The Java Persistence API (JPA) has taken the Java development world by storm and is now recognized as the enterprise standard for object-relational persistence. The masses have settled into using JPA as a means to persist Java objects to relational databases, but sometimes they require features that are either missing …
Scott Davis interviewed Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, author of both Programming Scala and Programming Groovy. They talked about how each language fits comfortably into the toolkit of the modern Java developer. According to Venkat, “Groovy and Scala are good friends.”
Many people claim their Web APIs and enterprise applications offer a “RESTful” interface. But merely getting by without a SOAP envelope, or tunneling all kinds of information through URIs, doesn’t magically sprinkle REST pixie dust on bad designs. This session will start with an extra-fast intro to REST before listing …
Many enterprise systems have a need for integration with a directory data source, such as an LDAP or MS Active Directory Server. Common tasks include administration of authentication data, user, group and role management, authentication, and synchronization of data between the directory and a relational database. These tasks are often …
JavaServer Faces (JSF) and Ajax are two main stream technologies that together promise faster and better Rich Internet Application (RIA) development. While JSF 2.0 is expected to include new functionality tailored for Ajax and RIA, we’ll show you how to start developing now. In this session you’ll learn how-to build …
Spring Security is a popular, open-source Java security framework that represents the Spring portfolio’s official security capability. It has received hundreds of thousands of downloads, been ported to other platforms (such as Python and Microsoft .NET) and represents a popular choice in many banking, government, and military installations. This session …