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Lean service architectures with Java EE 6
Thanks to Java EE 6's simplified development model, a few interfaces and annotated classes are all you need to implement the facade, the service, and the domain structure that constitute a lean service-oriented architecture. Surprised? Read on.
Adam Bien, April 2009

Writing good unit tests, Part 2: Follow your nose
Klaus Berg continues his investigation of the tools and best practices that facilitate programming with GUTs. Get tips for writing cleaner, more efficient assertions, handling checked and unchecked exceptions, and knowing when and how to refactor your test code. Examples are based on JUnit 3 and 4, TestNG, and Hamcrest.
Klaus P. Berg, April 2009

Jump into JavaFX, Part 4: The advanced APIs
Jeff Friesen completes his comprehensive tour of the JavaFX APIs with a look at how JavaFX handles media, GUIs, and special effects. You'll also try your hand at building and deploying a stock-ticker application to Google Chrome.
Jeff Friesen, April 2009

REST for Java developers, Part 4: The future is RESTful
Find out why REST interfaces are foundational for emerging architectures such as the Semantic Web. Brian Sletten takes a big-picture view of REST, now and in the future, in this final article in his series.
Brian Sletten, April 2009

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NEWS & VIEWS

Sun's open source chief slams Google App Engine
04/13/2009 -  Sun open source chief Simon Phipps is unhappy about Google's decision to support only a subset of Java in its Google App Engine. The decision flies in the face of a decade of tightly defined Java platform compatibility, he said.
Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service

Where did Sun go wrong?
04/10/2009 -  Once a Silicon Valley star, Sun Microsystems has lost most of its shine in the decade since the dot-com bubble burst. Elizabeth Montalbano reports on the series of missteps that have led this great innovator to impasse.
Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service

Google to add 'every damn' service to Apps
04/09/2009 -  Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division, recently used Twitter to announce that all of the company's productivity and collaboration software will be available to Googe Apps users. Whether 'tweet' is the medium for messaging enterprise decision makers is up for debate.
Chris Kanaracus and Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service

Google App Engine now supports Java
04/08/2009 -  Google App Engine has added Java support to its latest upgrade, with tech lead Kevin Gibbs stating that the new features will enable the cloud services platform to better interface with existing enterprise technologies.
Paul Krill, InfoWorld

If IBM owns Java ...
04/03/2009 -  After years of speculation, it appears that Sun Microsystems is on the cusp of being bought out by IBM. Steven Vaughan-Nichols asks open source leaders familiar with IBM what the merger will mean for open source, Java-based development.
Steven Vaughan-Nichols, JavaWorld.com

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Enriching Swing-based UIs: A quick tutorial
It's easy to throw together a cookie-cutter Swing-based user interface, but a little extra time and effort can really pay off. In this quick tutorial, Client-side Java blogger Jeff Friesen demonstrates simple steps to improve a basic, Swing-based login using Swing and Java 2D.

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