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WeblogsJanuary 02 2006NetBeans with anti aliasing: I said it several times: I use Eclipse. But yet another reason for me to use Eclipse instead of NetBeans is now gone. First Class Drag and Drop Support in Mustang: Shannon Hickey introduces major enhancements to Swing Drag and Drop in Mustang, and also recounts his recent once-in-a-lifetime visit to Saint Petersburg, Russia, with pictures from the trip. It is a classic question to ask what polymorphism is but there may be more fundamental questions to focus on.
Introducing stax-ex project: I just created the stax-ex project to keep a few extensions to the StAX API. Custom tags to use Java Persistence API in JSP: In this article we will talk about developing and using JSP tags to access database using Java Persistence API in a web application. It includes a complete sample as well as a tag library with a handful of ready to use custom tags. It also shows how to inject persistence context into JSPs. New Java.net Project for Japex: I've talked about the Japex Micro-benchmark Framework a few times in my blog during the last couple of months. Japex has recently experienced tremendous growth, to the point of deserving its own project at Java.net (up until now it was part of the Fast Infoset project). This is the official announcement for the creation of this new project, so please stop by and join us! Beginnings: Kicking off 2006... Also:
Announcing the Portal Server for Web 2.0: The Aquarium - The First Month: December was our first month at The Aquarium, so time for a quick retrospective. So far, it is going really well... January 01 2006A Happy New NetBeans Year: There are many things that I like about my job, but if I had to pick just one favorite thing, it would be the people that I get to meet. Happy New Year: Well wishes to all my open source friends! December 30 2005Java API Design Guidelines: There are tons of books and articles about how to design and write good Java code, but surprisingly little about the specific topic of API design. On my artima.com blog I wrote a summary of what I've learnt on the subject from various sources and my own experience. Open Office Java API: When I worked for a consulting firm I got an opportunity to work on a Strategy & Operations pursuit. The task was to fill up a 20 page MS Word report template with lots of data from MS Access and Oracle (which was backend to some ERP system). The requirement was to produce 10 or so reports quickly, which showed the client how the firm can help them to define a strategic sourcing model followed by a transformation roadmap. Joel complains that Java is too easy: Joel Spolsky has written an article essentially complaning that Java is too easy. December 29 2005Two new flash demos and NetBeans Module update: The community is awesome to provide feedback about quality and features. The coments left to the previous blog, made me improve the NetBeans Module Startup Settings I am developing, see the screenshot. I created two flash demos to show how to add custom swing widgets to the palette manager, the other flash demo shows how to use GridbagLayout and Freedesign (aka: Matisse) each one with different JPanels, but inside one JPanel (or JFrame). Swinging Java IDEs: After IntelliJ and NetBeans have been decorated with pictures of scantily clad women and rhino-shaped "Apply" buttons, it's JDeveloper's turn. A JMX MBean to visualize AWT events: How would you go about using the JMX API to instrument AWT events? What would it gain you? My colleague Jean-François Denise answers in detail. JAX-WSA Early Access is now available: December 28 2005Making progress with Dalma: A year-end progress report about my Dalma project. Byte code, byte code, and more byte code ... Teaching Java platform to undergraduate students is a process: Learning Java platform is a process. Some JUG Petropolis members and me have been teaching Java platform for five years free of charge in an academic environment. Our focus is to help somebody in a academic community, who wants to learn Java. I always describe a strategy to make sure that students can continue to learn Java effectively. December 26 2005NetBeans look and feel competition - a low-hanging iPod: If you haven't heard already, here's your chance to win an iPod (or half-Eclipse bashing t-shirt) by sending a screenshot of NetBeans in action. December 23 2005Java. Quality. Metrics (part 5): A introduction to a cool technology we had developed with my colleagues. It can do a really good job, predicting buggy spots in your source code. JAX-WS 2.0 EA3 Posted: I just posted the JAX-WS 2.0 early access 3 on java.net. JAXB RI 2.0 EA3: I just posted the early access 3 release of JAXB RI 2.0 on java.net. Cold, Cold, Cold: Bundling up for the winter holidays... also:
Merry Christmas and Java New Year: ...somewhere near you, people are enjoying their life. Just go and be happy with your family... December 22 2005Contributing to Mustang: A submitted bug fix: Not yet complete, my work to fix a Mustang bug overcomes a major hurdle. Yes, I have submitted a fix. | |
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