Java Studio Creator 2 Early Access is available for freeJuly 11th, 2005 I have found Java Studio Creator to be very useful and worthwhile for JSF based development. Join the Java Studio Creator 2 Early Access program and download the new IDE for FREE through October 2005.
Free Licensed Java Studio Enterprise IDE 8 + Sun Java Studio Creator 2004Q2November 26th, 2005 Sun is offering for free full-license versions of Sun's award winning integrated development environments (IDEs) - Sun Java Studio Creator 2004Q2 (full license) and Sun Java Studio Enterprise 8 (full license). I have used Sun Java Studio Creator and I liked it very much.
Design Patterns of Sun Java Studio Creator, Java Software IDEAugust 2nd, 2005 An article on miniature Design Patterns on Sun Java Studio Creator, a Java Software development tool aka IDE. I think you will find them rather useful.
Debugging Java Software using NetBeans and Sun Java Studio Enterprise 7August 2nd, 2005 Debugging guidelines for NetBeans and Sun Java Studio Enterprise.
Debugging Tips for Applications Built With Sun Java Studio Enterprise 7
Debugging Java Software using NetBeans 3.6
Brief Notes on Java Server Faces Technology (JSF) - JSR 172July 9th, 2005 A Brief Overview of Java Server Faces Technology.
Sun Open Sources Sun Java Studio Enterprise - Enterprise-Class Java EE Development ToolApril 12th, 2006 Java Studio Enterprise provides a complete solution for architecting and implementing large-scale enterprise applications in Java EE. Sun plans to open source major elements of the Sun Java Studio Enterprise as a project on NetBeans.org - NetBeans Enterprise Pack.
JSP: Innocence Lost With Increased Complexity?June 13th, 2007 I am an avid JSP / Servlets user (and fan) since its introduction. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to quickly prototype and deliver a robust application within few days (even a single day) for a client using JSP and servlets.
Java Leads Again; VB in Massive DeclineSeptember 29th, 2005 According to TIOBE Programming Community Index Java is the leading programming language again, ahead of C and C++, its nearest rivals. Perl and PHP occupy 4th and 5th positions respectively attesting to the power of scripting languages.
How To Convert ASP.NET Applications to Java / J2EE: Introducing GrasshopperJanuary 29th, 2007 Now you can easily convert your .NET applications to Java / J2EE and run it on Linux or other Java enabled platforms directly from your Visual Studio .NET IDE. You can use your Visual Studio .NET IDE to build server applications that can run natively on J2EE and hence on Linux and other Java enabled platforms, with the help of Visual MainWin for J2EE from Mainsoft.
Free Eclipse Costs Over 100K per Seat Claims Microsoft ManagerOctober 11th, 2005 In the VSLive Conference in Orlando, BJ Holtgrewe, Senior Production Manager for Visual Studio made some outrageous claims like:
Holtgrewe's chat was also peppered with competitive messages, noting that U.S. DevTracker found that 53 percent of software development is being done on .NET these days, leaving Java scrambling for the remainder of the pie.
How is Java World Going These Days - A SummaryJuly 14th, 2005 Today I had an interesting conversation with my ex-Boss and good friend. He asked me to summarize the current state of Java world these days as he was busy with databases and scientific computing.
Free (Entry Level) Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA) Certification Exam from Sun MicrosystemsJune 1st, 2005 Sun Microsystems (SUNW), the creator of Java Programming Language, is offering Java Associate (SCJA) Beta Certification Exam freely from June 20 - July 15, 2005. Registration has started from today.
9 Important Tips for Selenium Remote Control (Java client) - Test ToolApril 16th, 2008 Selenium Remote Control (RC) is a test tool that allows you to write automated web application UI tests in many programming languages against any HTTP website using any mainstream JavaScript-enabled browser. Selenium RC is a powerful and simple framework for running (scheduled or manually) automated UI centric regression tests for web applications / services.
J2SE 5: New wine in new bottle with old corkMarch 15th, 2005 J2SE stands for Java 2 Standard Edition. The 2 stands for version 2 of the platform.
Java Quiz: Why StringBuilder Should be Used Instead of StringBuffer?August 23rd, 2008 First tell me what is the best way to concatenate large number of String objects? Is it a + b?
Most Java developers know not to use a + b (+ operator) because of huge performance problems, they use StringBuffer instead. In fact I did some tests in the past which confirms this folklore.