You may be thinking "not another framework." Why should you read this article, or download the Spring Framework (if you haven't already), when there are so many J2EE frameworks, … more»

Lightweight development is a huge topic, and developers throw the term around so often that it's hard to tell what it means. This first article in a series on lightweight develo … more»

Like any new and exciting technology, AOP has generated its fair share of buzz, and also its fair share of myths and misunderstandings. After following AOP coverage on the Web a … more»

The Java programming language has had an unprecedented run of success for vendors, customers, and the industry at large. But no programming language is a perfect fit for every j … more»

Get familiar with how dependency injection (DI) works in Apache Geronimo in this article, the first in a two-part series. Through a simple example using the lightest-weight DI c … more»

First, let me set the stage: the original application is based on the Java/JSTL/Spring/Hibernate/MySQL stack. I used ACEGI for the security, SpringMVC for the web controller, an … more»

I've got a client who's trying to decide whether to use Struts or JSF. In general, my advice is to prefer JSF for new projects. There are sometimes compelling business reasons t … more»

I don't know about other programming communities, but in the Java world, Rails has been enthusiastically adopted by (at least) the following connectors and mavens:

This is not yet another "Ruby is better than Java" article. Nor is it intended to bash Java or Java programmers. Rather, it is an attempt to aid Java programmers who are investi … more»

Maybe you've heard about Ruby on Rails, the super productive new way to develop web applications, and you'd like to give it a try, but you don't know anything about Ruby or Rail … more»