I'd like to thank all my readers, both of the online site and this newsletter, for their interest and support over the years. With the large increase in visitors to the site, and subscribers to this newsletter, the time has come for the Java Coffee Break to move to its own domain name. In the News Here are a selection of recent news items that may be of interest to Java developers. Microsoft has won a substantial legal victory, by turning a temporary injunction barring it from distributing products that contain Java technology. Working with strings under Java is far easier than with other languages.
Most languages represent a string as a data type, or as an array of characters.
Java however treats strings as an actual object, and provides methods that make string manipulation far easier. Strings under Java are represented by the java.lang.String class. Since the java.lang package is imported by every Java application or applet, we can refer to it just as String. Industry certification helps to distinguish skilled software developers from the pack, and to give employers an idea of the skill level of candidates. This certification is suited to Java programmers and developers.