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Java Games

The Java Game Development Tutorial: Java Boutique's The Java Game Development Tutorial offers a crash course in developing Java game applets. "We will talk about Java Applets because everyone has a Internet browser, so everyone is able to play these games without installing the JDK!" The tutorial covers animation, double-buffering, sound, input handling, and points the way to advanced topics like AI, random landscapes, and level editors.»Read more
(December 19, 2005 3:33AM PT)

Jini

Jini builds foundation for SOA: Alexander Krapf's NetworkWorld article Jini builds foundation for SOA details Jini's suitability for SOA architectures. "Jini offers such features as platform portability, mobile code and platform security. It is easily used in applications with access to a full [J2SE] run-time environment. But it also can be used on tiny, embedded devices and in applications written in non-Java programming languages."»Read more
(December 19, 2005 3:32AM PT)

Community Weblogs »

NetBeans startup settings, a UI module to change it.: Reading Charlie Hunt's entry about JVM Settings, I thought it should be implemented as a plugin, to configure the NetBeans startup settings through an UI rather than open a config file. So, I am almost there. See the entire blog entry to see an early screenshot.
claudio from NetBeans (December 18, 2005 07:52:37 AM PST)

MyJXTA Video: MyJXTA Collaboration ... chat, voice and video.
gonzo from JXTA (December 16, 2005 12:01:46 PM PST)

Visual feedback on password strength: Want to provide visual feedback to your users on the password strength while they are typing new passwords? Here is how you can do it.
kirillcool from JavaDesktop (December 16, 2005 03:03:50 AM PST)

Also This Week

java-net

Open Web SSO: The Open Web SSO project aims to provide an extensible identity services implementation, to facilitate single sign-on for web applications. The project recently graduated from the general incubator, and its session architecture and project sources have already been released. » Read more

JXTA

JXME 2.1.1: Mohamed Abdelaziz has announced the availability of the stable 2.1.1 version of JXME, which provides JXTA functionality in J2ME. The new version adds a number of bug fixes and performance enhancements, and can be checked out by the JXME_2_1_1_STABLE tag. » Read more

JDK Community

Zoom Zoom Zoom: The JDK Community spotlights JVM performance: "Record setting Weblogic 9 set the world records running on Sun's Hotspot JVM. David Dagastine blog has more examples of Sun Hotspot JVM performance leadership. SOOOOO how does JRocket work with a Java Client? Kirill Grouchnikov gives a hint by yelling out show me the money." » Read more

Java Tools

JavaTools Community Newsletter #65: The 65th issue of the JavaTools Community Newsletter features news from a number of projects, a list of new community projects, a tip for using Eclipse perspectives, and a call for JavaPolis attendees to meet community leaders Fabiane Bizinella Nardon and Daniel López, who are attending this week's conference. » Read more

Java Web Services and XML

XML Schema Object Model: The XML Schema Object Model (XSOM) project is "a Java library that allows applications to easily parse XML Schema documents and inspect information in them." It's a helper for applications that need to work with XML schema, and comes in two versions - a J2SE 5.0 version that uses generics, and a J2SE 1.4 version. » Read more

Java Enterprise

Open Java DB: Bernt Johnson's blog Open Java DB covers the ApacheCon announcement that Apache Derby will be redistributed by Sun as "Open Java DB" and integrated into many Java projects, including the GlassFish J2EE application server. NetBeans will also get a plug-in for working with Open Java DB. More information about Open Java DB is available in a Sun press release. » Read more

JavaDesktop

Substance 2.1: The Substance look and feel project has reached their 2.1 release. Kirill Grouchnikov's blog entry summarizes and has screenshots of new features, including new shapes and gradients for buttons, Mac-like "unsaved content" indicators, 21 additional themes, a new color wheel chooser, custom UI delegates for NetBeans components, and more. » Read more

Java User Groups

JavaPosse: Interview with Burr Sutter: Episode 19 of the Java Posse podcast features an interview with Burr Sutter of the Atlanta Java Users Group. Sutter talks about the group's history and activities, his history with it, and the group's heavily-trafficked AJUG jobs page, as well as his role heading up the Atlanta Chapter of the International Association of Software Architects. » Read more

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Ricoh Java Programming Contest 2006: The ricoh.dev.java.net project is the home of the Ricoh Java Programming Contest 2006. Students from universities in six European countries are encouraged to develop innovative Java-based applications for Richo's Aficio multi-functional products. Information on entering the contest is compiled on the ricoh project's front page, and requires being a java.net member, joining the CoolThreads project and the support forum, and then submitting a project request. Registration is open through February 15, 2006.

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