A goldmine of timesaving Java Patterns--and how to make them work for you. The godsend for which programmers and developers have been waiting is here: a comprehensive guide to using Java and Design Patterns together. Featuring complete coverage of the patterns that can occur in any project's development, Java guru Mark Grand looks at all of the re-usable patterns already circulating in the community, introduces several new patterns, and clearly demonstrates how to write your own Java patterns in UML. Patterns in Java is a timely response to the growing emphasis on design in object-oriented projects, smoothly guiding programmers through the early, error-prone stages of development. The book also features invaluable case studies readers can follow and learn from as they do their own work and, best of all, includes over 50 different Java Patterns with examples and complete code. CD-ROM contains over 50 Design Patterns in Java.

Developed by an extremely active open source community, Moodle is a sophisticated course management system that's ideal for creating dynamic online learning communities and for supplementing face-to-face learning. Used in more than 115 countries and supporting over 60 languages, Moodle can scale from a single-teacher site to a 40,000- student university.

Teachers who use Moodle have access to an array of powerful tools such as assignments, forums, journals, quizzes, surveys, chat rooms, and workshops. Using Moodle is a comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how the system works, with plenty of examples and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules. Authored by a member of the Moodle community, this authoritative book also exposes little-known but powerful hacks for more technically savvy users. For anyone who is using-or thinking of using-this CMS, Using Moodle is required reading.

Leverage your Java skills and learn how to create powerful Windows® applications and high-performance, distributed applications with Microsoft® Visual J#® .NET in this comprehensive tutorial and reference. Presented in an easy-to-browse format, this erudite book provides the authoritative technical details you need to leverage Visual J# .NET and the richness of the Microsoft .NET Framework to build scalable, enterprise-level applications. You’ll examine the architecture of .NET, find out how to process data with Visual J# .NET, see how to create XML Web services, and discover how to build multithreaded applications that span the local area network. You’ll also look at the key topics for building applications that use Windows features and services and find out how to provide a global reach to your applications via the Internet. Topics covered include:
• The challenge of n-tier development
• The .NET platform
• Java and the common language runtime
• Graphical user interfaces
• Processing XML
• Transforming XML
• Microsoft ADO.NET
• Multithreading with .NET
• Basic network programming
• Serializing objects
• .NET remoting
• Using message queues
• Integrating with unmanaged components
• Serviced components and COM+
• Writing Windows services
• Microsoft ASP.NET—a better ASP
• Building a Web service
• Creating a Web service client

Learning how to write multithreaded applications is the key to taking full advantage of the Java platform. In Taming Java Threads, well-known columnist and Java expert Allen Holub provides Java programmers with the information they need to write real multithreaded programs—programs with real code. Holub provides an in-depth explanation of how threads work along with information about how to solve common problems such as deadlocks and race conditions. He not only explains common problems, but also provides the uncommon solutions that mark the difference between production-level code and toy demos.

Topics covered in this book include the architecture of threads; the mutex and lock management; condition variables and counting semaphores; timers, alarms, and swing thread safety; observers and multicasters; singletons, critical sessions, and reader/writer locks; threads in an object-oriented world; and object-oriented threading architectures.

While it is essential to build support for threading into a Java program from the very beginning, most books on the subjects of Java-UI construction and Java networking barely touch on threading topics. Along with being a basic Java reference, this book is a must-read for any Java developer.