Qt Jambi is a new and noteworthy alternative to Swing and Java 2D for developing rich, cross-platform desktop-application interfaces. In this article JavaWorld contributor Jeff Hanson introduces the ...

Model-View-Controller (MVC) paradigm is an intuitive and widely accepted strategy in UI design, be it web or rich client. In fact it is so well established as a de-facto standard, that "compliance ...

Simon Phipps, Sun’s chief technology evangelist, likens Java to a baby duck. “When Java technology was born, it looked around, saw a Web browser and thought it was an applet,” he jokes. His point: ...

A potpourri of Java client application technologies is on the agenda at the conference in San Jose, Calif. on Friday, where the desktop gets top billing over the Web. Again dominating the discussion, ...

With increased support throughout the industry and a new upgrade standing by on the launch pad, Java seems to have finally reached maturity. Liam Proven watches it come of age. As Java matures it is ...