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Archived Java Technology Articles
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21 Jul 2008
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Hadoop Primer [20290]
Java's Hadoop Feeds High Traffic Website Developers' Needs
When large companies, such as Google and Yahoo, need to manage large databases that are used to process 10,000 or more nodes and/or have a need for several hundred gigabytes of email log data, the software they use is Hadoop. Hadoop is a component to the JAVA software, and its current release, 0.17.1, is a computing platform that can manage vast amounts of data.
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21 Jul 2008
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Using the Scene Graph to Present Visual Objects in JavaFX Script [20189]
Demo Application Illustrates Data Binding, GUI Components
This article by Irina Fedortsova entitled "Using the Scene Graph to Present Visual Objects in JavaFX Script" describes a demo that uses the scene graph features in JavaFX. The demo provides nodes with three different types of contents and enables the user to apply animation and translucency effects. The user can select any combination of nodes to make them visible. The data binding mechanism is extensively used in this demo, providing an automatic synchronization of GUI elements and application data.
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14 Jul 2008
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Tomcat Today, GlassFish Tomorrow? [20260]
Using Grizzly For Good HTTP Performance
GlassFish vs. Tomcat: Alexis MP mulls over the virtues of both, noting that, with the advent of Grizzly -- the http frontend of the application server -- one no longer requires the use of Apache web server in front since Grizzly is Java-based and integrated into the application server. (Already easier to use.)
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07 Jul 2008
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Sun Java CAPS [20271]
Composite Application Platform Suite 6 Release
The Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (CAPS) Release 6, aligns with Sun Java System Application Server 9.1 UR2 and NetBeans 6.1, providing a pluggable architecture based on Java Business Integration.
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23 Jun 2008
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VisualVM Series Incorporates the Latest VisualVM APIs [20093]
Blog Offers Tutorials on Extending VisualVM
NetBeans Technical Writer Geertjian has revised his tutorial blog entries on VisualVM to incorporate the latest VisualVM APIs. He also has referenced a new set of samples and templates he finds helpful in getting started, along with information on troubleshooting each blog entry's particular scenario.
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23 Jun 2008
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Creating JavaFX Script Objects and Using Them in Java Programs [20147]
Exploiting the Inherent Strengths of JavaFX Scripts
Michael Heinrichs has written a Sun Developer Network article on "Using JavaFX Script Objects in Java Programs." This process is a fairly easy one, he maintains, because JavaFX Script was designed to enable the use of Java objects and because the necessary instruments are built right into the language. He demonstrates possible ways to create JavaFX objects and to use them in Java code.
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02 Jun 2008
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Sun Envisions Complete Package for Rich Internet Applications [19977]
Seeks to Provide Tools for Designer, Developer Collaboration
If Param Singh, senior director of Sun's JavaFX project, has his way, Web designers will adopt the end-to-end tool being developed at Sun conceived so as to allow developers to continue work in their familiar IDEs while also integrating content from their designer counterparts. The field needs a client platform that covers the full spectrum from graphic designer to rich content creator to scripter to developer, he said, adding, "Whoever delivers that overall experience will be a platform that people will adopt. So that's our vision."
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02 Jun 2008
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Squawk VM Opens the Door to Micro-Embedded Devices for Java [20031]
Porting Java on Micro Devices Gets Easier for Developers
The next frontier for developers may well be the world of micro-embedded applications, or so a recent article from the Sun Inner Circle suggests. Micro-embedded devices include such things as medical appliances, MP3 players, smart cards, automobile braking systems and RFID tags, for example. With the arrival of the Squawk VM, the formerly difficult job of porting Java technology on this class of devices has been made considerably simpler and should open the door for developers interested in working on them.
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02 Jun 2008
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Quick Start Tutorial Screencast on GlassFish v3 TP2 [20045]
13 Minute Video Will Familiarize You With the Basics
Learn how to install the GlassFish v3 TP2 Application Server software, GlassFish Update Tool and Admin Console GUI, as well as how to deploy and undeploy applications in a screencast hosted on the Glassfish Wiki.
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08 May 2008
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GlassFish Community Delivers Two New Servers, Partner Initiative Program [19944]
Also Renames Application Server and Offers Enterprises Unlimited Use Pricing
Sun announced it has renamed the GlassFish AppServer from "Sun Java System Application Server" to "Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server," which now has a milestone release available under Version 3 Technology Preview 2 and new pricing for enterprises. A new GlassFish Partner Initiative has been launched and a Sun GlassFish Communications Server based on Project SailFin is on the horizon.
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