http://java.dzone.com/oped/current en http://java.dzone.com/articles/20-real-life-challenges-cloud- We’ve done some extensive work on cloud computing (i.e., deploying Java grid applications on cloud environment) here at GridGain and there is a distinct set of problems and challenges associated with that work whether it is related to the cloud computing in general or to grid middleware you are using on it.Here is a short list in no particular order tha http://java.dzone.com/articles/20-real-life-challenges-cloud-#comments cloud computing grid grid computing GridGain http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4840 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:08:07 -0400 684 1 nivanov http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-240010.png Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:08:07 -0400 nivanov 4840 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/boston-business-software-confe Last year, Neil Davidson (founder and boss at Red Gate Software) organized a new conference called the 'Business of Software' Conference.  It must have made quite an impression because for this year's event one of the attendees, Joel Spolsky, the man behind Fog Creek software and the Joel on Software blog, joined him as a co-organiser and http://java.dzone.com/articles/boston-business-software-confe#comments Boston software business http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4841 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:01:16 -0400 679 1 markee174 http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-191307.jpg Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:01:16 -0400 markee174 4841 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/on-the-need-osgi-compatible-js-0 Although JSR APIs are generally simple to use, they introduce a lot of difficulties when used from OSGi Environments. The main two problems they introduce are: http://java.dzone.com/articles/on-the-need-osgi-compatible-js-0#comments Java Architecture JAXB jpa JSR OSGi StAX SOA http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4808 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:49:50 -0400 664 0 vladrin http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-318627.jpg Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:49:50 -0400 vladrin 4808 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/avoid-nio-get-better-throughpu The Java NIO (new/non-blocking I/O) API introduced in Java 1.4 is arguably the most arcane part of the standard library.  With channels, selectors, byte buffers and all the associated flipping, marking, compacting, event-handling and registering/de-registering of read/write interest, it’s an entirely different level of complexity to the old-fashioned, straightforward blocking I/O.  And if you... http://java.dzone.com/articles/avoid-nio-get-better-throughpu#comments Java memory leaks multithreading Performance http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4828 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:53:32 -0400 2490 2 dwdyer http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-172008.jpg Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:53:32 -0400 dwdyer 4828 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/why-gpl-or-how-gpl-eats-kitten The GNU Public License is the best known for its viral aspects. Among the prominent GPL licensed software is of course the Linux core and MySQL. Recent newcomers include the JavaScript framework ExtJS and the application server SpringSource Application Platform. The primary motivation for choosing a viral license like the GPL for people or companys behind the product is to protect their business. http://java.dzone.com/articles/why-gpl-or-how-gpl-eats-kitten#comments Java gpl java kittens Licensing Open-Source GNU & FSF Open Source Opinions http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4811 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:04:58 -0400 1369 8 joern.zaefferer http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-288079.jpg Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:04:58 -0400 joern.zaefferer 4811 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/code-metrics-minutes One of the primary goals of every developer should be to prevent or drastically limit the number of bugs or defects from being introduced in their source code. It is also our responsibility to write good, extensible, testable, and maintainable code. This however seems like a herculean task to many. John Smart has very well said in his latest and greatest "Java Power Tools" book: http://java.dzone.com/articles/code-metrics-minutes#comments Java checkstyle code coverage code metrics emma Hudson javancss Opinions http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4774 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:43:03 -0400 2689 4 meera http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-8.jpg Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:43:03 -0400 meera 4774 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/jsf-the-good-bad-and-yes-ugly Having bagged on JSF quite a bit (mostly for its glacial feature pace), still, after squirming around with it, I find myself liking where it ends up going. This is in large part because I am a big believer in a. binding, b. components, and c. pages that don‘t contain any code. When I get to the finish stage on most ui pieces, I end up doing lots of starts, tuning CSS. Should probably think... http://java.dzone.com/articles/jsf-the-good-bad-and-yes-ugly#comments Server-side Frameworks http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4697 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:11:18 -0400 2283 0 deconcoder http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-202224.jpg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:11:18 -0400 deconcoder 4697 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/questions-sun-over-javafx Sun has released a JavaFX preview. Having played around with it, here are my questions. http://java.dzone.com/articles/questions-sun-over-javafx#comments Client-side javafx RIA Frameworks Opinions http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4608 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:21:57 -0400 3402 15 teyc http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-170608.jpg Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:21:57 -0400 teyc 4608 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/being-a-better-programmer-3-ah As developers, we solve problems for a living. We spend our hours at work fixing things, testing things, troubleshooting things. It gives one a great sense of pride and accomplishment to fix almost all the tech problems that get in the way of productivity. But what happens when this need to solve problems becomes the problem itself? http://java.dzone.com/articles/being-a-better-programmer-3-ah#comments ahab error fix problems programming SQL troubleshoot troubleshooting white whale SQL Opinions Careers http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4607 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:44:31 -0400 2023 3 CollinCusce http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-311192.jpg Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:44:31 -0400 CollinCusce 4607 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/intro-rest The bulk of my career has been spent working with and implementing distributed middleware. In the mid-90's I worked for the parent company of Open Environment Corporation working on DCE tools. Later on, I worked for Iona developing their next generation CORBA ORB. Currently, I work for the JBoss division of Red Hat, which is entrenched in Java middleware. So, you could say that I have... http://java.dzone.com/articles/intro-rest#comments Architecture REST web services http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4532 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:38:01 -0400 5083 2 bb97198 http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-97023.jpg Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:38:01 -0400 bb97198 4532 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/the-best-jspstrutsjsf-developm My previous project was based on Struts 1.x. With Struts, it was always a love-hate relationships. On one end, it was elegant and it turned some of the HTML/JavaScript work into Java work, which is a plus if you're a Java developer. On the other hand it introduced tons of XML configuration files which were a nightmare to manage. http://java.dzone.com/articles/the-best-jspstrutsjsf-developm#comments Server-side Tools & Methods Frameworks http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4555 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:16:59 -0400 5454 5 zvikico http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-223346.jpg Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:16:59 -0400 zvikico 4555 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/solving-planning-problems-intr Planning problems are everywhere! Have you ever moved houses and needed to fit all your belongings into a moving truck? Usually you put all the big stuff in first, and then cram the little stuff in between. But what is bigger? A tall, thin closest or a wide one-person couch? Maybe you could have stacked your stuff better so you didn't need to pay for that extra moving truck? Have you ever... http://java.dzone.com/articles/solving-planning-problems-intr#comments drools Drools Solver local search Planning rule engine solver tabu search http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4538 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:22:41 -0400 2626 6 ge0ffrey http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-283711.jpg Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:22:41 -0400 ge0ffrey 4538 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/the-never-ending-debate-specia Another DZone newsletter crosses my Inbox, and again I feel compelled to comment. Not so much in the uber-aggressive style of my previous attempt, since I find myself more on the fence on this one, but because I think it's a worthwhile debate and worth calling out. The article in question is "5 Reasons Why You Don't Want A Jack-of-all-Trades Developer", by Rebecca Murphey. In it, she... http://java.dzone.com/articles/the-never-ending-debate-specia#comments Opinions Project Mgmt. Careers http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4527 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:35:58 -0400 2265 6 ted.neward http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-281586.png Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:35:58 -0400 ted.neward 4527 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/closures-breaking-deadlock The decision threads about closures are currently in a situation that can best be described as a deadlock. BGGA has the most proponents, but also the biggest crowd against. FCS and CISE don't stir up too many anti-comments, but usually aren't the gurus' favorite proposal either since they lack new powers and doesn't represent the Java 3000 that many gurus want. This was the situation one year... http://java.dzone.com/articles/closures-breaking-deadlock#comments Java BGGA CICE closures FCM Patterns http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4517 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:34:30 -0400 3390 37 mgrev http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-60219.jpg Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:34:30 -0400 mgrev 4517 at http://java.dzone.com http://java.dzone.com/articles/get-productive-with-gridgain From the get go we put developers productivity as one of our main goals without sacrificing any enterprise grid computing features. But then you would think – how easy can it really get, any product can be installed and set up relatively easy. Here is a good analogy for you – think IPhone. I never thought that using my Motorola cell phone was hard, but IPhone just makes my life a lot easier. http://java.dzone.com/articles/get-productive-with-gridgain#comments Compute Grid grid computing GridGain Grid Computing http://java.dzone.com/crss/node/4495 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:20:51 -0400 1088 1 dsetrakyan http://java.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-241464.png Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:20:51 -0400 dsetrakyan 4495 at http://java.dzone.com