PHP and Java: Powerful Forces Combined

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined Java with PHP? You can find out using the PHP/Java Bridge, which creates a communication channel between these two languages.

Flexible Object Operation with Java Generics

Using Java Generics dramatically increases your flexibility when dealing with object operations--but you have to know when and how to use it. Learn how in this introducory tutorial.

XML Made Easy with XOM

It's amazing how easy it is to create a complex XML document with XOM! This tutorial will lead you through reproducing a sample XML Doc through the XOM API.

Book Excerpt: JavaFX in Action (Early Access Edition)

This hands-on tutorial introduces and explores JavaFX through numerous bite-sized projects. Get a solid grounding in the JavaFX syntax and related APIs by learning how to apply the key features of the JavaFX platform.

The Anatomy Of A Groovy Builder

Find out how this new JVM language improves developer productivity and makes code easier to read.

draw4free

draw4free is a free, object-oriented, Java-based, 2D+, SVG, online, vector drawing program.

Roving Eyes

Roving Eyes are superimposed on an image specified in an applet param. The eyes follow the mouse around the page, even beyond the borders of the applet (thanks to some simple JavaScript included in the example).

NEW: GPS/J

GPS/J is a console for all Bluetooth-enabled GPS receivers. Now with 20000 European towns and cities.

NEW: ClockApplet

This simple component allows you to show the correct local time in a specified time zone for your Web page. The applet is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v1.0.

UPDATED: Moving Fractal Tree

The latest version of this mathematical fractal tree corrects a bug that made it disappear from screen when it was dragged it with certain mouses.

Java Is Ubiquitous, Does that Mean Sun Is Irrelevant?
November 19, 2008 --
What happens to Java without Sun? The general sentiment among commenters has been—perhaps a bit defensively—"Nothing happens to Java without Sun! Don't you realize it's open source?" (JavaWorld.com)

What's Next for Sun?
November 17, 2008 --
Can the company cut its way to profitability and prominence, or is it just looking for a graceful exit—and friendly buyer— at this point. (www.internetnews.com)

Sun, Nokia Keep Stocks Under Pressure
November 14, 2008 --
A Nokia warning, layoffs at Sun and the biggest drop in retail sales on record sent stocks tumbling on Friday. (www.internetnews.com)

Would You Like Live Search With Your Java?
November 10, 2008 --
Microsoft convinces Sun Micro to let Java downloaders choose Live Search option. (www.internetnews.com)

Sun Serves Up Some Java EE 6 in GlassFish
November 6, 2008 --
Open Source GlassFish Enterprise Server v3 Prelude is production ready and showing off early Java EE 6 features. (www.internetnews.com)

NetKernel: Moving Beyond Java?s Concurrency Despite Java's support for multi-threading and concurrency constructs, developing applications that fare well on modern, multi-CPU hardware can be difficult. Alternate environments like NetKernel might be an easier path to harnessing extra processing elements. Beans Binding: A Java Data-Binding Solution with a Serious Problem Data binding simplifies how you sync a data object's properties with their visual representations, and Beans Binding for Java (JSR 295) aims to deliver a default data-binding specification for the Java platform. Find out how to use Beans Binding and work around its onerous overhead. Work with SSL/LDAP Using Java Most applications nowadays authenticate through LDAP (directory service). Make an Immutable Class The code in this tip shows how to make an immutable class. Utilizing a Multi-Core System with the Actor Model Demand for multi-core/multi-processor applications is growing, but developing for a multi-threaded application does not require a steep learning curve or an understanding of complicated edge cases. Learn how to develop efficient multi-threaded applications without using synchronized blocks. What You Can Do with JavaFX Sequences—and Can't with Arrays in Java JavaFX sequences are arrays with some clever extra functionality. They differ widely from Java primitive arrays, and actually have more in common with Java's collection classes. Learn how to define, extend, retract, slice, and filter JavaFX sequences. A Function to Determine Whether a String Can Be Converted to a Number Find out how to determine whether a string can be converted to a number. Disable JSP Auto-Reloading Find out why disabling the auto-reloading feature in your configuration improves performance. Setting Logger Output with FOP The following code demonstrates how to set a logger for FOP. Read an XML Document with the StAX Iterator API This tip shows an example of how to use the Iterator API to read from an XML file.