Java Tiger-Roars really hard!!

Hi all, So lets start out techo campaign(code named-COLGATE ha ha).. Lets start with an intro to Java Tiger..We will discuss about the new features in this session and in deatil in subsequent sessions..So GET,SET,GO... Java Tiger (Java SE 5.0) Probably this is the biggest and the most visible realease of Java.Lets look into how Java evolved wrt the Language changes.

1. JDK 1.0
Initial Language,Very Popular.

2. JDK 1.1
Inner Classes,newer model

3. JDK 1.2,1.3
No changes at language level

4. JDK 1.4
Assertions(Minor laguage change)

5. JDK 1.5
Biggest changes to language since JDK 1.0

The J2SE 5.0 release is focused along certain key themes:

• Ease of Development
• Scalability and Performance
• Monitoring and Manageability
• Desktop Client

Seven Major New features introduced in Tiger are:

1.Generics
2.Autoboxing/Unboxing
3.Enhanced FOR Loop("foreach)
4.Type-Safe Enumerations.
5.Varargs.
6.Static Import.
7.Meta Data(annotations..its really kewl!!)

We will discuss in detail about each one of the above,after I read about them in detail..ha ha...bye for now..
Enjoy JAVA!!

Regards,
Anshul Khandelwal

Java Rules-Part 1.

Hi folks,
Sorry for the procrastinated effort of mine to techo-nize my blog!!

Let me start with a basic comparision of languages..This has nothing to do with Java,but just a vision of a programmer.

	Eiffel	Smalltalk	Ruby	Java	C#	C++
Object-Orientation	Pure	Pure	Pure	Hybrid	Hybrid	Hybrid / Multi-Paradigm
Static / Dynamic Typing	Static	Dynamic	Dynamic	Static	Static	Static
Generic Classes	Yes	N/A	N/A	No	No	Yes
Inheritance	Multiple	Single	Single class, multiple "mixins"	Single class, multiple interfaces	Single class, multiple interfaces	Multiple
Feature Renaming	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Method Overloading	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Operator Overloading	Yes	Yes?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Higher Order Functions	Agents (with version 5)	Blocks	Blocks	No	No	No
Lexical Closures	Yes (inline agents)	Yes (blocks)	Yes (blocks)	No	No	No
Garbage Collection	Mark and Sweep or Generational	Mark and Sweep or Generational	Mark and Sweep	Mark and Sweep or Generational	Mark and Sweep or Generational	None
Uniform Access	Yes	N/A	Yes	No	No	No
Class Variables / Methods	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reflection	Yes (as of version 5)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Access Control	Selective Export	Protected Data, Public Methods	public, protected, private	public, protected, "package", private	public, protected, private, internal, protected internal	public, protected, private, "friends"
Design by Contract	Yes	No	Add-on	No	No	No
Multithreading	Implementation- Dependent	Implementation- Dependent	Yes	Yes	Yes	Libraries
Regular Expressions	No	No	Built-in	Standard Library	Standard Library	No
Pointer Arithmetic	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Language Integration	C, C++, Java	C	C, C++, Java	C, some C++	All .NET Languages	C, Assembler
Built-In Security	No	No?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Till you evaluate the languages,I shall prepare the next articel for this tech session..bbye..

Tech Treat!!

After remaining totally unaquainted(for 3 yrs at TIET) from this very essential part of engineering-TECHNOLOGY....!!
I have now decided to dedicate my blog to carve out some Techno Stuff(god knws from where!!)...So get ready for some bombastic and some real technocrat type stuff(which i also dont understand!!)....

This Week's Theme-JAVA RULES.

Regards,
The Thinker.

A giggly morning!!!

I woke up in the morning..
looked through the window pane...
an angel in white was passing by the lane....
She was happy n gay...
but she didnt know she ws the prey...
She was vexed by the wind...that blew her wig....
No wonder why she went insane...
I dont knw who to blame...
but it was Dr. Batra persisting the pain...
She got a cherubic face...
but all went in wain....
as her baldy head was her only bane...
I gave a boisterous mirth...
as it started to rain..
She looked at me with disdain....
But i was shameless....
U knw why...'bcoz i started again....
She veered sharply...to pick up her wig..
But lets not bother....its all mundane....:>

Have a nice day....