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Vol. 4   Issue 11
November 1999


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Cover Story
Smart object-management saves the day

Learn how to reduce program overhead and improve performance by controlling object creation and garbage collection.
Dennis M. Sosnoski

Tips 'N Tricks
Java Tip 81: Jazz up the standard Java fonts

Here's some simple tricks for designing a unique GUI.
Chunyen Liu

Java Device Programming
Program your Palm in Java, Part 1: The PalmOS Emulator

Take advantage of the robust development environment for the PalmOS in your Java-device programming.
Bill Day

Enterprise JavaBeans Tutorial
Direct network traffic of EJBs

Avoid bottlenecking by encapsulating bean properties into a single object.
Thomas Davis

Networking Tutorial
A promise of easier embedded-systems networking

In the factory and at home, the new TINI chipset will give you cheaper and easier embedded-systems monitoring and control.
Rinaldo Di Giorgio, Don Loomis, Stephen M. Curry

JavaBeans
Process XML with JavaBeans, Part 1

Interconnect JavaBeans to process XML with IBM's XML Bean Suite.
Mark Johnson

Design Lesson
Make a sweep with clean beans

Here are design rules to keep your beans free of bugs to allow safe interoperability.
Philippe Kaplan

Java News & Talk Show
Streaming JavaWorld

The Internet streaming-audio news & talk show for Java project managers and developers.

Java Q&A
Fish story?
Create custom cursors for your Web pages.
Semaphore
Does Java support the semaphore mechanism?
Java Q&A Index
The complete Q&A catalog.

How-To Java
Test for fun and profit, Part 2: Unit testing

Todd Sundsted describes the facets of Java programming that make testing a challenge.
Todd Sundsted

Billing Technology Overview
Banking on Java-based billing

This time next year: a scramble for standards-based interactive billing online.
Tom Clements

Jiniology
Make room for JavaSpaces, Part 1

A new series dedicated to Jini's coordination service.
Eric Freeman and Susanne Hupfer

Client/Server Tutorial
A roadmap to flexibly configurable apps

Give your client/server programs a variety of user interfaces and access methods.
Seth Cohen

Management Perspective
Java in the management sphere, Part 2

Java Management Extensions ensure more autonomy while still embracing legacy systems.
Max Goff

Code Tutorial
Building a Java servlet framework using Reflection, Part 1

Learn to get more functionality out of fewer lines by using reflective code.
Michael Cymerman

The Rubber Band
Add snap to a recurring GUI device

Design a rubber band class hierarchy that you can reuse and extend.
Tony Sintes

AWT/JFC Tutorial
Innovative ways to handle events in AWT and JFC

Learn six different ways to connect event sources with target objects.
Satheesh A. Donthy

Java Developer
Use software components to deploy applications with Java Cards

A URL-based approach for deploying smart cards on different systems.
Rinaldo Di Giorgio and Mike Montgomery

  
 

 
 
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News and New Product Briefs (October 20, 1999)
In this batch of briefs, we offer 31 informative company announcements and product news items, including: O'Reilly and NetObjects bring online conferencing to site developers; Mazda puts IBM's Java in the driver's seat; ObjectWave named Authorized Java Center; Java pushes future of consumer devices one step further with smart phones; and more!

Letters to the Editor (October 20, 1999)
Gene De Lisa helps a reader with drag and drop, Allen Holub revisits getters and setters in object-oriented design, and John Zukowski tweaks a reader's XBM code.

Sun outlines plan for powerful multimedia chip
Sun claims its MAJC 5200 chip will deliver realtime video, audio, and graphics -- simultaneously.

Java, Linux to link arms
IBM's and Sun's JVM efforts ease the deployment of Java apps on the Linux platform.




DMS releases open source Java compiler
Decision Management Systems has released KOPI, a Java compiler written in Java, under the GNU General Public License. The KOPI suite also includes a Java assembler and disassembler, along with diagnostic tools. From the DMS site.
IBM updates Self Voicing Kit
The IBM Self Voicing Kit (SVK) enables automatic speaking of Java applications. The new release includes translation to German, support for custom user interface components, and a sample Braille implementation. From alphaWorks.
Industrial-strength Java-based chat server reviewed
VolcanoChatPro is a customizable Java-based chat server geared toward larger chats in the corporate, educational, and ISP worlds. This review rates it quite high. From ServerWatch.
TSpaces v2.1.0 available for download
TSpaces is a set of network communication buffers, APIs, and classes that allows heterogeneous, Java-enabled devices to exchange data with little programming effort. The new version adds XML support and other enhancements (and bug fixes). From alphaWorks.
New release of Tcl/Java
This article is about the new release of Tcl/Java, a set of tools that lets you script Java applications with Tcl or write Tcl extensions in Java. From SunWorld.
Where are the Jini devices hiding?
The article is an in-depth report on the state of Jini in the marketplace and in major industry players' development efforts. From Inter@ctive Week.
Java Linux JDK 1.2.2 and 1.1.8 release possible soon
The Java Linux project reports it's made significant progress solving native-threads implementation problems. They hope to have a release of JDK 1.1.2 and 1.1.8 out in the second half of November. From blackdown.org.
Sun posts Java Specification Request for assertion facility
This JSR is open for public review and comment until November 12.
Review of SilverStream 3.0 beta touts its Java support
The reviewer finds this application server to be well-prepared for its market, thanks to added support for Java 2, Enterprise JavaBeans, and more flexible development options. From InfoWorld.
Another positive SilverStream review
PC Week Labs' tests of the SilverStream 3.0 beta show the application server's J2EE support gives it the promise of being "one of the most complete and up-to-date Java application servers around." From ZDNet.

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