Editorial
[author : Jonathan Erickson] #Edito
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Java Management Extensions
[author : Paul Tremblett]
Java Management Extensions provide the architecture, design patterns, APIs, and services for distributed apps.
Fixed, Floating, and Exact Computation with Java's BigDecimal
[author : Mike Cowlishaw, Joshua Bloch, and Joseph D. Darcy]
Features in the J2SE 1.5 BigDecimal class make calculations easy.
The Java Virtual Machine Profiler Interface
[author : Christof Schmalenbach and Christian Höofig]
The Java Virtual Machine Profiler Interface is an API for low-level performance measurements.
Java & the OpenCable Application Platform
[author : Linden deCarmo]
Linden examines the strengths and weaknesses of the OpenCable Application Platform's Java interfaces.
Java Reflection & SmalLtalk-like Method Dispatching
[author : Barry Feigenbaum, Ph.D.]
Here's how the Java Reflection APIs can be used to provide ad hoc polymorphism support.
C++ and The Perils of Double-Checked Locking: Part I
[author : Scott Meyers and Andrei Alexandrescu]
In this two-part article, Scott and Andrei examine Double-Checked Locking.
Fortran 2003: Into the Future
[author : Malcolm Cohen]
Fortran 2003 is in the final stages of review before official standardization.
Putting Web Services into Context
[author : Brent Carlson and Byron Healy]
Our authors develop a .NET component using a straightforward four-step approach.
Making .NET Assemblies Tamper resistant
[author : Richard Grimes]
Richard unravels the .NET file structure and show how it prevents alterations from being performed on .NET assemblies.
A Service-Oriented Architecture for Mobile Applications
[author : David Houlding]
David develops a Microsoft PocketPC client implemented as a set of web services across .NET and J2EE/Axis.
Tech Tips
[author : edited by George Frazier]
Enumerating registry subkeys in D, debug formats in GCC, and null iterator types for STL.
Detecting Source-Code Plagiarism
[author : Bob Zeidman]
Bob examines the tools and algorithms for uncovering plagiarism in source code.
GCJ & the Cygnus Native Interface
[author : Gene Sally]
The GNU Compiler for the Java Programming Language is a GCC front-end for Java.
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Mixing ActiveX with Java
[author : Al Williams]
Al uses JACOB, which is a library for running Java code under Windows to connect with ActiveX objects—for robotic control.
COLUMNS
Programming Paradigms
[author : Michael Swaine]
Embedded Space
[author : Ed Nisley]
Chaos Manor
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
Programmer's Bookshelf
[author : Gregory V. Wilson and John Gilhuly]
FORUM
Letters
[author : you]
The New Adventures Of Verity Stob
[author : Verity Stob]
News & Views
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Of Interest
[author : Shannon Cochran]
Swaine's Flames
[author : Michael Swaine]