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JavaWorld March 2003 Greg Holling |
J2SE 1.4.1 boosts garbage collection Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4.1 introduces three new garbage collection algorithms, effectively doubling the number that existed in J2SE 1.4.0. The new techniques target applications needing high throughput or minimal pause time during execution.  |
JavaWorld December 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Trash talk, Part 1 One feature that distinguishes Java from other computer languages is its garbage collection abilities. In this article, This article introduces garbage collection and shows how Java's optional support for it affects your programs...  |
JavaWorld September 2001 Ashok Mathew & Mark Roulo |
Accelerate your RMI programming Beginning with JDK 1.1, serialization and Remote Method Invocation (RMI) were added to the Java platform. RMI usually runs slower than equivalent CORBA or remote procedure call (RPC) solutions. Fortunately, RMI was designed so that you could apply hand optimizations...  |
JavaWorld September 2000 Bruce Eckel |
Everything is an object, Part 1 This two-part article, excerpted from Chapter 2 in Thinking in Java 2nd. ed., moves you to the point where you can write your first Java program. Bruce Eckel gives an overview of the essentials...  |
JavaWorld June 2000 Bill Venners |
An interview with James Gosling A conversation with James Gosling, the inventor of Java and a vice president and fellow at Sun Microsystems...  |
JavaWorld April 2001 Geoff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 1 An introduction to object-oriented programming and how to declare classes and create objects from those classes...  |
JavaWorld April 2001 Piet Jonas |
Secure type-safe collections A framework that overcomes the standard Java Collections Framework's main problem: its containers lack the ability to restrict themselves to storing objects of a specific type. The solution uses reflection, wrapper classes, and a collection of static factory methods...  |
JavaWorld March 2001 Brian Goetz |
Design for performance, Part 3: Remote interfaces Many common Java performance problems stem from class design decisions made early in the design process, long before most developers even start thinking about performance. This article examines performance issues specific to remote applications...  |
D-Lib Jul/Aug 2000 Thornton Staples & Ross Wayland |
Virginia Dons FEDORA: A Prototype for a Digital Object Repository After shopping for a digital library system unsuccessfully, in 1999 we created a digital library research and development group and set about creating the system that we need.  |
JavaWorld September 2000 Tom Yager |
Microsoft's C# public beta hits a high note Java's success, and Sun's control of it, has prompted Microsoft to respond with its C# initiative. C# in many ways is a blend of the power of C++ and Java's built-in protections. Java developers will be well served to learn about C#'s pros and cons -- and how the initiative could affect Java's future.  |
JavaWorld October 2000 Frank Sommers |
Activatable Jini services, Part 2: Patterns of use This article concentrates on the consequences of activation in the Jini context. Sommers exponds on the issue of deactivating objects, then considers the implications of deactivation for well-designed Jini services and how the Jini helper services introduced in the 1.1 beta version of the JSK can contribute...  |
JavaWorld June 2002 Dirk Laessig |
Score big with JSR 77, the J2EE Management Specification The specification's core is based on the model of managed objects, explained in this article. JSR 77 also defines an Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) component for easily accessing these managed objects.  |
JavaWorld March 2002 Jennifer Orr |
Java's top guns JavaWorld presents the winners of its 2002 Editors' Choice Awards. Find out which technologies won Best Java Virtual Machine, Best Java-XML Tool, Best Java Device Application Development Tool, Most Innovative Product, and more...  |
InternetNews February 23, 2010 |
Oracle Details Plans for One JVM--Eventually After acquiring JRockit from BEA Systems and HotSpot from Sun, Oracle now embarks on the process of merging the two Java Virtual Machines without upsetting the apple cart in the process.  |
D-Lib December 2007 Andrew Waugh |
The Design and Implementation of an Ingest Function to a Digital Archive During the design and implementation of public record digital archive, considerable attention was paid to the ingest function that accessions digital objects into the archive. In this article the design of the ingest function, and the lessons learned about ingest are described.  |
D-Lib April 2003 Staples et al. |
The Fedora Project An Open-source Digital Object Repository Management System  |
