Quick & Dirty Java Tutorials

Java Ajax/Comet based framework with webpage
building tools, logging, database access, and much more.

Comet is simply a mechanism for suspending a request on the server. Combine that with an Asynchronous Ajax request from the client, and you have a “fire and forget” interface to the server. The server will reply when new data is available, without the client (seemingly) needing to ask for it. The caveat being “Seemingly” – In reality, the client is simply staging the request ahead of time. Click here to read the full tutorial

The Java Messaging System presents a very interesting model for Asynchronous messaging. In essence, it provides the plumbing for sending a messages (or serializable objects) from disparate systems to a central listener which monitors the queue. Once a message is received, by the listener, it can then take some action on it. You can think of it as e-mail or Instant Messaging for applications. The listener will receive the messages in the order they were received by the Queue. Click here to read the entire tutorial

What is the “best” Java Workstation configuration? Well that depends somewhat on how your target server is configured. For my money, I perfer Eclipse and either Tomcat or Glassfish. For the AsyncFW framework I chose to go with Glassfish and the work station setup described in the Q&D tutorial covers just that. Along with MySQL and SQLYog it makes for a rather robust development environment. Have a look, and let me know what you think! Setting up Your WorkStation