The rise of rich Internet applications (RIAs) has lately become a hot topic in the Java community. In addition to new technologies like AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), MacroMedia Flex, and ...

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If you’ve been developing software long enough, you might recall a time before object-oriented (OO) development went mainstream when software development proved much more difficult than it is today.

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Ease of use is a frequently cited mantra in software that is meant to reduce human drudgery and tedium. Unfortunately, much of the software in the market is often unfriendly to first-time or casual ...

I'm learning Java by writing a Mandelbrot program. I can draw the image, then use the mouse to choose an area to magnify. Works great, except... When I choose the area to magnify (mouse down, move ...