Declarative Programming in Java
Declarative Programming in Java
What makes EJB components special is the declarative programming model through which we can specify the services such as security, persistence, transaction etc., that the container should provide. An EJB only implements |
Attribute-Oriented Programming with Java 1.5, Part 2
Peeking Inside the Box: Attribute-Oriented Programming with Java 1.5,Part
In the previous article in this series, "Peeking Inside the Box, Part 1," I introduced the concepts of Attribute-Oriented Programming, Java 1.5 annotations, and bytecode instrume |
Taming Tiger, Part 3
J2SE 5—code named "Tiger"—is the most significant revision to the Java language since its original inception. Tarak Modi's primary goal with his three-part series on Tiger is to familiarize readers with J2SE 5's most important additions and show how t |
G (2D graphic library)
G is a generic graphics library built on top of Java 2D in order to make scene graph oriented 2D graphics available to client applications in a high level, easy to use way |
Aspect-Oriented Annotations
Aspect-Oriented Annotations
Annotations are one of the new language features in J2SE 5.0, and allow you to attach metadata onto any Java construct. Meanwhile, Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) is a fairly new technology that makes it easier for you to en |
Annotations in Tiger, Part 1: Add metadata to Java code
Annotations, a new feature in J2SE 5.0 (Tiger), brings a much-needed metadata facility to the core Java language. In this first of a two-part series, author Brett McLaughlin explains why metadata is so useful, introduces you to annotations in the Java lan |
Annotations in Tiger, Part 2: Custom annotations
Write your own annotations in Java 5
Part 1 of this series introduced annotations, the new metadata facility in J2SE 5.0, and focused on Tiger's basic built-in annotations. A more powerful related feature is support for writing your own annotations. In t |
Bridging the Gap: J2SE 5.0 Annotations
Bridging the Gap: J2SE 5.0 Annotations
It takes a long time for the Java community to fully absorb a major new JDK release; it seems to take about two more releases after a brand new version of the JDK before everything settles down. Application server v |
Create and Read J2SE 5.0 Annotations with the ASM Bytecode Toolkit
Create and Read J2SE 5.0 Annotations with the ASM Bytecode Toolkit
Bytecode Attributes
Annotations are actually stored in bytecode with several special attributes. The binary format for these and all other standard attributes is described in the Java Vi |
Integrate COM and Java components
Interoperability issues have long made integration of Microsoft® Component Object Model (COM) and Java™ components a daunting task. The Development Tool for Java-COM Bridge, available from IBM alphaWorks, simplifies the job and also provides an evoluti |
An Introduction to Java Object Persistence with EJB
The 'impedance mismatch' between relational databases' tabular orientation and object-oriented Java's hierarchical one is a perennial problem for which the Java world has several good solution offerings. This article, the first in a three-part series, wil |
Concurrency in JDK 5.0
Concurrency in JDK 5.0
JDK 5.0 added major new support for developing concurrent applications, including JVM changes, new low-level synchronization utilities, and higher-level, thread-safe, high-performance concurrency classes such as thread pools, concu |
The Introduction to generic types in JDK 5.0
This tutorial introduces generic types, a new feature in JDK 5.0 that lets you define classes with abstract type parameters that you specify at instantiation time. Generics increase the type safety and maintainability of large programs. Follow along with |
The On Demand Operating Environment
The On Demand Operating Environment is based upon the concepts of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). SOA views every application or resource as a service implementing a specific, identifiable set of (business) functions. In addition to the business... |
What's New in Swing?
A new skinnable look and feel (Synth), printing support for |JTable| components, the ability to add components directly to a frame, these are a few of the new features in Swing for J2SE 5.0. |
Using JConsole to Monitor Applications
JConsole is the Java Monitoring and Management Console, a new graphical tool shipped in J2SE JDK 5.0. This article describes how JConsole can be used to observe information about an application running on the Java platform, with an overview of the J2SE 5. |
Tiger and Beyond, the Future of the Java Platform
Part Two of an interview with Sun Microsystems' Sun Fellow, Graham Hamilton, explores Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (J2SE 5.0) and the future of the Java language. |
N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 Extends Features of Solaris Containers
A new version of the N1 Grid Provisioning System, scheduled for release in December, supports the Solaris Containers technology of the Solaris 10 Operating System. |
Five Reasons to Move to the J2SE 5 Platform
Five important reasons to move to the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE platform) 5.0, supported by data and references to prove that the 5.0 release will reduce development and runtime costs. |
J2SE Platform Migration Guide (pdf)
This guide helps developers migrate Java applets, standalone applications, Java Web Start applications and development tools from version 1.3 and 1.4 of the Java platform to version 5.0. |
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