SIGSEdition: Revised, 2/13/1998EAN 9780521648240, ISBN10: 0521648246Paperback, 248 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cmLanguage: EnglishThe support of Java Report by the pioneers of the language has always made it the 'magazine of record' for Java development. From the very beginnings of Java, Java Report was there, examining each new aspect of the language with a clear independent eye. Now, Dwight Deugo, the editor of Java Report, has gathered the most important articles from the first year of the magazine. Written by a who's who of industry experts, Java Gems covers today's most important aspects of Java development. Java Gems' top writers and developers walk you through the topic areas that are essential to today's Java developers, including multitasking, design patterns, class libraries, persistence, distributed computing, and Java vs C++.Introduction Java Report in reviewPart I. INTRODUCTION TO JAVA1. Believing the hype Arthur van Hoff 2. Assessing the Java security layers Joel ScotkinPart II. LANGUAGE FEATURES3. Multitasking in Java Barry Boone4. Design and modeling opportunities in Java Desmond D'Souza5. Java goes international Rex JaeschkePart III. Java vs C++6. Java and C++ a critical comparison Robert C. Martin7. C++ vs. Java software development Barry BoonePart IV. AWT8. Answering frequently asked AWT questions David Geary9. Life span of an applet Henry WongPart V. Patterns10. Applying design patterns in Java Erich Gamma11. Patterns and Java class libraries Iseult White12. Singleton Dwight Deugo and Allen BensonPart VI. Techniques13. How to drag and drop images Jeremy Sevareid14. Exception handling more than just an add-on feature Henry Wong15. Tapping the power of JavaScript Steven W. DisbrowPart VII. DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING16. Distributed business applications using Javaan implementation framework Radha Bandarpalle and Raj Ratnakar17. The Java.net library Adam Freeman and Darrel IncePart VIII. Persistence18. Making Java objects persistent O'Brien19. StoreTablea Java class for simple object persistence Robert HowardPart IX. Lessons Learned20. Upgrading your Web site to Javathe first step Lowell Kaplan21. Java training without getting soaked David Moskowitz.