D-Lib Jan/Feb 2010 Reilly & Tupelo-Schneck |
Digital Object Repository Server: A Component of the Digital Object Architecture This paper introduces the Digital Object Repository Server, the most recent instantiation of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives' repository work.  |
JavaWorld January 2001 Frank Sommers |
Object mobility in the Jini environment This article provides background to the use of mobile objects in Jini and describes the Java class loading and object serialization architectures that make mobile code possible. It offers a tutorial on setting up Jini services so that you can make your code available for download by clients...  |
JavaWorld July 2001 Miyake & Lawson |
Microsoft throws Java out of Windows XP Developers see Microsoft move as an attempt to hinder client-side Java.  |
D-Lib May/Jun 2007 Saidis & Delis |
Type-consistent Digital Objects This article provides an overview of the Digital Object Prototype framework and highlights its type-conformance capabilities and shows how heterogeneous digital material can be treated in a uniform manner without resorting to custom developments.  |
JavaWorld June 2002 Humphrey Sheil & Michael Monteiro |
Rumble in the jungle: J2EE versus .Net, Part 1 Heard a lot about .Net versus J2EE? Wondering what that conflict means for you? An unbiased explanation as to how J2EE and .Net match up.  |
JavaWorld December 2001 Sanjay Dahiya |
Cut down on logging errors with Jylog This article introduces Jylog, a new approach to error-free and flexible event logging. Based on the Java Platform Debugger Architecture, Jylog completely separates logging from coding. Learn how Jylog and its underlying technology, JPDA, work, and how you can use them...  |
JavaWorld May 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 2 In this article, you'll gain an understanding about fields, parameters, and local variables and learn to declare and access fields and methods...  |
JavaWorld July 2000 Bill Venners |
Objects versus documents for server-client interaction, Part 2 In this three-part series, Bill Venners compares the traditional approach to defining client/server interaction, using protocols and documents, with Jini's strategy of using objects and interfaces.  |
JavaWorld April 25, 2003 |
Letters to the Editor Authors discuss static versus lazy resolution; HTML/JavaServer Pages (JSP)/servlets versus Swing; thread safety with singletons; and more.  |
JavaWorld February 2003 |
Letters to the Editor In this month's Letters to the Editor, JavaWorld authors answer questions on typesafe enums, getResource, timers, and JNI libraries.  |
JavaWorld November 2000 Bill Venners |
Using objects in place of documents for server-client interaction, Part 3 Bill Venners compares objects and documents from a user's perspective. Whereas the previous articles in the series focused on clients that operate autonomously, this article focuses on clients that connect network-delivered services to human users...  |
D-Lib January 2002 Michael L. Nelson & B. Danette Allen |
Object Persistence and Availability in Digital Libraries We have measured the persistence and availability of digital objects in a variety of publicly available World Wide Web digital libraries DLs...  |
JavaWorld July 25, 2003 |
Letters to the Editor JavaWorld authors discuss byte code encryption, jEdit's attractive features, method synchronization, and more.  |
JavaWorld May 2001 Thierry Manfe |
Embed Java code into your native apps Embedding Java code into a Unix application developed in C or C++ can create problems related to GUIs or threads synchronization. Here's a solution that relies on a good understanding of the Unix APIs and robust software architecture...  |
JavaWorld November 2000 Jack Shirazi |
Optimize a query on a Map In this article, Jack Shirazi works through optimizing queries on Map classes. He uses a variety of performance-tuning techniques. The techniques are directly applicable to most queries, and the results of those techniques show up to a tenfold speed increase...  |
JavaWorld February 2001 Erwin Vervaet |
Java: It's a good thing In response to Simson Garfinkel's article 'Java: Slow, Ugly, and Irrelevant', the author takes a more realistic look at Java's situation. Indeed, Java is far from perfect. But when you take the time to look beyond the flames and the hype, what is left is an exciting and competitive language...  |
JavaWorld March 25, 2002 James Niccolai & Matt Berger |
Sun exec sees focus shifting to clients Providing a consistent way to run Java programs on PCs, cell phones, and other client computers is the next hurdle in evolving Java, said the head of Sun Microsystems' Java and XML software group...  |
InternetNews November 22, 2004 Jim Wagner |
Java Virus Jumps Out of Sandbox A vulnerability in Sun's JVM bypasses security restrictions and gives hackers a way into the machine.  |