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JSP Buzz: Vol. III
Issue #6
JSPBuzz -- March 26th, 2002
03.26.2002
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Table of Contents
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Apache, Sun Make Peace Over Java
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JavaOne Coverage
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IE 6 Adoption Soars, Netscape Use Plummets
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JavaOne
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JSP Buzz Feedback
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JSP Standard Tag Libraries, Part 1
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Exploring XML Encryption, Part 1
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XML Encryption Syntax and Processing
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UDDI Myths
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UDDI: Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration
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What's New in XPath 2.0
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Struts 1.1 Beta 1
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jEdit version 4.0 prerelease 8
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JDOM prerelease .8
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dom4j release 1.3
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| Apache, Sun Make Peace Over Java |
| Internet News | March 26th, 2002 |
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| The best news at JavaOne is the fact Sun has loosen its position in regards to working with Open Source projects. This will help permit the JCP process to use Java in Open Source projects. However, while Sun has agreed to work with the Open Source community it is only a start and other issues still need to be worked on over time. |
| JavaOne Coverage |
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| The main news this week is JavaOne. However, with the exception of the Open Source news, I have found most the news and JavaOne itself to be unremarkable. However, I do know many people will find tidbits of interest so check out this link for a more traditional news report of the events at JavaOne. |
| IE 6 Adoption Soars, Netscape Use Plummets |
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| Basically IE 6 is rapidly becoming the browser of choice. Netscape continues to fall to 7 percent of the market. This is not good news, as it will make developers less likely to test and work with alternative choices. The latest versions of Mozilla have really been getting good so it is too bad PC builders won't follow AOL's lead and also begin using Mozilla by default. Gasp! I wonder if any the buzz readers work for a large PC maker to work this idea up the chain of command? |
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| JavaOne |
| Casey Kochmer |
| How goes the saying? "All the news fit to print". With it being JavaOne, it is the season for new announcements. Some of the announcements will be distributed in this newsletter and other sites such as JavaLobby and The ServerSide. So instead of repeating news, lets look into something far more important, the buzz and the feelings behind the conference. |
| Surpisingly, the buzz is quiet. Programmers are hunkering down, marketers are selling their wares, press releases and propaganda circulate the floors and once again programmers are hunkering down. The real noise of JavaOne this year is the silence, programmers are being relatively quiet and are concentrating on simply Java. Many people who I expected to see, old friends or business acquaintances were not here this year. Why? Business is tough, people are working hard to stay employed, and the bottom line, is working harder to keep business going through these difficult times. |
| The final impact, attendance is down, and many rumors of the numbers of attendees are whispered. Does it make a difference that less people are at JavaOne this year? Nope, none at all, business is business, and the lower numbers are purely due to the bad tech economy. The spirit of Java is strong, rather it is the silence of our economy, that is echoing in the halls of conference centers these days. |
| However, even factoring in the bad economy, even with less people in town, the buzz is strangely quiet. Are programmers talking about .Net? Are programmers talking about the future of Java? Nope, for the most part, people have been somber, and focusing in on learning Java and the new tricks to help make their job easier. This is good, it means dealing with business and working towards making Java successful in the marketplace. So the quiet air of JavaOne is a good thing for Java. It simply means people are just concentrating on business at the conference. It is an attitude like that which will make Java successful and will make .Net tremble. |
| So I walk away from the conference surprisingly upbeat. I think SunOne was a success this year, in the sense that Java is moving ahead steadily and with conviction. That is something I find reassuring. |
| JSP Buzz Feedback |
| Casey Kochmer |
| Time to get some user feedback on the JSPBuzz. I have been writing this newsletter for two years now and my policy was simple: spend 2 to 3 days roaming the Internet and post articles of interest relating to JSP and Internet development. Over the years, I have expanded to focus to include topics which I work closely with, such as XML and Web Services. However, now with close to 30,000 readers, my approach should be revised slightly. |
| With so many people reading the newsletter you can help us tremendously by letting us know what you have found to be interesting. |
| So I would like to ask all the Buzz readers to help in a simple way. If you find a good article, news story or Java/Internet/XML product you like, then please submit to us the link in question. You can do this easily by visiting our homepage at www.jspinsider.com and clicking the submit a story link, or by emailing me at news@jspinsider.com. While the Buzz will always have an Internet focus, by submitting stories you will help make the newsletter better for all. I have appreciated all the high quality comments and feedback of the readers, helping in this fashion would be an incredible boost to our ability to find the best Java, XML and Web based information the Internet has to offer. |
| Thanks much! |
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| JSP Standard Tag Libraries, Part 1 |
| Sue Spielman | March 13th, 2002 |
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| Sue reviews the early release of the JSTL (The standard tag library set). If you use JSP and haven't looked at the JSTL then this a good starting review of the JSTL. |
| Exploring XML Encryption, Part 1 |
| Bilal Siddiqui | March 2002 |
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| This article is a review how XML and security are proposed to be integrated into the W3C's Working Draft for XML Encryption. |
| XML Encryption Syntax and Processing |
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| To follow the previous link, the full document to cover the recent W3C Candidate Recommendation for XML encryption. |
| UDDI Myths |
| Gartner Viewpoint | March 20th, 2002 |
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| If you are new to Web services this is a nice article about misconceptions about UDDI. |
| UDDI: Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration |
| Tyler Jewell, David Chappell | March 2002 |
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| After the quick look at UDDI, it is only fair we provide a link to a more detail walk through about UDDI. This is one of the more complete walk throughs of using UDDI with Java I have seen published on this Internet. Most programmers, will not need to review this, however, if you are considering working with UDDI, then this is a good first resource to use in your battles against the UDDI. |
| What's New in XPath 2.0 |
| Evan Lenz | March 20th, 2002 |
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| This article provides a brief tour through some of the new features in XPath 2.0. It assumes that you already have a basic understanding of XPath 1.0, and that you've most likely used it in the context of XSLT. A decent article well worth the time to read for XML users. |
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| Struts 1.1 Beta 1 |
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| The current beta of Struts was just released for general consumption. |
| jEdit version 4.0 prerelease 8 |
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| Version 4.0 of jEdit just got one prerelease closer to final version. If you are looking for a small and handy Java editor then check out jEdit. |
| JDOM prerelease .8 |
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| JDOM is a popular and awesome Java API for working with XML based data. The latest and greatest version of JDOM is available. Well worth the time to upgrade. This version is faster and fixes some problems found in the last release. This is a major upgrade so if you are already a JDOM user, it is well worth the time to update. |
| dom4j release 1.3 |
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| The latest version of dom4j also was released recently. This is mainly a patch release, no new features added to dom4j. dom4j is an alternative Java API to handling XML data. Both JDOM and dom4j are solid API's. If you have to work with XML data, these two API's are both well worth your time to use. The final decision of which one to use? Just depends most likely on which one you download first. Each is solid and both work well for working with XML. |
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