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)
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)
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)
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)
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)