JSR 365 Update: Digging Into CDI 2.0

Contexts and Dependency Injection 2.0 (JSR 365), is an update to CDI 1.2, which is currently part of the Java…

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JavaOne 2016 Follow-Up

I had the pleasure of attending JavaOne this year, and I can sum up the experience in one word:  Brilliant.…

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Help Move Java EE Forward

If you recall my post entitled Java EE 8: What is the Current Status, it is apparent that the progression on…

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NetBeans Java EE Tip #9: Create JSF Application from Database

Do you need to create an database front-end very quickly?  The NetBeans IDE allows one to develop a JSF application…

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NetBeans Java EE Tip #8: Persistence Units

The foundational goals of any good IDE are to simply and organize one’s code and development workflow.  NetBeans does a…

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NetBeans SQL Profiler – Take it for a Spin!

The upcoming release of NetBeans, currently in active development and testing, boasts plenty of new features.  A few of them…

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Java EE 8, What is the Current Status: Case Study for Completed Work Since Late 2015

For anyone who pays close attention to Java EE, it has become clear in the past six months that there…

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NetBeans Java EE Tip #7: Overlooked Java Class and XHTML Editor Shortcuts

Sometimes the most helpful features of an IDE are the most overlooked.  In this post, I will outline five NetBeans…

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NetBeans Java EE Tip #3: RESTful Web Services from Database

Many modern web applications are moving towards the use of stateless communications using HTTP.  The REST (Representational State Transfer) architectural…

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