There are a majority of enterprises running Java applications and working on Java web development framework. What remains to be seen is that a number of companies are tied to the conventional web development framework and  haven’t actually started to anticipate what could be the best Java web development framework. Even the JavaOne might hold no unified voice for what web framework is best. There are several easy to use Java web frameworks that are out now a days, and they are too many. Essentially choosing the best web development framework has become more intricate, specifically due to three reasons. On a broader perspective, the web technology landscape has undergone a sea change; far more choice of technology; and changing requirements for modern web applications. After an extensive research we assorted the 10 best Java web development framework that we would like to share with you.

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Java Management Extensions (JMX) is Sun Microsystem's new Java-based tool for managing enterprise applications. JMX is a Java framework designed to manage enterprise applications in a distributed environment. The JMX technology equips the developers with the ability to add monitoring and management to their Java applications. These APIs can manage anything Java enabled- web servers to network devices to web phones - locally or remotely. JMX technology is defined by two closely related specifications developed through Java Community Process (JCP). To have a better understanding of Java Management Extension technology we decided to provide you an extensive FAQ of the technology. Full article (885 words) »

For those without any knowledge of trouble ticket system, let's being from the scratch. Trouble ticket system (aka. issue tracking system) is a software package  designed to manage and maintain lists of issues, required in an organization. Ticket's are files contained within the trouble ticket system that contain information about support interventions reported by the technical support staff or any other third party on behalf of an end-user. The software is most commonly used in customer support services to create, update, and resolve the issues reported by customers, or other issues reported by the employees of the organization. The system also encloses a knowledge base containing information on each customer, solutions for common problems, and other such data.

The entire trouble ticket system has a workflow. For a better understanding let's take a small demo. Suppose a customer support technician receives a email, telephone call, or any other communication from a customer complaining about a problem. This might also be in the form of an authentic error reporting. In case, the technician finds the problem is real, he gathers entire information about the problem in details and creates an issue in the system, entering all the relevant data provided by the customer. As work on the issue progresses, the system is updated with the solution to fix the problem. Once the issue is completely solved, it is indicated as resolved in the issue tracking system. There are several trouble ticket system out there in the market, but most of them are on the higher end of price. We decided to focus on the open source issue tracking systems that involve minimal expenditure and maintenance cost. After a thorough research we assorted a list of top 10 Java trouble ticket system.

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I have received several questions regarding java certifications. This is a concise guide to java software certification options for java developers, software architects, non-developers like project managers, product managers etc. considering your current expertise and career goals.
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Today is one of those days. I am designing a new software and in a reflective mood. I realized how many of our popular frameworks and software are simply stupid designs with no concerns for usability and aesthetics. Patterns are blindly followed. Anywhere you read blurbs about a software / framework having x or y pattern you should know you are headed for trouble.

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JSR 244, the umbrella specification that defines what other specifications and capabilities will be included as part of Java EE 5 (formerly J2EE 1.5), public review specification was unanimously approved by the JCP EC. The theme of this release is ease of development.

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