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The programme for the third annual Software Architect conference, which takes place in London at the end of September, has been announced.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 VSJ Reader Awards.
Complete our annual VSJ Reader Survey, and vote in our annual Reader Awards, and we’ll enter you in a prize draw to win a Universal Pass at DevWeek 2009 worth £1495. Click here to enter.The 12th annual DevWeek conference will again be held at the Barbican Centre in the heart of London. The main conference takes place from Tuesday 24th to Thursday 26th March.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 VSJ Reader Awards, based on votes submitted on the VSJ website.
Trolltech’s Qt Jambi is a rich client development framework for Java, which expands the C++ based Qt framework to provide a similar range of facilities for Java developers.
Borland has created a new subsidiary called CodeGear, which has already announced JBuilder 2007, a completely re-designed IDE built on the Eclipse platform.
Backbase has released an AJAX Java Edition based on JavaServer Faces (JSF), which integrates with any type of Java technology, such as J2EE, Spring and Hibernate.
All the winners and runners-up.
It can be difficult to appreciate alien technology even if it’s doing exactly the same job as something familiar and well understood. Sing Li makes it easy for .NET enthusiasts to comprehend JSP by comparing it with ASP.NET.
Ian Elliot clarifies the confusion surrounding objects in JavaScript.
If you need to create an application that fully exploits the facilities of a BlackBerry handheld device you need to move to creating Java ME applications from scratch. Mike James describes just how easy it can be.
Sing Li shows how to add compression to your Java code when accessing files, networks or databases.
Ian Elliot continues to mine for hidden information relating to JavaScript.
Sing Li explores the advantages of Jython, a Python implementation created in Java.
Ian Elliot reveals another gem in the JavaScript collection.
Build more concise, elegant JavaScript code.
Do you want to create web applications incorporating compelling charts and graphs? Cewolf provides a quick route.
Mobile applications are generally regarded as difficult. Sing Li describes a mobile architecture that is highly generalisable.
Going beyond dynamic GUI and responsive interactions for web applications, GWT provides an easy-to-use remote procedure mechanism that your AJAX application can use to fetch data from a remote server. Sing Li shows how to extend a GWT application to access data across a network via RPC.
Web 2.0 and AJAX are exciting, but writing production grade systems that utilize these technologies is far from easy. There existed no way for Java developers to break into AJAX ‘gently’ – until now! The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) lets you program AJAX in Java.
Java SE 6 is no wimp when it comes to high performance interactive animations. Learn the tricks of the trade for Java animations and apply them in your next project.
The Virtual Earth map control is a study in Spartan AJAX techniques. Mike James examines how it works and how you can extend it.
The Spartan Ajax motto is “no more HTML” – can this approach to creating web pages be serious? Mike James explains the idea and the inner workings.
The Firefox browser uses a clever system to control its user interface, which has wide applicability. See how it works with Sing Li’s easy starter project.
Hands-on component development with the Spring 2 framework.
How InterSystems’ Jalapeño Technology benefits data storage through object technology
Ruby on Rails is the unlikely sounding latest web development sensation. Sing Li examines what this new language and framework has to offer.
Put this 100% Java Enterprise Service Bus to work for you today.
JScript is a language with lots of potential, as Ian Elliot discovers as he investigates new ways of doing old things.
Run all your J2EE applications on this open source server the easy way.
How to give existing software systems a new life by exposing their functionality through a web service.
Satisfy your secret literary urges with a little help from the Apache Lucene search engine.
Derby is a 100% Java open source relational database, and you can’t afford to ignore it.
Learn to work with Java threads and try out JDK 1.5’s new semaphores.
MIDP 2.0’s built-in game API is ready for action.
Java 1.5 – or ‘Tiger’ to use its original code name – has lots of new features, but some of the best are well hidden. We take a look a how iterators are a thing of the past.
If you want to do anything even slightly advanced with JSP then you need to use custom tags. Sing Li shows how easy it really is.
There are lots of reasons for wanting to control your PC’s sound hardware, but Sing Li just wants to sing-along with his favourite tracks.
Developing in Java is becoming easier, thanks to an evolving philosophy at Sun and new features in Java 1.5
Sing Li thinks that the time is right to use the versatile Tomcat 5 server in your applications.
You might have heard the promise before, but Sing Li thinks that RMI, CORBA and NetBeans are the real solution.
We demonstrate how rapid the development of a web application can be – as long as you're using NetBeans
How to manage complex Java projects with the power of a fully-fledged Open Source IDE
The VSJ World Wide Messenger makes IM over JXTA a piece of cake
In the March 2003 issue of VSJ, James Winters showed us how to implement a web service using JAX-RPC. In this article, we look at the other side of the equation – the client.
The Agile Role of the Modern GUI, Part II.
We continue our introduction to JustNuff, a Java Swing-based GUI library.
You might think that Java already has enough GUI options, but Sing Li gives us another…
You may already know that Ant is a Java "build" tool, but it can be so much more.
Java's been slow to acquire a 'make' facility, but now it's finally got one in the shape of Ant
How to use Sun's latest toolkit to implement a JAX-RPC Web Service in a J2EE container
The latest version of InstallShield includes over 400 new and improved features from customer requests, like a revamped IDE and new IIS tools for Web application installs. Register your details in order to download a full evaluation version.
The Perforce SCM System features comprehensive software configuration management capabilities built around a scalable client/server architecture.
Fortify Software’s certified Secure Developer Training program enables architects and developers to learn from the industry experts in application security. Your entire team can benefit from learning all the skills necessary to design and develop applications in a secure fashion – reducing your organisation’s risk of security breaches.
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Learning Tree courses are built upon extensive hands-on exercises. Delegates learn and practise new skills in the classroom, under the guidance of an expert instructor, and learn how to solve real-world challenges like those faced in their own workplace. Courses include:
December 2008/January 2009: Hands-On Java
October 2008: Hands-On Java
December 2007/January 2008: Hands-On Java
July/August 2007: Hands-On Java
February 2007: Hands-On Java
December 2006/January 2007: Hands-On Java
October 2006: Hands-On Ajax
July/August 2006: Hands-On Java
June 2006: Hands-On Java
May 2006: Hands-On Java
April 2006: Hands-On Java
November 2005: JavaNet
October 2005: JavaNet
September 2005: JavaNet
July/August 2005: JavaNet
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