Today’s article demonstrates how to create a tar.gz file in a single pass in Java. While there’s number of websites that provide instructions for creating a gzip or tar archive via Java, there aren’t any that will tell you how to make a tar.gz file without performing the same operations twice. Reviewing Tar and Gzip [...]

At the moment, Sun’s certification page has a preview of the upcoming JEE 6 curriculum.  I’ve saved the image here in case it disappears like the SCJP Plus information did.  The learning paths on Oracle’s site do gel with this info so I think it can be safely assumed this is the plan as of [...]

Is GET or POST more secure?  Like many things in computers, it depends! Who are you trying to secure data against? The user in his/her browser People who legitimately see the URL Hackers The user in his/her browser This is the case that is usually discussed.   Some people will naively say they want to “secure” [...]