The tools available to the Java developer exhibit several unifying concepts, which provide a framework to explore the next transition in Java-development tools.

Here we are again, back for another look at the underbelly of Java. Those of you that don't know what I write about, stay tuned; those that do, feel free to jump to the next paragraph. Straight talking is what we do here. We strip away all the hype and look under the cover of the Java ...

The year isn't long, is it? Time seems to be whipping along at a tremendous pace. It seems like only a couple of weeks ago that we were at JavaOne talking over all things Java with anyone prepared to listen. We spoke to Sun, IBM and Oracle, to name but a few of the big boys. Now, Oracl...

Come, friends, family and passersby, welcome to the start of a new column, from the good old keyboard of Alan Williamson. Some of you may have read my previous column under the banner name of 'Visual Cafe.' That column looked at various aspects of the Java language, including such g...

What's all the fuss about Java? Like coffee addicts, people are running about with Java in their veins, hyped up in this new euphoria known generically as Java'. Unfortunately, many, if not most, don't really know or understand what it is all about, but they are enjoying the high anywa...

Sun Microsystems Sun strongly supports the open standards process -- open access to technology is what JavaSoft is built on. Not only do standards bodies make great contributions in keeping technologies stable and accessible to all comers, they enable a viable clone market. As Scott M...

When it comes to Java, the world is basically divided into two major groups: the Java technologists and enthusiasts, and the rest of the IT community. The enthusiasts are thrilled by Java. They just explore the capabilities of this new technology. Nobody has to convince them about how ...