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: 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

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

Lightweight UI Toolkit to heal JME fragmentation
Released under GPLv2, LWUIT features Swing-like MVC capabilities, 3D integration, widgets, and visual components for developing mobile applications to run across Java ME devices.
Paul Krill, August 2008

J2ME breach infects Nokia phones
Researcher Adam Gowdiak has released some of his findings regarding a J2ME security breach that could render Nokia Series 40 phone users vulnerable to attack. Further details, he says, will come at a price.
Gregg Keizer, August 2008

Android's cross-platform potential in doubt
Android dangles the prize of "write once, run anywhere" development, but can it deliver?
Ephraim Schwartz, February 2008

The future is now -- Java development in 2008
Andrew Glover turns back the hour glass for a retrospective on the major developments of last year, and reveals what those events tell us about Java development in 2008.
Andrew Glover, January 2008

Do we need a mobile developer alliance?
Industrywide alliance would empower mobile developers dealing with fragmentation and other issues.
Paul Krill, January 2008

XML data interchange in Java ME applications
Get a primer on the Data Transfer Object design pattern and learn how using XML-based DTOs with a simple tool can speed up the development of Java mobile client-server applications.
Mario La Menza, October 2007

Mobile video with JME and MMAPI, Part 2
Extend your Java mobile application to upload video files to a remote server and download them back to a video-enabled device.
Srijeeb Roy, September 2007

Mobile video with JME and MMAPI, Part 1
A two-part introduction to integrating video functionality into Java mobile applications with JME and the Mobile Media API.
Srijeeb Roy, September 2007

Introduction to scripting in Java, Part 2
How will scripting affect the runtime performance, robustness, and maintainability of your Java applications? Find out what else you need to know about scripting in this second half of the JavaWorld excerpt from Dejan Bosanac's Scripting in Java: Languages, Frameworks, and Patterns (Addison-Wesley Professional, August 2007).
Dejan Bosanac, August 2007

Introduction to scripting in Java, Part 1
Learn what differentiates most scripting languages from a programming language like Java and why scripting is a time-worthy addition to your Java programming skillset.
Dejan Bosanac, July 2007

12 skills that employers can't say no to
Have you spoken with a high-tech recruiter or professor of computer science lately? According to observers across the country, the technology skills shortage is real, and so are the opportunities that come with it.
Mary Brandel, July 2007

Sun update system exposes users
Sun Microsystems puts Java users at risk by staggering the release of its Java security patches, says security vendor eEye.
Robert McMillan , July 2007

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