Adversaries and Partners
by Chris Schalk
Two major competing platforms are available for application development in today's enterprises. Are they adversaries or can they coexist peacefully in today's enterprise development and deployment environments? Compare and contrast the J2EE and .Net platforms.

Dynamic Service-Oriented Architecture
by Ted Farrell and Raghu Kodali
You can free yourself from worries about your back-end systems and concentrate on delivering better ways to build applications. See why applying a dynamic SOA framework gives you the flexibility to create loosely coupled application interfaces.

Manage Deployment Descriptors
by Sean Blanton
Managing multiple deployment descriptor run-time values is not an easy task. Avoid using ad hoc approaches to manipulating archive files through tactics that can streamline an internal solution for managing your environment.

Troubleshoot High CPU Issues
by Steve Pozarycki
Whether the problem is your application server, stand-alone Java application, bad coding practices, or third-party software, high CPU issues can plague you. See how to gather data and use commands specific to your operating system to troubleshoot the problem.

COLUMN: OBJECT ENTERPRISE
Moving to Modeling
by Peter Varhol
Modeling approaches to application development are an innovative effort to tie the business problem closely to the technology solution. What does this mean for the make-up of your development team? Find out.

COLUMN: PLUGGED IN
Take a JFace Detour
by Kevin Jones
In a prior issue, you rolled up your sleeves to begin creating an Eclipse plug-in. Now take a pit stop in that process to look at JFace, another core Eclipse component that improves upon SWT to work with model-driven widgets and build a data viewer.

COLUMN: PRO SHOP
Of Software and Sherman Tanks
by Daniel F. Savarese
You can deny it, but computer programming is just like any creative endeavor. Whether you’re building a bridge or a building, bridges can collapse and buildings have imperfections and require maintenance. See why just like any project, the key to success for software depends on the professionalism of your team and the leadership ability of its managers.

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Note
by Kay Keppler

In Brief

Public Static
by Terrence O’Donnell