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JavaWorld June 13, 2003 Jeff Friesen |
Datastructures and algorithms, Part 2 This article concludes a two-part series that explores two important computer science topics: datastructures and algorithms. |
JavaWorld October 2002 Jeff Friesen |
Java's character and assorted string classes support text-processing Text-processing is one of the more frequent activities in which computer programs engage. Java supports that activity via the Character, String, StringBuffer, and StringTokenizer classes. This article explores each class and introduces you to an assortment of those classes' methods. |
JavaWorld November 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Class and object initialization An exploration of class and object initialization, which introduces the strange concepts of the <clinit> and <init> methods... |
JavaWorld December 2000 Mark Johnson |
C#: A language alternative or just J--?, Part 2 Despite their enormous similarities, Java and C# differ greatly in many language details and also in their basic technical intent. This second article of a two-part series covers C# language constructs and concludes with some speculation on the idea of standardizing C#... |
JavaWorld September 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 6 Learn why Java's standard class library contains empty interfaces (such as Cloneable and Serializable). Also, examine the power of interfaces and learn why they provide more than a workaround for Java's lack of multiple implementation inheritance support... |
JavaWorld March 2002 Jeff Friesen |
Exceptions to the programming rules, Part 1 Learn about exceptions and how to handle them in C, C++, and Java. Learning how to handle exceptions in various languages gives you an appreciation for why exception handling works the way it does in Java... |
JavaWorld April 2001 Geoff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 1 An introduction to object-oriented programming and how to declare classes and create objects from those classes... |
JavaWorld February 2001 Geoff Friesen |
Non-object-oriented language basics, Part 3 This exploration of Java's non-object-oriented language entities wraps up with a tour of statements. It provides an in-depth discussion on those source code constructs and demonstrates their proper use through a large example program... |
JavaWorld May 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 2 In this article, you'll gain an understanding about fields, parameters, and local variables and learn to declare and access fields and methods... |
JavaWorld August 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 5 Every Java class has a superclass. In the absence of an extends keyword, Object is that superclass. Object takes center stage as this article presents its 11 methods... |
JavaWorld February 2002 Jeff Friesen |
Classes within classes As with fields and methods, Java allows classes to be members of other classes. This article explores Java's support for class nesting... |
JavaWorld January 2001 Geoff Friesen |
Non-object-oriented language basics, Part 2 This month we focus on operators and expressions... |
JavaWorld October 2001 |
Java 101 study hall Brush up on Java terms, learn tips and cautions, and enter the first Java 101 reader challenge |
JavaWorld September 2000 Bruce Eckel |
Everything is an object, Part 1 This two-part article, excerpted from Chapter 2 in Thinking in Java 2nd. ed., moves you to the point where you can write your first Java program. Bruce Eckel gives an overview of the essentials... |
JavaWorld October 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 7 This final installment of Java 101's object-oriented programming series explores Java's support for polymorphism and investigates how abstract classes accommodate generalities in class hierarchies. |
JavaWorld July 2000 Jacob Weintraub |
Learn how to store data in objects In this second installment of Java 101, Jacob Weintraub delves into storing data in Java and the various ways you can use that data. Specifically, he examines how objects store data and how you can pass data to objects in method calls... |
JavaWorld November 2000 Geoff Friesen |
Applications, applets, and hybrids This article establishes our bearings and sets sail to the land of applications, applets, and hybrids (an unusual category of Java programs)... |
JavaWorld June 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 3 The author explores composition and demonstrates its value in object-oriented programming. Composition and inheritance are design consepts related in a manner similar to both sides of the same coin... |
JavaWorld December 2001 David Geary |
Decorate your Java code The Decorator design pattern lets you attach responsibilities to objects at runtime. This pattern proves more flexible than inheritance, which is static... |
JavaWorld October 2000 Susanne Hupfer |
Make room for JavaSpaces, Part 6 An introduction to the concept of distributed data structures. How to build and use a versatile channel distributed data structure and use it in a distributed MP3-encoding application... |
JavaWorld February 2001 Brian Goetz |
Design for performance, Part 2: Reduce object creation Many common Java performance problems stem from class design decisions made early in the design process, long before most developers even start thinking about performance. The author discusses some techniques for reducing temporary object creation... |
JavaWorld June 2000 |
Letters to the Editor (June 23, 2000) Jason Hunter addresses a gripe with calling instanceof when using JDOM; Mark Johnson responds to feedback on his XML series; reader challenges Tony Sintes about whether it truly is impossible to write a swap method... |
JavaWorld August 2002 Greg Holling |
Put Java in the fast lane This article presents some techniques for locating performance bottlenecks in Java applications and offers suggestions for improving Java performance. Along the way, you'll look at some of the classes in the new java.nio package. |
PC Magazine January 20, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Better Averages Without Extremes A better way to calculate the average of a range of cells in a spreadsheet while omitting one or more of the highest or lowest values. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Adam Kolawa |
Reducing software security vulnerabilities through unit testing Buffer overflows are the most common type of attack to exploit military and aerospace systems, but common industry best practices -- like unit testing and coverage analysis -- can help prevent these attacks. |
PC Magazine October 1, 2003 |
Excel's Array Formulas Array formulas are a powerful addition to your Excel toolbox. We show you how to start using them. |