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Letters to the Editor

This month: Readers cut HotSpot (and Java) down to size. Plus, more MessageBox app questions for Jack Harich; new columnist Bryan Morgan fields his first Distributed Objects inquiry; and Mark Johnson may just have to switch from instant — “freeze-dr

Designing a cross-platform look and feel with Java

Learn how to fulfill the promise of “Write Once, Run Anywhere” with one-time GUI design methods

Java Lobby says Microsoft official tried to “pull a fast one”

Microsoft Java evangelist claims foul after Java Lobby excludes him from a meeting designed to discuss “tactics for offsetting Microsoft’s attempts to wrest control of Java”

Analysis of Hewlett-Packard’s JVM: Java grows up

HP’s move is probably a good thing for Java — if not for Sun

iButtons: The first ready-to-buy 2.0 Java Card API devices

Develop, build, and test Java Card applications

IBM licenses Sun’s Java Chips for range of devices

IBM’s broad-based manufacturing and design capabilities and ASICs experience expand potential for Java apps on electronics front

Zealous developers confident of Java’s future

Has Java passed the critical mass for becoming a standard?

Java in jeopardy?

Continuing fragmentation and political wrangling could put Sun’s vision at risk

Microsoft takes wraps off Visual J++ 6.0

Software giant creates thicker ties between Java and Windows with WFCs (PLUS: A robust, well-rounded collection of hand-picked resources that will tell you everything you need to know about VJ++ and how it may impact Java!)

Sun’s Zander sees networks everywhere

Internet World keynote provides look into “network revolution”

IDG’s JavaWorld Magazine and Computer Literacy (Bookshops+Online) Form

The JavaWorld Virtual Bookstore

Java Lobby says Microsoft official tried to “pull a fast one,” attend strategy meeting

Microsoft Java evangelist claims foul after Java Lobby excludes him from a meeting designed to discuss “tactics for offsetting Microsoft’s attempts to wrest control of Java.”

Sun, IBM join to announce JavaOS for Business

Next version of Java operating system touted as new standard for NCs

Report from JavaOne: Participants speak their mind

Conference goers offer keen insight about keynote speakers and topics, Java, and JavaOne 1998

Sun’s Scott McNealy and Alan Baratz discuss preliminary ruling in MS/Sun suit

U.S. District Court judge’s decision on Java compatibility reviewed at special JavaOne press conference

News and New Product Briefs (4/1/98)

PalmPilots ubiquitous at JavaOne, despite device’s current decaffeinated status

3Com offers Conduit Development Kit (Java Edition), but what about JVM?

PersonalJava targets non-desktop computers

Expert offers key tips to help make your PC-savvy applets scale to consumer devices

The three faces of Java

Novell’s Eric Schmidt considers three contrasting perspectives on Java

ILOG JViews: Backed by programming experience

This ILOG profile demonstrates why the new JViews Java class library should gain easy acceptance as a component-based 2D GUI repository

We test the top 6 Java visual IDEs

The latest pack of Java tools delivers full JDK 1.1 support, raises the bar on performance and features

News and New Product Briefs (3/16/98)

Java virtual machine books — a comparative review

Laurence goes under the hood of the available JVM books to help you find the best guide for your needs

HotSpot: A new breed of virtual machine

Sun’s next-generation dynamic compiler generates bytecodes that scream

IBM scales up Java plans

Company to add Enterprise Java application server functionality to a range of its middleware products

Intel, Comcast invest in Intertainer’s Java-based technology

Through Java, users now can create their own customized programming schedules

Sun pushes Java’s performance, browser independence

VP Jim Mitchell discusses Activator at recent Net + Com show

Money loves Java

Outpouring of funds help Java mature as a development environment

IBM augments OS/2 with new Java virtual machine DECK: Big Blue outlines enhancements to operating system

Sybase enhances Java database driver and Web transactions

Now you can get increased security with the new jConnect for JDBC 3.0

Visual Café for Java 2.5 delivers development flexibility

Solid beta ups the ante for rival products

Object initialization in Java

The full story of object initialization in the Java language and virtual machine

Internet Showcase features distinguished Java products

Highlights at exclusive Coursey show include Ariba ORMS, General Magic’s Serengeti, SilverStream, and Webline

Help us tailor this year’s JavaOne Today

Does Sun want to become the next Microsoft?

A little-known group within JavaSoft could make this happen

Practical Java at Software Development ’98

Developers get together to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of building Java-based software

Impressions of SD ’98

A programmer’s perspective on the recent Software Developer Conference in San Francisco

Get ready to Swing (1.0)

The Java look and feel goes Organic — and it adds a new default, cross-platform look

Make Visual J++ 1.1 earn its version number

Follow these steps to upgrade Visual J++ 1.1 to support most JDK 1.1 features

News and New Product Briefs (2/27/98)

Letters to the Editor

An irate reader calls upon Barry Bowen to defend his coverage of the JFC vs. AFC debate; praise for Laurence Vanhelsuwé’s cream-of-the-crop JDBC books review; and a few readers want to know why JavaWorld doesn’t work quite th

Java on the MacOS: A report from Macworld San Francisco

While lagging behind on its releases, it looks like things are back on track for Mac Java

News and New Product Briefs (2/15/98)

McNealy touts Java everywhere, TCI deal

At Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sun CEO wows audience with demos on new and future Java products

Sun readies JavaBeans scripting tools

JACL to debut at JavaOne as the standard, cross-platform interface for linking JavaBeans components

JFC vs. AFC: Which GUI toolkit should you use?

An objective, in-depth, technical comparison of both technologies — from a developer’s perspective. Plus: a step-by-step guide to running AFC apps using Sun’s JDK 1.1

Giving currency to the Java Card API

A developer’s guide to opportunities on a new Java platform

Performance tests show Java as fast as C++

Java has endured criticism for its laggard performance (relative to C++) since its birth, but the performance gap is closing

XML speeds along in standards land

Java’s little brother has gained support from a number of competitors. Find out what this fresh-faced technology holds for you

A perspective on interfaces

How to solve problems with Java’s interfaces