen introduces
five useful plugins, then gets you started with creating your own plugins for NetBeans 6.5.
Jeff Friesen,
December 2008
Year in Review: The Java tools roundup
As Agile techniques become more mainstream, tools for the software development lifecycle are adding new features and optimizations
to make developers happy. Find out what's new in build automation frameworks, testing tools, and IDEs, with this year-end
review from Java Power Tools author John Ferguson Smart.
John Ferguson Smart,
December 2008
Sun's plans for open source JavaFX
A VP of Sun's Client Software Group has offered an updated roadmap for JavaFX, saying the company will open source more of
its RIA framework in time.
Chris Kanaracus,
December 2008
Year in Review: What to expect in Java SE 7
Java SE 7 has started coming into focus in the past year, even up to recent announcements about Sun's intention to modularize
the JDK. Java 7 maven Alex Miller looks back on the developments of 2008 to tell us what features to expect, and not, in the
final platform specification.
Alex Miller,
December 2008
Intel Parallel Studio to boost parallelism
Intel has released a beta version of its Intel Parallel Composer for Windows. The company plans to create a family of tools
that will speed up the shift to parallel computing and the creation of applications able to run on multicore processors.
Agam Shah
,
December 2008
Year in Review: Java in 2008 - What just happened?
Andrew Glover looks back over the last 12 months in Java development, with an eye on the JVM Language Summit, new trends in
the Java enterprise space, and Sun's emerging client-side strategy.
Andrew Glover,
December 2008
Is this software project doomed?
Is your project on a death march? Seasoned developers share 27 real-life warning signs that a software project is going nowhere
fast.
CIO's Esther Schindler reports.
Esther Schindler,
December 2008
Jump into JavaFX, Part 2: JavaFX Script
JavaFX Script is the client-side scripting language with an expressive take on standard Java programming constructs, from
class declaration to data binding. Fire up your NetBeans IDE and get to know this strangely familiar (but very different)
Java language offspring.
Jeff Friesen,
December 2008
Measuring Web application response time: Meet the client
Server-side response time says your Web application is blazing fast; but if you're not measuring the client you're missing
the full picture. Learn how to fill in the blanks by capturing and logging end user events.
Srijeeb Roy,
November 2008
Open source Java projects: Java Caching System
Caching frequently accessed objects is a sure way to improve application performance. Steve Haines joins the OSJP series to
introduce Java Caching System, a full-featured, easily configured tool for enterprise-level caching.
Steven Haines,
November 2008
Jump into JavaFX, Part 1: JavaFX Preview SDK
Client-side developers are poised to take the plunge into JavaFX, so why wait for the official release? Get a running jump
with Jeff Friesen's easy introduction to the JavaFX Preview SDK, with NetBeans 6.1 and Project Nile.
Jeff Friesen,
November 2008
Multicore: New chips mean new challenges
As multicore processors become more prominent, developers need all the support they can get. Infoworld's Paul Krill reports
on how Intel, Sun, and Microsoft are approaching Multicore.
Paul Krill,
November 2008
MapReduce programming with Apache Hadoop
Google's MapReduce framework handles massive data sets in the blink of an eye. Lucky for you, it's possible to harness similar
power for your own distributed data processing needs, with the open source Java-based Hadoop.
Ravi Shankar and Govindu Narendra,
September 2008
Writing software with the grain
If you're a career programmer who thinks Agile is just for consultants, then this article could change your mind. Tim Berglund
explores three ways that Agile methods support our humanness, even as other
development methodologies work against it.
Tim Berglund,
September 2008
Creating DSLs in Java, Part 4: Where metaprogramming matters
Newer JVM-compatible languages like Scala, Groovy, and JRuby
are better suited to creating internal DSLs than the Java language itself. Find out why in this final article in Venkat Subramaniam's
introduction to creating DSLs in Java.
Venkat Subramaniam,
September 2008
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