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The Java Game Development Tutorial

Fabian Birzele presents a very detailed introduction into the development of online games using Java.

Working with files and directories in Java (2)

Keld Hansen builds on last months tutorial, showing us this month how to make a nice graphical view of our files and directory listings.

Working with files and directories in Java

Java contains a lot of useful utility packages. One is java.util with its lists, maps, and calendar stuff--a lot to look into and use in your applications. Another package, java.io, contains what you need for reading and writing files and handling data streams in general.

Professional Java Server Programming J2EE Edition Chapter 12

From the point of view of the JSP developer, the only significant new feature of JSP 1.1 is support for tag extensions(often referred to as custom tags). However, this proves to be very significant indeed. Check it out in this excerpt from Wrox Press' Professional Java Server Programming.

Using your own exception classes in Java

Keld Hansen offers a simple, systematic approach which will help Java developers implement some solid error handling in their code. The building blocks are Java's Exception-classes.

Java RMI

Java RMI contains a wealth of experience in designing and implementing Java's Remote Method Invocation. Learn tips and tricks for making your RMI code excel, strategies for working with serialization, threading, the RMI registry, and more! From O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Beginning Java Networking

Unlike other programming languages, Java had support for network programming built into it right from the start. Java, therefore, allows you to develop powerful network applications with exceptional ease. This book introduces you to the world of Java network programming and takes you far inside it. From Wrox Press.

Initializing an HTML-form using JSP and JavaScript

Keld Hansen presents a safe, yet robust, technique for initializing the controls in a form using JavaScript functions that are executed when the HTML-page is loaded. The method requires minimal JSP coding, leaving the HTML-section almost free of JSP-constructs.

Beginning Java 2- JDK 1.3 Version Images and Animation

Learn how to create an animated applet, measure time intervals, and make a dropped image bounce in this excerpt from "Beginning Java 2" from Wrox Press.

Unit Testing Java Programs

Testing programs can be very boring. Especially testing other people's programs. And especially if you're a programmer. But programmers love to write programs, so why not let the programmers write some programs that'll do the testing for them?

3D User Interfaces with Java 3D

A practical guide for providing next-generation applications with 3D user interfaces for manipulation of in-scene objects. "A roadmap from Java 3D to 'Swing 3D'." From Manning Publications.

A very simple JSP-architecture Part 2

Join Keld Hansen as he adds a couple of new functions to last months "customer-lookup" application. Discussed briefly is the "portability of JSP-pages" and a few tips on how to ease debugging JSP-pages.

A very simple JSP-architecture

Keld Hansen presents a simple JSP-architecture, along with a handful of useful techniques, for the quick creation of web-applications - without loss of quality.

Beginning Java Databases

Learn how to use two powerful technologies to build successful Java database applications. Find out how relational databases work and how you can use them in your Java programs, through the JDBC interface.

Professional Java Security : Symmetric Encryption

Computer security covers a multitude of areas ranging from low-level operating system security to higher-level application security. Professional Java Security concentrates on the latter, and will show you how to protect your applications with cryptography and the Java security model. From Wrox Press.

Java Cookbook : Chapter 18: Web Server Java: Servlets and JSP - Part 1

The Java Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for anyone programming in Java. Developers will find hundreds of tried-and-true Java "recipes" covering all of the major APIs as well as some APIs that aren't as well documented in other Java books. From O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Professional Java Programming

Professional Java Programming provides a comprehensive guide for those with a small amount of Java experience, as well as helping the experienced reader utilize more advanced techniques. This weeks installment covers Layout Managers and GUI Construction. From Wrox Press.

Professional Java Data : J2EE Messaging

Requiring a working knowledge of Java, this book is for both novice and more experienced programmers who wish to develop applications using various data access technologies provided by the Java platform. Covered in this chapter is J2EE Messaging. From Wrox Press

Poor Man's Graphics

Avoid the use of an applet and keep things as simple as possible. Learn how to use a JavaBean to create a professional looking bar chart that retains all of the benefits of HTML, such as style sheets, links, mouseover effects, etc.

Java2D: An Introduction and Tutorial

This tutorial presents a quick introduction to the basics of Java2D and the use of the Graphics2D class in Java 1.2.

Java Programmer's Reference

This book is a quick reference to the parts of the Java language and libraries you'll need 90% of the time - the language has grown so large it is not possible to cover the entire class library in one book. Instead, this book covers the commonly-used packages: the Java language, utility, I/O, and network programming classes, together which those for GUI development using the Abstract Windowing Toolkit and Swing, applets, event handling, and Java Beans.

Learning Java Chapter 14: Using Swing Components

Learn about buttons and labels, checkboxes and Radio Buttons, and lists and combo boxes in this excerpt of "Learning Java" from O'Reilly.

Beginning Java Objects Chapters 2 and 3

This book is for anyone who wants to learn not only the Java 2 language, but also how to structure a problem properly from an object-oriented perspective.

Open Source Shopping Cart

Directives for Browser-based Memory and Multiple Merchants on One Cart With a Dumb Server and No Cookies.

Introduction to Java

Selena Sol takes you through every step of learning Java. This tutorial is for everyone who wants to learn Java.

Part 10: Components
Most modern interfaces are built around the concept of "components" which are reusable widgets that perform some user-interface function, such as Buttons, Scroll Bars, Menu Bars, etc.

Part 9: Using the AWT To Build User Interfaces
Now we need to go from a simple application to a more serious one. To do so, we will take advantage of the AWT class package that is distributed with the JDK.

Part 8: Constructing .Zip, .Cab, and .Jar Files
All you need to know about putting together these applet archive files.

Part 7: Distributing Applets
Once you have finalized your applet code, the final stage in the development process will be to determine how to make your program available to browsers on the web.

Part 6: Building Your First Application
Selena goes through all the Java code and HTML necessary to create a java application.

Part 5: Java Classes
Now that we understand the most basic Java syntax it is time to learn how object-oriented design is implemented in Java.

Part 4: Data Types and Variables
Selena covers all the elements you'll use in your programs, including variables, operators, and arrays.

Part 3: Installing the Java Development Kit
The first step in programming Java is getting the tools you'll need.

Part 2: Introduction to Object-Oriented Design
Here, we describe the merits of procedural- versus object-oriented programming.

Part 1: Introduction to Java
A brief history of the Java language and a summary of the 12 design principles.

Professional Java XML Programming

"Professional Java XML Programming with Servlets and JSP" has the goal of teaching the reader about the concepts and underlying ideas of combining Java and XML.

How to Add Java Applets to Your Site

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Time Management Made Easy with the Quartz Enterprise Job Scheduler
Why not just use the Java timer API? This open source scheduling API boasts simplicity, ease-of-integration, a well-rounded feature set, and it's free!

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Reverse Complement
Reverse Complement is a simple applet that converts DNA or RNA sequences into three useful formats.

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