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If you're the only one who can understand the code, your program's not done. Work through an XML schema validation problem in Java to learn the importance of writing software that others can easily understand, support, and enhance.
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(10/03/07)
Find out how to give AJAX applications better browser navigation functionality and allow users to set bookmarks.
(09/28/07)
Writing true unit tests is just too difficult in certain scenarios, but you don't have to dismiss testing all together. Here are some tips for making a practical compromise with (less unit-like) integration tests.
(09/21/07)
A portal provides users with a unified presentation of portlets generated from disparate data sources. Learn how to develop a JSF portlet with JDeveloper and run it in Oracle's WebCenter Framework.
(09/18/07)
Web service performance depends largely on the size of the XML data being transmitted and the speed of XML processing. Fast Infoset helps greatly with those aspects.
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The recent releases of Adobe AIR, Sun JavaFX, and Microsoft Silverlight promise to revolutionize the design, implementation, and delivery of robust desktop and web-based applications, but do they deliver? In this special report, DevX presents a series of articles that introduce these rich Internet application (RIA) technologies and let you gauge their possible impact on your development process.
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(09/10/07)
Broaden the reach of your portlets by making them JSR 168-compliant.
(09/07/07)
DocBook enables developers to create technical documentation in XML. Learn how to use it to transform its XML output to PDF and HTML automatically and integrate it into your development environment.
(08/30/07)
The semantic web is about machine-processable metadata. As you accumulate this information, where do you plan on putting it, and how do you plan on accessing it? Check out this open source solution.
(08/27/07)
JavaFX Script is a new scripting language from Sun meant to provide rich user interfaces to compete with AJAX, Silverlight, and many other RIA technologies. What does JavaFX look like, how does it work, and will it succeed? Those questions and more are answered in this introductory review of JavaFX.
(08/27/07)
Find out why using JavaFX Script to build GUIs and add rich graphics functionality to Java applications is a no-brainer for seasoned Java Foundation Classes/Swing developers.
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Simplify Your Java Configurations
There are many ways to configure Java applications, each with its own advantages and drawbacks. Wouldn~~#39;t it be nice if there was a uniform API to handle all of these methods? Apache~~#39;s Commons project contains a package that does the trick.
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Using the Queue Collection Effectively
Now that the generalized Collection API and the Queue specialization are supported in the Java 1.5 and 1.6 JDKs, you~~#39;ll want to know how to characterize and categorize Queue collections for their performance--as well as how to use them in multi-threaded environments.
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JavaFX: Learning by Example
As soon as you start using JavaFX, you~~#39;ll appreciate it for it~~#39;s linearity and simplicity in comparison with traditional Java capabilities. This article shows you JavaFX at work, creating artistic GUIs, nice effects and animations, and complex Swing interfaces.
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Using XPath in JDeveloper
XPath creates a hierarchical structure out of a given XML document, essentially making a tree of nodes. From this tree, you may access all element, attribute, and text nodes, greatly improving document navigation. Find out just how much by using JDeveloper to navigate an XML document using XPath.
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Bungie Jumps Microsoft's Ship
In a surprising move, Microsoft's most lucrative game developer goes private, days after Halo 3, "one of the biggest entertainment properties in history" ships.
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Microsoft Partially Opens .NET
Later this year, the company plans to let developers look at the source code for its popular .NET Framework. But is it too little too late?
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Is Java Full of 'CRAP'?
Now there's a metric that will
quantitatively prove just how "CRAP"-y a particular piece of code really is.
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CERT Fortifies Code Analysis
Everyone talks about secure code, but CERT and its partners are doing something about it: Working to effectively automate code-checking.
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SAP Readies New Developer Perks
Eager to expand its developer community, the enterprise software giant will unveil a new licensing option at its TechEd '07 conference next week.
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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.
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