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				JMX (Java Management Extensions) is around for quite a while. But since Java 1.5 the JDK is bundled with JConsole, a JMX client, which will hopefully boost the popularity …			
					
								
												
									
					
				The title of this article is hugely misleading. Or somewhat at least. The presentation has to take place yet. And it is my own – so how great can …			
					
								
												
									
					
				JSpring vond net als JFall van afgelopen jaar weer plaats in de Reehorst in Ede, een mooie locatie en vooral goed bereikbaar met de auto. Er stonden weer diverse …			
					
								
												
									
			
						
								 Jeroen van Wilgenburg
								 June 12, 2006
								 Oracle, Development Tools, IT, Java, Oracle WebLogic Server, Software Development, Software Engineering, Tools, Web HTML5 CSS3, Web/Java
								
							 
					
					
							
						
				Earlier this year Oracle donated their JSF UI components from ADF Faces to the Apache Software Foundation. Since ADF is more than a set of UI components it was …			
					
								
												
									
					
				Next Thursday, June 15th, I will present on the Dutch Java User Group Conference, on the integration between Java on the one hand and BPEL (specifically Oracle BPEL PM) …			
					
								
												
									
					
				Any article discussing AJAX is currently an instant hit. Articles talking about JSF (Java Server Faces) are also pretty hot. So the combination must drive the number of reads …			
					
								
												
									
					
				In summer 2000 I started in the Field Service development team of Oracle’s eBusiness Suite (http://www.oracle.com/applications/service/srvonl_cont.html). The web form Dispatch Center contains four Java applets. One of them is …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				With all those fancy plug-ins for Microsoft tools release 2 of Oracle Grid Control 10g seems to be a must-have. However, according to many postings on the internet, installation …			
					
								
												
									
					
				One of the features in Java Server Faces that distinguishes it from for example JSP technology, is the ability to access UI Components programmatically, at run-time. This makes it …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
							
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				It was promised and now it has been delivered: The Oracle UIX 2.2 Migration Tool allows you to migrate a project built using Oracle ADF UIX to use Oracle …			
					
								
												
									
					
				Developing Web Applications using Java/J2EE technology has not been a picnic over the last few years. It was often hard work, complex, not very productive and the results were …			
					
								
												
									
					
				Writing a plugin for Eclipse sounds scary and difficult. A few years ago I had to do a project with some other students for school. The project was writing …			
					
								
												
									
					
				Introduction MDA stands for Model Driven Architecture. It is a framework from the Object Management Group (OMG). The basic idea about MDA is to generate code from visual UML …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Last friday a customer asked us if we knew how to resize images in java. Their clients are uploading images that need to be resized automatically. In the past …			
					
								
												
									
					
				ROME is a java library to do things with RSS and Atom feeds. Things can be reading, writing, merging and converting. Because RSS and Atom feeds are a standard …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Who is not raving about Web 2.0, the advent of Rich Internet Applications, the marvels of AJAX and of course the wonderful, productive world of Java Web application development …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				My first experience with BPEL was late 2004 using the Oracle BPEL PM and Designer plugin for Eclipse. Afterwards, I have worked primarily with the Oracle JDeveloper BPEL Designer …			
					
								
												
									
					
				Cobertura a coverage tool. A coverage tool shows how many lines of code are touched. In most cases you’ll use Cobertura to see how good your regressions test are. …			
					
								
												
									
					
				In a previous article (AJAX – What’s the Buzz Part 1), we discussed the introduction to AJAX as a Design Pattern. We saw a simple demonstration leading up to …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Oracle recently released its first production version of a graphical database development tool called “SQL Developer†(version 1.0) – formerly project Raptor. If you have ever worked with Oracle …			
					
								
												
									
					
				What’s the resemblance between Tai Chi and the Spring Framework? Nothing. …Hmm, it might be noted that both support in gaining an healthy architecture, the first regarding the human …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				I am happy to see that a subversion extension is available for JDeveloper (10.1.3). Although it is still an early access version, it seems to work properly. Currently it …			
					
								
												
									
					
				In a previous article, Introduction to Blackbox testing of Web Applications using Selenium I have introduced Selenium, a framework for Web Application testing – any HTML/JavaScript Web Application, regardless …			
					
								
												
									
					
				After my visit tot JavaPolis, in December 2005, I wrote a brief article on Selenium, a tool for testing Web Applications. For one of our internal Knowledge Center Sessions …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Last week, release 4.0 of JUnit was published. You may have seen some of the announcements. The JUnit homepage (http://www.junit.org/index.htm)does not reflect this fact at the time of writing, …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				For one of our Java projects, I wanted to help a colleague getting started with unit testing. Due to high time pressure, there was a real risk that – …			
					
								
												
									
					
				About a year ago I designed and developed a “JDAPI-toolbox” while migrating a medium sized (ca. 600 modules) Oracle Forms 6i application to webforms 10g for a customer in …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				A 30-Jan-2006 Press release announces new name for HTML DB, see http://www.oracle.com/corporate/press/2006_jan/013006_appexchange_customers_finalsite.html			
					
								
												
									
					
				AJAX opens up a lot of possibilities – that in truth by and large already existed pre-AJAX. In a series of articles, I am discussing the concept of post …			
					
								
												
									
					
				It has finally happened: JDeveloper 10.1.3 has been released. No news headlines on the OTN frontpage yet, but to be found on the JDeveloper download page:   That went …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Just announced, Skype 2.0 has been released. This version also supports Video calls! Have a look at http://www.skype.com/products/for more info. Click the “Video call” link at the bottom of …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				I recently attended a three-day training workshop for OptimalJ (the Architect Edition). OptimalJ promises to provide a complete MDA solution, and this was my first opportunity to get some …			
					
								
												
									
					
				After having tried the tree2 component from the MyFaces Tomahawk library – see: Apache MyFaces (open source JSF implementation) – Using the Tree2 Component with JDeveloper 10.1.3 -, I …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				As Frank Nimphius pointed out in his blog, a JDeveloper group has been started at Frappr. Come out and show yourself with a photo and your (current) location on …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				As a first recap of my five days at Javapolis, here are my thoughts on trends, past, present and future of the Java platform. Expect to see more in-depth …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Just browsing through my RSS feeds-reader, I stumbled across three very interesting announcements: JSR-220, the Enterprise JavaBean 3.0 specification, has reached Proposed Final Draft status. Programmers should expect that …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Many frameworks offer support for developing web applications. Allmost all of them implement the MVC pattern. They can be divided into two groups: action based and component based frameworks. …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				We just received word about the results from the RAD race at JavaPolis 2005. 12 teams competed against each other, each bringing its favourite technology stack. It is a …			
					
								
												
									
					
							
						
				Selenium, a test-tool for Web Applications, was the subject of one of the quicky presentations (15 minutes max) on JavaPolis this week. It is described as: Selenium is a …