J. Andrew McCright

Just the first of many fun tools for the enterprising Web developer By now, you've read the hype. You know that Web Services is the "next big thing." You know it utilizes the hottest technologies such as SOAP and UDDI, but if you are like me, you are tired of reading white papers, high- level architecture papers, and magazine articles telling you what it is. You want to start writing your own Web service. Your wait is at an end. Background In case you have not read all the white papers and architecture documents, it is important to understand Web Services from a high level. Readers familiar with the high-level concepts may wish to skip this section. Definition: A Web service is any program that is callable by another program across the Web in a platform/language/object mod... (more)

Managing JDBC Connections

If application servers like WebSphere are the heart of e-business, then the database is surely the lifeblood. Whether your firm is managing thousands of airline flights a day or simply exposing a library's card catalog to the Web, you must deal with database connectivity. Java developers have a simple way to manage database connectivity at their disposal: JDBC. It provides a convenient in... (more)