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JavaWorld
November 2001
Brian Goetz |
Can ThreadLocal solve the double-checked locking problem? ThreadLocal is indeed an underappreciated tool in the Java Class Library and does solve the thread-safety problems of DCL, but unfortunately it does not meet the performance objectives of DCL -- yet....   |
JavaWorld
February 2001
Brian Goetz |
Double-checked locking: Clever, but broken Many Java programmers are familiar with the double-checked locking idiom, which allows you to perform lazy initialization with reduced synchronization overhead. Though many Java books and articles recommend double-checked locking, unfortunately, it is not guaranteed to work... |
JavaWorld
November 2001 |
Letters to the Editor Should you enable assertions in a production system? What's the difference between Jxta and Jini? Do access modifiers prevent inheritance? Is MVC a design pattern? |
JavaWorld
October 2001
Brian Goetz |
Avoid synchronization deadlocks If you understand how your programs use synchronization, and apply consistent rules for acquiring multiple locks simultaneously, you can reduce the likelihood of synchronization deadlock in Java programs... |
JavaWorld
June 2002 |
Letters to the Editor Shouldn't Microsoft get credit where credit is due? How do you program a Java class file into an iPAQ? JavaWorld authors answers those questions and more. |
JavaWorld
June 2002
Jeff Friesen |
Achieve strong performance with threads, Part 2 Developers sometimes create multithreaded programs that produce erroneous values or exhibit other strange behaviors. Odd behavior typically arises when a multithreaded program does not use synchronization to serialize thread access to critical code sections. What does it mean to serialize thread access to critical code sections? This article explains Java's synchronization mechanism, and two problems that arise when developers fail to use that mechanism correctly. |
JavaWorld
March 2003 |
Letters to the Editor How do you handle failover in a Java Message Service (JMS) system? When is it safe not to declare a static field volatile in a threaded application? Is there synchronization hidden inside Struts? JavaWorld authors answer these questions and more in this month's Letters. |
JavaWorld
December 2000
John Zukowski |
Java threads: A comparative book review Java programs are multithreaded, whether you like it or not. This comparative review of six Java thread programming books will help you decide which books are the best read for learning the Java threading library and creating better technical solutions... |
JavaWorld
April 25, 2003 |
Letters to the Editor Authors discuss static versus lazy resolution; HTML/JavaServer Pages (JSP)/servlets versus Swing; thread safety with singletons; and more. |
JavaWorld
September 2000
Bruce Eckel |
Everything is an object, Part 1 This two-part article, excerpted from Chapter 2 in Thinking in Java 2nd. ed., moves you to the point where you can write your first Java program. Bruce Eckel gives an overview of the essentials... |
D-Lib
Sep/Oct 2012
Van de Sompel et al. |
A Perspective on Resource Synchronization The Web is highly dynamic, with resources continuously being created, updated, deleted, and moved. Web applications that leverage third party resources face the challenge of keeping in step with this rate of change. |
JavaWorld
June 2002 |
Study guide: Achieve strong performance with threads, Part 2 Glossary of terms... Tips and cautions... Homework... Answers to last month's homework... |
JavaWorld
February 2001
Allen Holub |
Warning! Threading in a multiprocessor world Many authors (myself included at one point) advocate the double-checked locking idiom to access a Singleton object in an intuitively thread-safe way. Unfortunately, for counterintuitive reasons, double-checked locking doesn't work... |
JavaWorld
August 2002
Jeff Friesen |
Achieve strong performance with threads, Part 4 The author completes his exploration of threads by focusing on thread groups, volatility, thread-local variables, timers, and the ThreadDeath class. |
Food Processing
January 2009 |
Rollout: New Food Products for January 2009 New food products guaranteed to whet the appetite. |
JavaWorld
July 2002
Jeff Friesen |
Achieve strong performance with threads, Part 3 How priority relates to thread scheduling, how to use the wait/notify mechanism to coordinate the activities of multiple threads, and how to use Java's thread interruption capability to terminate a running thread. |
JavaWorld
February 2001
Erwin Vervaet |
