Category Archives: Java
Test your Java Skills
I am currently in a Java class at my university. This is a language that I think is just wonderful. Java (and .NET languages) truly utilizes Object Orientated Concepts to the fullest. When you are learning a language, it is sometimes difficult to test your skills. You certainly think you know a lot about the [...]
Learning about Applets
Web programming can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. The easiest web publication is a simple text file. You could upload it to the web and it would show up as just text. From the text file, you could progress to a simple HTML file. This is basically a [...]
Display a Double with two decimal places in Java
I just spent the longest time trying to find the easiest way to make a double display two decimal places in Java. Basically, I wanted to output money information, and it would look better if the money data says “$5.00″ instead of “$5.0″ as is sometimes the case. There are so many “solutions” to this, [...]
The most important reference document for Java
If you are new to Java, or are more experienced than anyone, you still need to look up stuff. Every developer has moments in their language of choice where they just can’t solve a problem. Or, they may just be looking for an easier way. Don’t be ashamed to look up a result. Doctors do [...]
High Quality Installers for Your Application
Now days, every program you download comes with an “installer.” Without such a program, your new application looks unfinished and unprofessional. However, most computer science students are not taught how to use such a program. They are never told where how to setup an installer to make their finished works look professional and classy. Last [...]
Learn Java Swing
If you talk to a lot of programmers these days, you will hear an increased number of conversations about Java. With the open sourcing of parts of the actual language, and the strong support that Sun Microsystems has pledged to help an Open Source Java succeed, you can be sure that Java is likely to [...]
Java SE 6 Released.
Sun Microsystems announced that they just released Java SE 6. Depending on who you ask, this is a great thing, or just so so. Joey deVilla, from Global Nerdy, was not impressed with Java 6. Of course, he has made a significant effort to avoid getting sucked in to the Java mindset. I thought it [...]
Free Java Open Source Software Bug Testing.
Programs inevitably have bugs. No matter how thorough a person is in their coding, there will almost always be some bugs in the code. Besides running through known possible errors, you can also use software to test your code. A lot of times, the testing software can be expensive. For open source developers, expensive testing [...]
Java to become open source
Sun Microsystems announced on October 25th that they are on the fast track to making Java an open source product. Sun has been on an open source soapbox since their new CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, took over the company. Open source software has paved the way for rapid development of great software throughout the world. Projects [...]
Installing a Java Compiler
So you have a great looking program. Perhaps you typed out the source code for the hello world tutorial. Now, you need to transfer that source code into a computer language. You do that through a process called compiling. In our case, Java is compiled into Java Bytecode. Compiling a Java file produces a new [...]
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