I downloaded Netbeans 7.1 with all bundle from http://netbeans.org/downloads and installed it successfully on Windows 7. But I can't find Java Desktop Application which should be under Java categ...

A few years ago JSR 296 introduced a framework to create desktop applications in Swing. NetBeans provided tight integration with the reference implementation. I drank the Kool-Aid(r) and created a ...

How to get to the application closing event? I want to get application to save all unsaved operations or show the user a message "Are you sure about closing without saving all data?" something li...

Does the JSR 286 spec require the presence of a web.xml file in WARs containing portlets? At first, I thought so but then I created a portlet without a web.xml, deployed it in Liferay and it worked...

I am not familiar with any of the leading frameworks of java but still i managed to develop a desktop application. These days people are talking about spring, strut, hibernate etc.. I want to know ...

I am starting to learn Java development (I used to develop in C++), I am using some older materials, however, I would also like to keep up to date with Java developments and recommendations. I di...