Java is an object-oriented language similar to C++ that can be utilized on a variety of platforms via Java Virtual Machines, or JVMs. Java has a number of features that makes the language well suited for use on the World Wide Web.

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Beginning Java 2 SDK 1.4 Edition

This book excerpt focuses on the creation and usage of classes; the heart of the Java language. From Wrox Press.

Getting out of the Sandbox: Building an Applet Proxy Server

Learn how to create an applet proxy server to mine data from anywhere. Downloadable code plus a working applet by Kyle Downey.

Java Servlets Developer's Guide

Author Karl Moss shares servlet performance tips and tricks in this excerpt from the OsBorne/McGraw-Hill title. Learn about the small coding habits you need to get into (or break) that will allow you to get the best performance out of your Java servlets.

A Java-JSP Menu Builder for HierMenus

When a single static array of menus isn't a viable option, HM implementors often turn to server-side techniques. This case-in-point solution utilizes JSP tecchnology to auto-generate HierMenu arrays on a page by page basis.

Professional Java Web Services

Our excerpt from chapter 3 of the Wrox Press title discusses the Apache SOAP module at great length.

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