Java: It's a good thing In response to Simson Garfinkel's article 'Java: Slow, Ugly, and Irrelevant', the author takes a more realistic look at Java's situation. Indeed, Java is far from perfect. But when you take the time to look beyond the flames and the hype, what is left is an exciting and competitive language... |
JavaWorld
December 2000
Todd Sundsted |
Secure thread collaboration across protection domains When threads collaborate across protection domains, they introduce interesting wrinkles into the science of building secure applications. This month, we present these scenarios and shows how to use the AccessControlContext and GuardedObject classes to build solid solutions... |
JavaWorld
April 2002
Ramnivas Laddad |
I want my AOP!, Part 3 How to use AOP and AspectJ to solve real-world problems by modularizing crosscutting concerns... |
JavaWorld
December 2001
Bill Pierce |
Diagnose common runtime problems with hprof Ever been a few days from releasing an application when testing reveals a memory leak or something causing the CPU to spin out of control? Few people realize that the Java 2 JDK provides a useful profiling tool called hprof, which you can use to diagnose these behaviors with minimal fuss... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2008
Nielsen & Plans |
Java Computer Language Eyes Safety-Critical, Real-Time Applications A new drive in the Java community seeks to expand the language's applicability to safety-critical where failure puts lives at risk. |
JavaWorld
November 2000
Geoff Friesen |
Applications, applets, and hybrids This article establishes our bearings and sets sail to the land of applications, applets, and hybrids (an unusual category of Java programs)... |
JavaWorld
July 25, 2003 |
Letters to the Editor JavaWorld authors discuss byte code encryption, jEdit's attractive features, method synchronization, and more. |
JavaWorld
May 2002
Jeff Friesen |
Achieve strong performance with threads, Part 1 Users expect programs to exhibit strong performance. To satisfy those expectations, your programs often use threads. This article begins a four-part series that examines threads. You receive an introduction to threads, explore the Thread class, and learn about runnables... |
JavaWorld
October 2000
Bruce Eckel |
Everything is an object, Part 2 Eckel takes you through name visibility and using components from other libraries; the static keyword; and comments and embedded documentation. By the end, you should be able to build your first Java program... |
Fast Company
September 2002 |
The Big Book of Business Billed as a one-stop resource for ideas, practices, and data on every aspect of building companies, managing people, and working, the 2.5 million-word, 2,220-page volume is a cross between a Baedeker for business and Business for Dummies. |
JavaWorld
July 2000
Jacob Weintraub |
Learn how to store data in objects In this second installment of Java 101, Jacob Weintraub delves into storing data in Java and the various ways you can use that data. Specifically, he examines how objects store data and how you can pass data to objects in method calls... |
JavaWorld
March 2001
Humphrey Sheil |
J2EE project dangers! You need to juggle many balls when embarking on an enterprise Java project: vendor relationships, chronic over-engineering in both design and development, staying sane. This article analyzes the top 10 dangers that threaten the success of all enterprise Java projects... |
JavaWorld
November 2000
Tim Fielden |
Sun's latest Java development wins big Sun's new Java Web Start offers options for deploying full-featured Java applications effectively, while improving bottom-line costs. Find out what the InfoWorld Test Center has to say about Sun's new technology... |
Linux Journal
February 1, 2003
Schouten et al. |
Inside the Intel Compiler How did Intel's compiler beat gcc on Benchmarks? Intel's compiler developers explain IA-32 optimizations they use. |
Unix Insider
September 2000
Jim Mauro |
Scheduling in the user threads library User level threads in Solaris implement a priority scheme and queue-management system distinct from the kernel thread priorities and per-processor dispatch queues that exist in the kernel. This month, Jim Mauro lays the groundwork for discussion on the internals of the threads library, relative to scheduling and thread priorities. |
InternetNews
March 1, 2011 |
HP PPM Refresh to Help Projects Stay on Course HP refreshes its Project and Portfolio Management software to help bring more certainty to the often uncertain matter of completing projects on time and within budget. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Resource Management: A Delicate Balance Resource management requires measuring and controlling supply and demand. It's no easy feat. |
JavaWorld
March 2001
John Zukowski |
