Crucial semantics
Dotting i's, crossing t's, hoping to keep the lawyers away

Plug-in to Reusability in Java
In this article Keld will uncover the secrets of "Plug-in Architecture,"where parameterized classes are the plug-ins. We'll define Interfaces for several important classes used in an application, and then, we'll give the actual class names in a parameter file read by the application on start-up.

Rant: Rich web applications

I haven't done a good bile type rant in a while so here goes...Am I the only person that thinks the current browser is a stop gap at best in terms of a base level for application development. I'll admit from a business perspective I can see why we have all these browser based applications. 99% of everyone has access to IE or Firefox. The application runs on the server and doesn't "install"anything reducing deployment costs. In theory that is all good. However, what will it take in the industry to move further?

This rant started today by reading Kevin's blog post on Rich web applications (Kevin's comments have nothing to do with the rant, the concept just set me off). He links to another post about the guys at Oddpost. Apparently they have floated around a number of places writing cool DHTML/Javascript components. From a user perspective applications like Oddpost and Gmail are indeed cool. However, it feels trying to turn a bicycle into and tank. One was not meant to be the other originally.

I'm not ranting to advocate Java is the end all be all solution to this problem. I think it is evolving into an option. There are other technologies floating around like Flex and Laszlo. It just seems to me that the W3C, Microsoft, Sun, Mozilla, and others should be taking a look at the successes and limitations of today's browser based world and "refactoring"things into a better platform for tomorrow development needs.Rich web applications

Asking "Why" at Sun Laboratories: A Conversation with Director, Glenn
Sun Laboratories Director, Glenn Edens, discusses new research developments in the Java language and the gratifications and trials of running a research lab.

JavaOne Submission advice
"Avoid Crappy Abstracts"

Code for teaching
What care should be taken with the code we give our students

In the middle
Is "would be nice"a compelling reason for a new language feature?

Room for Big Ideas?
Re-examining keynotes

Valgrind 2.2.0: Memory Debugging and Profiling
For tracking down memory leaks and other performance issues, the ease and flexibility of Valgrind may make up for slow runtimes.