Prove it: In programming there are easy cases of programs we know are equivalent. We can change for loops to while loops or replace the names of variables, methods, or classes with friendlier names. Replacing a case statement with a State pattern may be harder to spot. In today's java.net feature we link to Bill Venner's interview with James Gosling about Gosling's new project named Jackpot.

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(July 14, 2003 4:44AM PT)

Alphaworks' CodeRally: If learning Java is made to be fun, students will spend more time coding and refining their applications. This Alphaworks release of CodeRally is intended to provide an entertaining introduction to Java. As the download page describes, "Players develop a rally car and make decisions about when to speed up, turn, or slow down based on the location of other players or checkpoints, their current fuel level, and other factors. Each player can test their car locally against a number of sample rally cars."
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A Survey of APIs and Techniques for Processing XML: The APIs for working with XML have changed. You can still use a traditional push model or a tree based model using SAX or DOM but you can also use newer models such as pull or curser. In A Survey of APIS and Techniques for Processing XML, Dare Obasanjo provides a brief overview of your options along with sample code for calling each.
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