Running Java on Windows (article abstracts)
Uncertain about whether you can run Java on Windows? Well, it's not as simple as you might
hope, but it can be done. The articles referenced within contain the latest scoop on what works,
what might work, and what to avoid.
100% Pure Java: The "Equal" Solution (white paper)
The announcement of Microsoft's J/Direct appears to be a move to dilute Java's
greatest strength -- transparent cross-platform execution. Why use Java at all
if your Java program won't be portable? The 100% Pure Java
Initiative addresses this concern
and provides developers with the tools and information they need to
make their products 100% Pure-compliant.
Java Standardization: Current Status and Future Outlook (white paper)
Sun Microsystems, Inc., and their subsidiary JavaSoft have submitted their
specification for the Java Language and Computing Platform to the International
Standards Organization for standardization approval. Although the request has yet
to be approved, one thing is clear: Java is an important emerging technology. And
with Java standards comes 100% Pure Java.
JavaBeans: The Perfect Roast? (white paper)
Java promises a truly open cross-platform environment for permitting the
creation of 100% Pure applications once with deployment everywhere. So far,
this "write once, use everywhere" technology has been restricted to
programmers. However, the Java component model, JavaBeans, will provide these
benefits to real people -- the non-programmers of the world -- finally fulfilling the
promise of software component technology.
100% Pure Java (article)
With its demanding Java certification program, JavaSoft is testing
applications and applets for purely Java-written code. This article looks
at how the program is changing the face of modern, cross-platform
applications.