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As you can see, a new official release
of the Java Virtual Shelf ® is now available on the Net.
It consists of a set of documents presenting the famous new
programming language. General information, technical documents,
demos, links to other sites devoted to Java can be found in the
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This first part proposes documents presenting
Java. What are the language's features, what issues are addressed
by this new technology, what are the first comments about it, what
are the most recent developments ? All these questions are answered
in these pages. |
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The technical documentation about the language is
presented in this chapter. It provides a
tutorial explaining how to develop programs and applets, links to
list of frequently asked questions, to the reference manual of the
Application Programming Interface, guidelines and hints ... |
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To actually start working with Java, you need to
install a set of programs. Most of them are freely accessible on
the Net, so you can download the packages to set up your Java
workshop. The related information is available down there. |
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How to store files in directories, how to compile
and test applications when developping in Java ? To answer these
questions, Ariane can give you
some hints and tips. The description of the Ariane's workbench is
instructive for beginners as well as for experienced
programmers. |
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A selection of demos is proposed in the following pages. They illustrate the main concepts of the language. The set of applets coming with the development kit will be installed. The corresponding source files will be visible. The demos are not available on Free, or MultiMania, sorry :( |
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Java has always endured criticism for its poor
performance especially relative to C++. However the technology is
moving fast in order to improve the efficiency of the virtual
machines for java. To get an idea about how java and C++ compare a
benchmark simulating a small real-world
numerical application has been developped. |
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The next section presents the nuts and bolts about
database connectivity. Accessing a
relationnal database connected to an intranet thru an interface
displayed by a browser is one of the most popular application of
the Java computing.
Instead of using a relationnal database, applications can store
data in a Object-Oriented Database. A
possible design, the BDMS, has
been experimented. It aims at maximum portability. |
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This new page gives a first selection of links about Corba.
The functionalities of the BDMS
have been augmented thanks to Corba : the new version based on a
client - server model is presented on the NBDMS page. A first application, Calmoni, based on this
architecture is now available. |
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Javascript is a kind of language introduced by
Netscape to allow interaction with your Web browser. It can make it
more versatile and powerful. To get started with javascript, see
the next pages on the shelf. |
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This last section offers you a hot selection of links to sites providing information, programmes, applets, demos, list of urls related to Java. |
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