Getting started with the FMA and Jiro Java / Miscellaneous
This article is the first in a three-part series that looks at how Sun Microsystems's Jiro technology and the Distributed Management Task Force's Web-Based Enterprise Management Initiative (WBEM) can simplify the creation of management applications for heterogeneous environments.
Applets calling native methods Java / Applet Building
Can applets call native methods? The answer is yes. Since there is alwasy more than one way to fold a map please be 100% certain that you cannot do the same thing with with the java libraries. If you are certain that the functionality you are looking for can only be found in native code, lets get started.
Intelligent data keeps Swing simple Java / Swing
Learn a technique called iData, or intelligent data. You can use the iData architecture to create a central repository of data within your application. By doing so, you'll more fully separate data from presentation and produce code that's cleaner and easier to maintain. There's even an open source toolkit available with sample code to help you get started.