When evaluating new Java Web application tools look back to the most basic Java development tools and see where the new tool takes you from there.

In today's world of web application development and SaaS, what does the future hold for Java desktop applications? It's brighter than you might think.

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 ...

The open-source RIFE framework offers Java developers flexibility with its support for metaprogramming, AJAX and common development environments.

Developers familiar with the Java Virtual Machine languages and who want to develop web applications without the difficulties of a JavaScript development stack, have an increasing array of ...

A Java Web application is a self-contained collection of configuration files, static and dynamic resources, compiled classes and support libraries that are all treated as a cohesive unit by the ...

Microsoft has set up a new landing page aimed at developers who use Windows and work with cross-platform developer tools such as Node.js, React, Java, Kotlin, Python, Xamarin, and Android Studio ...

Whether Tomcat is an app server depends in part on how you're using it, but that's not all. Jeff Hanson explains the formal differences between app servers, Web servers, and Java EE containers ...

The ZK Application Test Suite, or ZATS Mimic 1.0, is designed to let developers create their own application test cases without having to deploy their apps to a server and test them with a browser.

Developing Java Web applications tends to be a team sport. Static content, such as images (at least in my environment), tend to change more than the application itself.