Glenn Coates

It could be argued that the clock speed of a given processing platform enables you to estimate the execution time of a user application running on that platform. However, quoting figures such as MIPS (millions of instructions per second) are somewhat futile, since the execution ... (more)

While representing my company at JavaOne this year, it was apparent that many Java engineers are becoming more interested in the issues surrounding JVM selection and integration. Many questions were asked concerning the trade-offs involved in the different ways of implementing th... (more)

This article introduces the development issues relating to thick clients with J2ME and related Java technology such as PersonalJava. It is intended for developers planning to deploy traditional thick client applications on 'consumer devices' such as mobile phones, smart phones, P... (more)