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Getting Started with Java on PDAs

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST

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.

JSP vs JSP

Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 EST

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

Product Review: ServletDebugger 2.0

Mon, 01 Feb 1999 00:00:00 EST

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 test and debug your Servlet using your Web browser.

Dynamic Page Compilation with the Java Web Server

Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00:00 EDT

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, Active Server Pages quickly dethroned CGI on IIS Servers and made developers much more productive. Recognizing this fact, Sun Microsystems has offered a new version of its Java Web Server that supports the dynamic compilation of Web pages mixed with Java code. Their current offering uses Web pages with a JHTML extension, which are compiled on the fly into Servlets. At JavaOne this year, Sun and third-party Servlet Engine providers, such as IBM and Live Software, demonstrated JavaServer Page technology as an evolutionary step from JHTML.