Rob Tiffany

PDAs are becoming a permanent fixture in the everyday lives of consumers and business people. There's no question that we have Palm to thank for bringing us a small, pen-based, easy-to-use organizer to help keep our busy lives on track. At the same time, Microsoft has been trying to hit one out of the park for years with its Windows CE operating system running on a variety of handheld devices. As with everything else at Microsoft, it usually takes them three times to get something right, and the Pocket PC is no exception. Based on Windows CE 3.0, the Pocket PC looks and works much like its Palm rival. However, the Pocket PC is different due to its use of more powerful hardware, more memory, and a full-blown, multithreaded operating system - it's more like a small computer than an organizer. The success of the Pocket PC in the marketplace is largely due to the unique ... (more)

Product Review: ServletDebugger 2.0

ServletDebugger 2.0 works with your favorite Java development tool to tackle the tough job of debugging and stress testing Servlets. This tool eliminates the usual "code, compile, cross your fingers and test" method of Servlet construction. ServletDebugger is a Java 1.1-based library that works with a simple stub class allowing you to step through your Servlet code one line at a time. Servlets can be tested with GET and POST request types as well as unlimited init parameters, header values and form data. Additionally, ServletDebugger comes complete with a built-in Web server to t... (more)

JSP vs JSP

Java Servlets provide a number of significant benefits to Web and application servers everywhere: The ability to write a server-side application that can run without regard to the hardware, server operating system or Web server A dramatic performance boost over CGI or interpreted script applications Increased productivity using the Java language to build such applications The third benefit has seen an even greater boost in the form of dynamically compiled Web pages when using the Java Web Server from Sun Microsystems; this technology finally gave servlet developers the RAD technology ... (more)

Dynamic Page Compilation with the Java Web Server

With all the hype and press concerning Servlets lately, it seems as though this Java technology is ready to replace CGI as the preferred way to perform server-side processing on Web servers. Unfortunately for Servlets, just being better than CGI at server-side processing is no longer enough to be the de facto standard. Last year, a whole new approach to dynamic Web development turned CGI on its head. This new technology was called Active Server Pages, brought to us by our friends in Redmond. Offering true Rapid Application Development and a choice of scripting languages to use, A... (more)