Ajit Sagar

One of the salient aspects of the Java language is the control it gives to developers for dynamically generating and reusing code. This allows the language to offer Java programmers the ability to write code in which the actual behavior is determined at runtime. Of the eleven buzzwords used to define Java, this article is going to focus on the dynamic nature of the Java programming language. One of the salient aspects of the Java language is the control it gives to developers for dynamically generating and reusing code. This allows the language to offer Java programmers the ability to write code in which the actual behavior is determined at runtime. Of the eleven buzzwords used to define Java, this article is going to focus on the dynamic nature of the Java programming... (more)

Son, We Aren't in the '30s Anymore

In my teens I was an avid reader of Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason books. You may be familiar with the TV series also. Last week my mom, who is visiting us here in the U.S., made an interesting observation when she was going through one of Gardner's books. She said: "You know, Paul Drake [the detective] always used to go to a public telephone booth to make a call to Perry. When you c... (more)

Servlets Friends

Java needs to address the needs of performance and robustness on the server side to fulfill its promise of providing a networking solution for the enterprise. Servlets complement applets on the server side and complete the definition of Java's role in the client/server hierarchy. In the next few years, servlets are going to play a prominent role in the acceptance of Java as the primary o... (more)

Java in the Middle Tier

This month the Java platform segues into the new millennium. These are very exciting times; 1999 was a crucial year in the acceptance of Java in the enterprise as one of the key drivers of e-business. It's ironic that applets ­ the components of Java that helped propel it into the mainstream of Internet applications ­ currently occupy a backseat in the vehicle that propels Java into the ... (more)

Now Playing: XML, In A Crucial Role In Application Server Suites

During the last couple of years there have been several developments in the application server environment. Nineteen ninety-nine truly was the "Year of the Application Server." The evolution of the application server market has been influenced by several factors. The term application server almost always refers to Java application servers (Microsoft's MTS and COM+ notwithstanding), i.e.,... (more)