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The Java Electric CAD Tool December 9, 2004
The Java Electric CAD Tool Sun Microsystems' Distinguished Engineer, Steven M. Rubin, discusses the challenges and rewards of converting his Electric VLSI Design System from C to the Java language.  
 
December 7, 2004
Using JConsole to Monitor Applications JConsole is the Java Monitoring and Management Console, a new graphical tool shipped in J2SE JDK 5.0. This article describes how JConsole can be used to observe information about an application running on the Java platform, with an overview of the J2SE 5.0 monitoring and management architecture and how JConsole plugs into the architecture.  
 
December 2, 2004
Tiger and Beyond, the Future of the Java Platform Part Two of an interview with Sun Microsystems' Sun Fellow, Graham Hamilton, explores Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (J2SE 5.0) and the future of the Java language.  
 
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Early Access to Mustang Binaries and Source
Watch J2SE 6.0, code-named "Mustang", evolve. Mustang snapshot releases makes it easy to access the latest features and fixes to J2SE 6.0. These early releases are only lightly tested and not recommended for inexperienced users.
 
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Find out what James Gosling and other influential folks in the Java industry are saying about Java technology topics and more.
 
Download JDK 5.0 Source Code
Sun has released the source code to the latest JDK for those who want to see the detail behind the leading development and deployment platform. Sun is making this source code available under two license types, SCSL and the new drastically simplified Java Research License (JRL).
 
J2EE SDK Project on Java.net
The J2EE SDK project is a great place for Java developers to get involved in the J2EE SDK community. Find valuable resources, contribute content, discuss issues and find solutions.
 
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The new2java project directs new and experienced developers to useful resources for learning the Java platform. Read articles, tutorials, take online quizzes, and discuss programming problems and solutions with fellow developers.
 
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Learn About JavaServer Faces Components
The Java Studio Creator team has compiled a collection of technical articles, tutorials, and code samples to help you harness the power of JavaServer Faces (JSF) technology components in the IDE.
 
Developing Portable Applications for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
Technical session with Compatibility Test Suite code samples looks at how to deploy and run portable J2EE technology-based applications on application servers developed for the J2EE platform.
 
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