Java Tutorials & Articles
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Rails MVC and routing
by Kevin JonesKevin Jones thinks that the key idea in Rails is routing. See how this fits in with the MVC pattern and find out more about Rails by reading on.
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Automate web application UI testing with Selenium
by Sing LiTesting web applications is a problem, but Sing Li thinks the solution might be easier than you think with Selenium.
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Regular expressions in C# - the director's cut
by Mike JamesIf you think regular expressions are trivial and boring, Mike James reveals that in .NET they are amazing powerful and not to be missed.
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JSP for .NET developers
by Sing LiIt 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.
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Full BlackBerry Java
by Mike JamesIf 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.
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Domain Driven Design: A Step by Step Guide - Part 1
by Casey CharltonThere is a lot of interest in DDD recently, both in the book, and in the methodology, and in the buzzword. Casey aims to clear up the confusion and start to demystify it.
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Using Adobe Flex in Visual Studio
by Matt WicksYou can now take advantage of the Flex framework from right within Visual Studio to build Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). We get you up to speed on what Flex is and a basic application talking to a web service.
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Implementing the Singleton Pattern in C#
by Jon SkeetThe singleton pattern is one of the best-known patterns in software engineering, but often implemented without lazy loading and introducing unintended issues around threading. Jon Skeet runs through the possible implementations.
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The Beauty of Closures
by Jon SkeetClosures are often described in terms of functional languages, but Jon introduces the concept of closures in a world of C# and Java. Learn how to use them and why.
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Java in a Python body
by Sing LiSing Li explores the advantages of Jython, a Python implementation created in Java.
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JavaScript gems
by Ian ElliottBuild more concise, elegant JavaScript code.
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Why Patterns
by Andy ClymerWe look at the rise of 'patterns' in the developer community, and how they've evolved to help communication between developers and understanding more clearly the intent of a given piece of code.
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The Zen of Volta
by Richard BlewettRichard takes a looks at a preview of a Microsoft incubation project called Volta, offering a new way of deploying applications written using single-tier architecture to a multi-tiered client/server environment without having to rewrite the code.
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AOP in JavaScript using Humax Framework
by M Sheik Uduman AliIn this article, I've explained how can we design our client side application with aspect-oriented approach along with object-oriented approach using the open source web framework "Humax".
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A multi-tiered Java application with GWT
by Sing LiMobile applications are generally regarded as difficult. Sing Li describes a mobile architecture that is highly generalisable.
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Simple RPC with GWT
by Sing LiGoing 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.
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AJAX the easy way - build 100% Java AJAX Flying Panels
by Sing LiWeb 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.
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Have you seen the Silverlight?
by Dave WheelerSo you want fancy, sexy streaming media in the UI? And you want cool animations, fancy glow-in-the-dark buttons and decent, scalable vector graphics? And you want to run your application in a browser on both Windows and Mac OSX? If you’re already reaching for your copy of How to Wow with Flash, stop. There’s a new kid muscling onto the somewhat crowded Rich Interactive Application (RIA) block, and it’s coming from Microsoft.
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Improving Application Quality Using Test-Driven Development (TDD)
by Craig MurphyWhat is the one activity or phase that improves the quality of your application? The answer is an easy one: Testing, and plenty of it. Traditionally, testing is a phase somewhere towards the expected end of the project - when the cost of any code or requirement changes is known to be much higher. Craig looks at how TDD can address this by adopting a more agile approach.
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Interactive animation with Java SE 6
by Sing LiJava 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.
