Welcome to developerlife.com. This site was started in 1998 to provide great programming tutorials for people who wanted to program in Java and XML. Since then developerlife has become a trusted resource to professional programmers, college students, universities, research institutions, standards bodies, online magazines, and even enterprise software vendors.

Today we have a suite of tutorials on Java, XML, Swing, JavaFX, SOA, servlets, servers, web services, Android, JavaME, and GWT (Web2.0) technologies to help you create real-world applications, services, and user experiences. All the source code provided on this site is distributed under the Apache Open Source License v2.0. We will be adding more tutorials on building real-world Rich Internet Applications, and service enabled software, as well as content on core Java programming. Please keep coming back and add us to your favorite RSS feeds.

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The table below is a list of all the tutorials we have. You can also navigate using the “Tutorial Categories” section on the sidebar to your right. Feel free to search for content on this site as well (in the sidebar on the right). The items on this list that are not hyperlinked are coming very soon . Thanks for visiting and please keep coming back (RSS feed).

XML	GWT	RIA, Swing, JavaFX
Basics: What is XML? An introduction Tutorial 1 (DOM, Swing, Servlet) Tutorial 2 (DOM, Swing) Tutorial 3 (DOM, Servlet) Should I use SAX or DOM? SAX Tutorial (SAX, Swing, Servlet) Intro to DOM 1.0 API Architecture: Hybrid Parser Architectural Pattern Benefits of using XML (with Java) Java and XML Application Categories Introduction to XML, Java, databases Misc: XML SQL gateway (socket based) Apache: Using Apache Jakarta Betwixt Using Apache Jakarta Digester Using Apache Jakarta XMLBeans	Basics: GWT Introduction Anatomy of a GWT project Create “Hello World” with GWT and IDEA Using and creating modules Build GWT RPC services Transport objects over RPC - GWT Object Serialization Using Servlet Sessions in GWT GWT browser integration - Histories and Hyperlinks Using GWT History to create an RSS reader Deployment Scenarios for GWT apps User Interface: Working with GWT UI series	JavaFX, Animated transitions: Using glasspane for animation (TimingFramework, SwingX) Using AnimatedTransitions API PDFRenderer API Scene Graph API JWebPane API (Java WebKit) SwingX: SwingX introduction - Painters and JXPanel SwingX task pane - JXTaskPane, Container SwingX busy label - JXBusyLabel Image effects - reflections, blurs, shadows, and animations Background Tasks: Create multi-threaded Swing apps that consume webservices SwingWorker details - canceling background tasks in flight Task API 1 - Quick start guide Task API 2 - In-depth guide Task API 3 - monitoring HTTP POST Task API 4 - Network and Recurring Tasks Task API 5 - Managing Tasks
Core Java	SOA	Misc
Introduction to threads Advanced Threads Introduction to Java5 concurrent API Using enum in Java5 Using generics in Java5 Using dynamic proxy generation in Java5 Using executor framework in Java5	Basics: What is SOA? Issues with service versioning in SOA Services: Accessing weather.com XML feeds from Java Geocoding - getting physical address from IP address (using ippages) Geocoding - getting physical address from IP address (using MaxMind) Geocoding - accessing Google Static Maps API from Java Architecture: Lightweight Remote Object Access - RESTful Java	External Resources and References Slicehost configuration with Fedora Core Adapter Pattern Delegation Pattern Factory Pattern JVM, URLs and Firewalls
Android	Blackberry
Service enabled app Part 1/3 - Building a simple UI without using XML Service enabled app Part 2/3 - Networking and object serialization Service enabled app Part 3/3 - UI and background threads Android SDK and Tools - Getting Started Android Activity and sub-Activity Android XML View Inflation Android Option and Context menu Android LinearLayout Android TableLayout Android UI Themes Android ListView and custom adapter Android WebView (WebKit) Android Application Provisioning Strategies Using JSON for mobile object exchange	BlackBerry SDK and tools - Getting Started BlackBerry Development Tools - Eclipse Plugin (in beta) BlackBerry Development Tools - JDE (and IDEA) Getting code signing keys from RIM, then using them Using JSON for mobile object exchange