Request handling is the bread and butter of Java web application development. In order to respond to requests from the network, a Java web application must first determine what code will respond to ...

Runtime errors occur when something goes wrong in the normal execution of a program. When severe enough, these errors abruptly terminate an application. To help programmers both anticipate and recover ...

How do you find out what is happening to a running Java application? You can find Notepad.jar in $JAVA_HOME/demo/jfc/Notepad. Once the Notepad application has started ...

What is the best application server? The answer depends on what an enterprise is looking for. Compare Apache Tomcat to these four offerings to see which Java app server fits. Continue Reading ...

One of the most powerful uses of scripting languages is in "application automation", that is, the idea of automating a long sequence of steps such as: "select paragraph at cursor, indent 3" right, ...

Learn how to optimize JVM and JIT compiler performance for better execution speed, memory usage, and resource utilization in your Java applications—and how to check your results. JVM optimization ...

The two most common transport layer protocols are the transmission control protocol (TCP) and the user datagram protocol (UDP). One of the main differences between the two protocols is reliability.

Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced the launch of the Azul Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) Program, a global initiative designed to strengthen collaboration with leading ...

Java provides a means to conveniently serialize data to maintain its integrity as it's sent over a network. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in the deserialization process if there aren't ...