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The rise of rich Internet applications (RIAs) has lately become a hot topic in the Java community. In addition to new technologies like AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), MacroMedia Flex, and ...

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Ease of use is a frequently cited mantra in software that is meant to reduce human drudgery and tedium. Unfortunately, much of the software in the market is often unfriendly to first-time or casual ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The best way to teach the concept of Java user input to new software developers is to show them ...

A new open-source framework aimed at simplifying the development of Java-based Web applications will debut at JavaOne Monday with support from a former Sun Microsystems Java evangelist. Wicket, an ...

A few years ago I wrote a Soduko solver in Java. Works great, except I have to edit the source file to change the input because I could never get Swing to work like my mental model said it should. Cut ...