Vol. 12 Iss: 10 Read back Issues

Determining the Value of Open Source Software Open source technology is a boon to companies that want to add features and functionality to their applications without the overhead. It eliminates the cost of databases, operating systems, and other infrastructure components, enabl... Nov. 3, 2007  Reads: 8,320  Replies: 2

Web Services Using Apache CXF Since its emergence, Web Service technology has gone a long way towards perfecting itself and finding its right application in the real world. With the maturity of the specifications, Web Service technology, with its power of inte... Nov. 2, 2007  Reads: 33,418

A Better IDE: NetBeans 6.0 - New Core Features in Depth New features and improvements in the next release of NetBeans make it a better IDE for any kind of developer. From editing to browsing, versioning, building, debugging, profiling or visual design, there is great news for everybody. ... Nov. 19, 2007  Reads: 18,919

Building Pure Java Apps Using Visual Studio We all know and love the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE, but did you know that you can use it to create Web and server applications that run on open systems such as Solaris or Linux? Urix, a predictive modeling software company and M... Oct. 31, 2007  Reads: 11,920  Replies: 1

Pointless Places, Boring Faces, and Useless Cases Often in software I find myself preaching restraint to those who wish to move platforms for no apparent reason than to keep up with the IT fashion industry; however, even harder than the silver-bullet chasers is dealing with organ... Oct. 30, 2007  Reads: 11,342

JCP Elections: Time to Choose Your EC Representatives for 2008 This is election time for the JCP: five seats on the Java ME Executive Committee (EC) and five seats on the Java SE/EE EC are up for re-election. All JCP members are eligible to vote and may cast one vote for each seat (hence the ... Nov. 4, 2007  Reads: 5,953