Performance books put to the test Want to make your users very happy? Improve the performance of your Java programs. This article puts six Java performance books to the test. Help put Java's lack-of-performance myth to rest by using one or more of these books to optimize your programs... |
JavaWorld
July 2000
Raghavan N. Srinivas |
Java security evolution and concepts, Part 2: Java security Since Java code can originate from anywhere in the network, code-centric security is very important for Java development. This article will examine the challenges associated with running Java code securely over the network. |
JavaWorld
September 2000
Tom Yager |
Microsoft's C# public beta hits a high note Java's success, and Sun's control of it, has prompted Microsoft to respond with its C# initiative. C# in many ways is a blend of the power of C++ and Java's built-in protections. Java developers will be well served to learn about C#'s pros and cons -- and how the initiative could affect Java's future. |
JavaWorld
September 2000
Tal Liron |
Launching into Java Here's the vision: Instead of clunky Web applications, service providers will design full-blown Java applications with multiple windows, drag and drop, printing and database-query capabilities, directory access, and message queuing, all in a package that runs from users' desktops... |
JavaWorld
January 2, 2004
Humphrey Sheil |
In pursuit of perfection If we could just address Java's weak points, we might make Java that mythical beast -- the perfect technology platform. So then, what are those changes? Is there such a thing as the perfect technology platform, and does Java have the potential to become it? |
D-Lib
Jan/Feb 2013
Klein et al. |
A Technical Framework for Resource Synchronization Our first paper introduced a perspective on the resource synchronization problem and introduced a template that organized possible components of a resource synchronization framework in a modular manner. This paper details a technical framework devised using that template. |
Information Today
August 2000 |
Gale Group Launches History Resource Center Gale Group has announced the release of the History Resource Cente. The subscription service, designed primarily for libraries, schools, and universities, is the first product to integrate history's most important documents within a single interface |
InternetNews
June 28, 2004
Michael Singer |
J2SE 1.5: A Tiger By the Tail The Standard Edition is slated for a fall release via the Java Development Kit (JDK). J2SE 1.5 introduces several revisions to the core XML platform. |
JavaWorld
August 2000
Sanjay Mahapatra |
Benefit from platform-independent builds This article explains the advantages of using a platform-independent, automated build process, and it describes two tools that support such a process, namely Make in Java (jmk) from the Free Software Foundation and Ant from the Jakarta Apache Project. |
Job Journal
August 31, 2008
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Executives Set Ethical Standards By their example, management sets an organization's ethical compass. |
JavaWorld
March 25, 2002
James Niccolai & Matt Berger |
Sun exec sees focus shifting to clients Providing a consistent way to run Java programs on PCs, cell phones, and other client computers is the next hurdle in evolving Java, said the head of Sun Microsystems' Java and XML software group... |
InternetNews
January 14, 2010 |
Java SE Fixes Bugs and Updates Performance More than 300 bugs got stomped in this 18th update to the standard Java release. |
Salon.com
January 18, 2001
Simson Garfinkel |
Java fans fight back OK, Sun's programming language does have some good points, but it's still a long way from perfect... |
JavaWorld
May 2001
John Zukowski |
Master Java with these introductory books This article reviews six new introductory Java books released within the last year. Should you stick with the old standbys like Java in a Nutshell, Core Java, and The Java Tutorial -- each in their third edition or higher? Or, is it time to move on and try something new? |
Unix Insider
November 2000
Cameron Laird, Kathryn Soraiz & Derek Lac |
Scripting systems unite An introduction to Silk, the programming language that unites Java and Scheme... |
JavaWorld
March 2002
Jennifer Orr |
Java's top guns JavaWorld presents the winners of its 2002 Editors' Choice Awards. Find out which technologies won Best Java Virtual Machine, Best Java-XML Tool, Best Java Device Application Development Tool, Most Innovative Product, and more... |
Salon.com
January 21, 2003
Farhad Manjoo |
Is there hope for Java? A judge has ordered Microsoft to make it easy for Sun's popular programming language to work with Windows. But the remedy may be too little, too late. |
