Daily del.icio.us for Jul 29, 2007 through Jul 30, 2007

• 10 things I learned about using Hibernate/JPA successfully by SpencerUresk – I decided to share a few things I learned about using Hibernate/JPA in a large project with a complicated database setup
• OpenJPA no longer requires bytecode processing – Historically, OpenJPA required that you either run a post-compilation tool or run your application with a javaagent. The latest build of OpenJPA removes this restriction by providing various levels of support for unenhanced classes.
• Google Docs vs. the Hassle of Microsoft Office and Friends (by Jeremy Zawodny) – I’m simply not going to bother with the hassle, trouble, expense, and complexity of desktop applications when an online substitute will do the job anymore. Life’s too short already.
• Java EE 5 Blueprints (JPA) – The Java BluePrints projects presents guidelines and examples for designing enterprise quality applications and web services using Java technologies. Topics Ajax-enabled Web 2.0 applications, Persistence, JavaServer Faces, SOA with BPEL, and WS-Security.
• Agile Ajax: 36 GWT Tutorials – While the excellent GWT in Action was released last month, there are lots of people that want to get their feet wet before plunking down $50 for a book. To that end, I’ve pulled together all of the GWT tutorials I’m aware of.
• Javablog » Tips for writing FaceBook applications in Java – So you want to write a FaceBook application using Java? Here are some tips to help get you started
• How to build a breadcrumb with Spring Webflow 1.0.4 – In this tutorial we explain how to create a simple breadcrumb with the new Spring Webflow framework, arrived at 1.0.4 version, released the 26 June 2007.
• Gorilla Codes » Blog Archive » 3 Useful CSS background-image Tricks – The background-image and its related properties exemplify this school of thought, enabling many techniques that extend the boundaries of what is possible with the browser technology of today.
• Interview with James Ward: Flex from a Java Perspective – O’Reilly ONJava Blog – I recently had a chance to talk to James Ward about Adobe Flex. I started out by asking him about Cairngorm The Cairngorm Microarchitecture is a lightweight yet prescriptive framework for rich Internet application (RIA) development.
• Flex Friday Feature – Datagrid Component – The datagrid component is one of the most versatile and used UIComponents in the flex environment. After this tutorial you should have a good grasp on how to use the datagrid component and what can be done with it.
• Java Web Services, Part 3: Axis2 Data Binding – This article shows you how to use these different data bindings with Axis2 and explains why you might prefer one over the others for your application.

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