Working around the Swing setMinimumSize bug

by | Nov 26, 2006 | Java

Within Swing you’re supposed to be able to specify the minimum size for a frame with a simple call. For instance, assume that I made a frame that extends JFrame. Consider adding the following line to the constructor: setMinimumSize(new Dimension(600,400)); This...

At least my 6-year-old gets my humor…

by | Nov 25, 2006 | General

[Originally Posted 28-Apr-05] Last night my daughter, Isabelle, says to my wife Mommy, what do chamelions do when they get mad? (no I don’t know where she gets these questions, but that doesn’t stop me from having fun) I promptly replied: They spit...

Using Java Assertions

by | Nov 25, 2006 | Java

[Originally Posted 25-July-2004] Most Java programmers know that as of Java 2 release 1.4 a new keyword “assert” has been added. But far less programmers know what it’s good for. Developer Exchange has a great article explaining assertions and how to...

Introduction to AOP in Spring

by | Nov 25, 2006 | J2EE

[Originally Posted 18-July-2004] OnJava.com has a great article on Aspect Oriented Programming and the Spring Framework. AOP via Spring is done in a very neat and pragmatic approach. No pre-compilers (like AspectJ) needed. Just simple XML configuration of your Spring...

The Java is Faster than C++ Benchmark

by | Nov 25, 2006 | Java

[Originaly Posted 22-June-2004] I knew that Java was gaining ground on C++ in a lot of areas with respect to performance, but this is quite impressive… http://kano.net/javabench/index Note that while the client JavaVM still has pretty bad performance (it’s...

The Java Web Services Tutorial

by | Nov 25, 2006 | J2EE

[Originally Posted 26-May-2004] This tutorial is a beginner’s guide to developing enterprise applications using the Java Web Services Developer Pack (Java WSDP). The Java WSDP is an all-in-one download containing key technologies to simplify building of Web...

EJB 3.0 based on Hibernate… And more…!

by | Nov 25, 2006 | J2EE

[Originally Posted 13-May-2004] Once again the Open Source movement has a profound impact on the commercial Java market. Apparently the new Enterprise JavaBean spec (EJB 3.0) will be based on the Hibernate ORM system. Hibernate’s biggest reason for existance (in...

Linux FileSystem Comparisons…

by | Nov 25, 2006 | Linux

[Originally Posted 12-May-2004] If you use Linux you’ll find this interesting. If you use Linux and don’t understand what a file system is, please re-format your computer and install Windows XP – you might be better off.. Link: Linux FileSystem...